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Q214553: Close Combat III: Game Screen Is Too Large to Fit on Monitor

Article: Q214553
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu msgamekbfaq
Last Modified: 12-APR-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Close Combat III: The Russian Front 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play Microsoft Close Combat III: The Russian Front, the game screen may
be too large to fit on your monitor and may be cut off.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if all of the following conditions are true:

- An STB Nitro 3D video adapter is installed in your computer.

- You are using the STB Vision 95 resolution-switching utility.

- The Close Combat III game resolution is set to 1152 x 864 pixels or higher.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, install the latest video driver available for your STB
video adapter. You can obtain the latest video driver for the STB Nitro 3D video
adapter from the following STB Web site:

  http://www.stb.com/

You can also work around this issue by reducing the game resolution. To do this,
follow these steps:

1. Start Close Combat III: The Russian Front.

2. On the startup screen, click Options.

3. Click the General tab.

4. Click 1024 x 768 @ 16bpp or 800 x 600 @ 16bpp in the Screen Resolution box
  under Performance Options, and then click OK.

STATUS
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The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help
you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to
change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this
third-party contact information.

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame closecombat russianfront cc3 cciii outside area

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu msgame kbfaq
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbCloseCombatSearch kbCloseCombat3
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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