Thanks. Never would have thought about checking resolution in the .ini file. BTW, the SP3 installer apparently checks for fixes that came out between SP2 and SP3 and installs the necessary ones. KB lists the hotfix as an update for XP SP2. It seems to be part of the reason the SP3 install lists a variable size for SP3.
I have recently purchased and installed GalCiv II GOTY edition on my system. System specs: Athlon dual core 64 bit processor, NVIDIA 8600 GT Video Board, 3 Gig RAM, system controlled paging file (over 2G), all essential drivers updated (verified at mfr web sites), running Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (w/latest updates to DirectX 9.0c). I have encountered the issue of the game starting switching to a large black square in the upper right hand corner of the screen and progressing no f
