Display settings

If you are having problems with your graphical display, it may be due to one of the following issues:

The game doesn't all fit on my screen.

Your screen resolution may be set to higher than 800x600. To change the screen resolution:

  1. Click the Start button and select Settings and Control Panel.
  2. Open Display
  3. Click on the Settings tab (Control+Tab with keyboard).
  4. Adjust the Screen Area to 800x600 or higher and click OK

Note: If it's not possible to adjust the screen area, either your monitor does not support this or you may need to change your drivers (see below).

The screen flashes or colors look bad.

Your color depth may not be appropriately set. To change the color depth:

  1. Click the Start button and select Settings and Control Panel
  2. Open Display
  3. Click on the Settings tab (Control+Tab with keyboard).
  4. Adjust the Colors from 256 to 16-bit or higher and click OK

Note: If it's not possible to adjust the colors, or if adjusting the colors does not help, either your monitor does not support this or you may need to change your drivers (see below).

The images look bad even though I'm in 16-bit color depth or better.

If the problem persists, you may need to update your monitor driver: To update the monitor driver:

  1. Click the Start button and select Settings and Control Panel
  2. Open Display
  3. Click on the Settings tab (Control+Tab with keyboard).
  4. Click on the Advanced tab.
  5. Click on the Monitor tab. If the name listed is the name of your monitor, proceed to step 6. If it says "Default Monitor," click the Change button. If your monitor is not listed when going through the wizard, select List all types and select your monitor brand and style.
  6. If you changed the Monitor settings, click Apply at the bottom of the dialog. If it wasn't possible to change your resolution from 640x480, or your color depth from 256 colors, try again now. Exit the dialog and try playing on FlyOrDie.com. If the problem persists, try the solution below.

I've done all that, color depth, screen resolution, monitor driver and it's still not right.

If you've done all the steps above, you may want to make sure that your display adapter is the latest available. This can be difficult, so if you have access to technical support, you might want to try there first. If you don't, try these steps:

  1. Click the Start button and select Settings and Control Panel.
  2. Open Display
  3. Click on the Settings tab (Control+Tab with keyboard).
  4. Click on the Advanced tab.
  5. Click on the Adapter tab. Note the name of the display adapter and write it down on a piece of paper. The first word will probably be the company's name. You should visit the company's Web site to make sure you have the latest adapters. You should be able to find the Web address of the company in your computer's documentation, or through any search engine. Once at the company's Web site, look for their technical support center or do a search for the name of your display adapter. You can either contact the company's technical support staff or look for an area on the Web site that hosts drivers and downloads. If you find the name of your display adapter on their site and find the current driver for it, follow the directions on their Web site to install.