About 2-3 days ago I started having an odd graphics glitch with POL and FFXI. First off when I load up POL it doesn't appear on my screen. The sound is there, but I can't see it. I can just hit enter several times and progress through the login process and eventually get FFXI to start.
The normal visuals come back when FFXI goes full-screen. I can then log-in to my character as usual. After a playing a while, something triggers this graphics glitch to start occuring. It's usually a spell animation, bard song, or Job Ability. I'm a Bard, and I know that Mazurka is definitely one of the things that can make the glitch happen. It doesn't effect gameplay, but it fairly annoying. Below is a pic and video of the graphical glitch.
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YouTube Video
Google Video
Even if I logout and back in the glitch persists unless I do a full restart on my machine. Speaking of my machine, here are its specs:
Time of this report: 8/26/2006, 09:23:33
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: BIOSTA
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
Memory: 768MB RAM
Page File: 534MB used, 1689MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440
Chip type: GeForce4 MX 440
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8198 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
I have tried three different drivers for my card since the problem occured. The one on the original install CD (of which FFXI doesn't work at all). The NVIDIA ForceWare(TM) Ver. 81.98 driver (which POLs website recommends, glitch happens). And finally, the newest driver on Nvidia's webiste, the 91.31 (glitch still happens).
I have also tried out fix for the guy had a graphics glitch on the Nvidia card. The one that provided the pic of Leviathan. The registry edit didn't help my problem.
Thanks for reading my long post, I hope someone more knowledgable than I can help me solve my problem.