i sincerely apologize to anyone watching this thread for the wait, i gave up finding a solution and had just gotten a new job and had forgotten about this thread. if he is still watching this to your question my rez is at a max of 1280/1024. also just a note this doesnt not happen with any other game and my computer is not a game super computer like some of u have, stock from dell. besides not being over powerful( its a zino HD) it does rather well under windows 7 with only 1.8 processing power and a mobility radeon. actually i run most games at a rather high detail level with very few and rare problems. i run into more problems just being under 64 bit than anything else and bc is the only game thats given me the most hassle, most games i have to find work arounds half the time cus they werent designed for 64 bit. another note i have an HD widescreen moniter