this is the bit from the readme you should be interested in. i had the same square box thing myself, and having installed the patch about 5mins ago and tested GTA3 about 2mins ago, i know this solve the problem. well it does on my 1.1ghz tbird with a 64mb geforce3 ti200 and winxp pro.
Quote:
Windows XP + nVIDIA based cards (possibly other brands):
We have found a possible problem with Windows XP that manifests itself
as graphical problems both in the game menu and also during game play.
We have traced this problem to be a Windows XP problem.
Technically this problem is solved by the use of a newer version of
d3d8.dll than is shipped on CD with Windows XP. (The version on the
Windows XP CD that has problems is 5.1.26000.0 – versions tested
without error include 5.1.2600.15 and 5.1.2600.29)
Currently the only way we know to update this dll file is to install
the Windows XP Patch: “The Computer Cannot Enter Standby or Hibernate
If a Direct3D-Based Screen Saver Is Running (Q306676)” downloadable
from the following Web Site:
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...P1_x86_ENU.exe.
This update may in the future be available as part of an official
Windows XP Service Pack, a Windows XP Compatibility Update, or possibly
a DirectX 8.1 update.
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i asked her to release me, then she bit my lip. she said 'the ticket you bought, it was round trip'. ill never fly s&m airlines again!
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