It seems like the display output of the game itself. Check the game setting for video and set them to what you like then save and/or keep it for your player. Sometimes, the darkness level is call "gamma", but it maybe called something else in various gasmes, play with setting until happy.
good luck -----Willy ":)"
Hi all, I'm not sure if this is a hardware problem or a Win ME display properties problem.
My friend has a made up computer box running Windows ME. She uses a Compaq monitor.
She has just started to have problems with the display going dark, and she has to punch up the contrast and brightness to maximum.
However, she doesn't have to do this for everything. Her desktop displays normally and so do any applications she uses, like Microsoft Word.
The problem only appears when she plays a Golf game, Tiger Woods 2004. The splash screen is ok, and the game and menu options screen, but playing the game is when her display darkens.
Also, strangely, the display darkens when she plays some web site games at;
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/games/
(this is a UK based tv company that has a number of small but fun on-line games,
).
But normal web surfing is not affected.
What can be happening here? Any idea, is it a Monitor problem or video card? (She doesn' know what type of card she has), or could it be a software problem.
I should be grateful for any thoughts.
Mark

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