GTA III Problem

[Richard]

Bought GeForce NVidia 32Meg card for niece's computer. Installed card and software. So far, so good. Installed GTA III. Game starts but when it gets to play mode, I receive a mean black blotch where the mouse pointer is at. The wording on the screen is a mass of color blotches - no words. Uninstalled, reinstalled both game and NVidia software. 3 hours later (okay 4 hours later) still no good. Is the game No good, card? Or am I missing something (don't say brains). Help Help Help. Thank you. Rich.

[Armadillo]

if u are running win xp u need some update from ms site that updates some direct x files ,then it will be ok

[philman132]

if u have windows xp u have to go to microsoft.com and download some patch, in the readme it says this:

''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/download/whistler/Patch/Q306676/WXP/EN-
US/Q306676_WXP_SP1_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.''

which means u have to download patch no ''Q306676''