kortor on 19/8/2011 at 22:53

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My friend has recently recommended "Thief 2". So I went and downloaded the demo of "Thief 2" from "http://download.cnet.com/Thief-II-The-Metal-Age-demo/3000-2095_4-10037972.html"(exclude quotation marks). The installation went through fine, but when I attempted to play the game I only got a black screen. However, I could hear the game playing and when I moved my mouse I could hear the pointer passing over the start menu options, I could even click on them and hear the game run and respond properly. I tried to change my screen resolution and that didn't work, then changed my color mode to 16 bit(true color) and it didn't work either, then I tried to run the game in compatibility modes and none of them worked; then I tried to change the amount of processors I use for the game and that didn't work. Though it should be noted that when I pressed CTRL+ALT+DELETE I could see the menu working just fine while the task manager came up.

Here are my laptops specs:
XPS 15 Laptop with 2nd Gen Intel Core i tech specs
Intel® CoreTM i5 2410M (2.3GHz/3MB cache
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
15.6 in HD WLED TL (1366x768) with Skype-Certified 2.0MP HD Webcam
6GB3 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz
640GB4 SATA hard drive (7200RPM)
2048MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT540M
8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Elemental Silver Aluminum
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000
McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 30-Day Trial
Battery92 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1 Year Basic Service Plan
6.14 lbs.