Graphics Jump after minimizing sims game

[Cinamun]

Okay when i'm playing the game sometimes rather than playing in windowed mode (i'm blind I need full screen LOL!!) I ALT+TAB to minimize and work with other programs.  Sometimes when I return to the game after its been minimized the graphics jump and are well .. the plumbbobs and hair arent solid anymore when I move the camera its like they are a "screen" if you will.. like the same look as the screen of a screen door. I tried to take pics of it, but even the camera wont work when I return to the game.  I usually have to reboot the game several times in order to minimize/play without issue.
 
Has this happened to anyone before?  How did you solve it?
 
Let me know if you need to know my specs or if you need a better description of the problem.
 
Thank you!

[citakar]

mine did that it stopped when I got Pets.

[PiperK1980]

You mean this...

http://vid66.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid66.photobucket.com/albums/h280/PiperK1980/The%20Sims/GraphicGlitch.flv">
http://vid66.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid66.photobucket.com/albums/h280/PiperK1980/The%20Sims/Movie1.flv">

I was able to take a vid of it. One neighborhood vid and one in lot vid. I've updated all my drivers and it still exists. I also took out all CC. The hair, windows and other stuff I agree, look like screens on a front door. Mine happens even when I've just started the game. It just started doing it a few days ago. It started out when I minimized from full screen to desktop and now it just happens all the time.

I've included my dxdiag log.

[johndian]

Just wondering what your system specs are.
Are you having video drop out issues?
Have you noticed any probs when you're playing a video file?

[Cinamun]

You mean this...
 


 
I was able to take a vid of it. One neighborhood vid and one in lot vid. I've updated all my drivers and it still exists. I also took out all CC. The hair, windows and other stuff I agree, look like screens on a front door. Mine happens even when I've just started the game. It just started doing it a few days ago. It started out when I minimized from full screen to desktop and now it just happens all the time.
 
I've included my dxdiag log.

 
Thats EXACTLY IT!!
It only happens when I minimize to desktop and return to the game.
Sometimes it does it but today I minimized several times without any problems.
 
@John
 
I have no video drop out issues.
I have an AMD Athlon X2 64 4200 I believe for processor
GeForce 7300 Graphics Card..
DirectX 10 all drivers are up to date. The game runs incredibly well, besides this.
No problems running video files either.

[Rogue777]

Yakov says that DirectX doesn't like being Alt-tabbed. Maybe that's what he meant when he said that.

[Cinamun]

aww man lol maybe thats it..

[Rogue777]

Cinamun, here's the thread I was remembering.

[Cinamun]

Thanks Rogue! *reading it now*
 
 
*edit*
 
Gotta love his terminology :rofl:

[Rogue777]

You're welcome, kamikaze mama!

[PiperK1980]

I used to be able to Alt+Tab all the time until recently when it started to 'screen out' on me. If I run in windowed mode, it's fine. I can just start up the game and it does it, not Alt+Tab involved. I'll try to reinstall.

ETA: I have a 7300 too! Nvidia GeForce 7300 LE 256MB.

[Cinamun]

lmao @ kamikaze mama!!
 
@Piper, I have the 7300 thats not the LE though, forget which one lol. I have 256MB also.
I'm thinking that an uninstall/reinstall of the drivers could possibly help too.
 
I've never played in windowed mode before, I should probably try it out.
 
I was also thinking did you recently upgrade to DirectX10 from DirectX9?
Im asking because I could alt/tab to my desktop all the time with no issues using DirectX 9.0

[PiperK1980]

My computer came with DirectX10. I did the reinstall of drivers and it still happened. I'm going to reinstall the game and see if it does it after that. I'm not going to Alt+Tab. I don't do it that often and if I really need to, I'll run in windowed mode.

*Update* I did a clean reinstall with no cc and alt+tab'ed several times and nothing happened. It could be an 'over time' thing with our video card unless someone else with a different card is in our boat.

[Cinamun]

Well I just got my new PC and it came with DirectX 10 and with it I got a new graphics card. Also tons of CC lol, I think its probably the DirectX 10 because my old PC with DirectX 9 never gave me issue when I would alt/tab. I'm glad you got the problem fixed. I'm working on running in windowed mode when I really need to have access to my desktop and that should fix it for me.

[PiperK1980]

I alt+tabbed for a while last night and when I went back to the game, it did it again. I do believe it's a graphics card issue. I am going to test the monitor though. The one I'm using is a friend's (his comp is busted) and it only goes up to 60 for refresh rate. What was your's set at Cinamun?

*Update*

I switched monitors and it was fine, no 'screens'. My specs were 1152x864 and a refresh rate of 75. I switched monitors again and changed the 'problem' monitor to the same specs and so far no problems.