Okay... Well, not as easy as it seemed, I guess. By the time I finally got the game to launch and take me to the main menu nicely, it was already 3:30 am, so I went ahead and closed it again and went to bed. Now it's back to doing the same thing I described in the OP. I haven't changed anything since I got up. The computer is still set to use the Nvidia graphics driver. I restarted again to see if that would help. No dice. Here are updated dxdiag and log files, although I don't honestly know that they changed anything. Still running the exe as admin in XP SP3 compatibility, doesn't play nice launching from exe or Origin.
Again, thanks in advance ☹️
Update again (sorry to keep replying to this!): I can run it if I use the config exe to make it windowed. If you open it that way and go into in-game settings and deselect the windowed option, it then kicks you back out and refuses to stay on-screen again, as described in the OP. Again, no game crashes or anything. It's the strangest thing. Even if it's an Intel vs Nvidia thing, I don't have a clue how that'd translate to "yes, I'll play in a window, but don't you dare try to fullscreen me" LOL. I guess this is fine for now, but I really am curious if anyone has a better idea what exactly is wrong here 😅
Hi! Thanks for the advice. Gave it a try and no cigar.
It still runs without any compatibility settings and without Origin in Game, but still only windowed. Using the config exe to make it full screen, or doing so inside the already-launched game, still kicks you out of it. I don't mind playing it windowed, but I really am curious what's up!
Please preform a clean boot and test the Game in clean boot mode.
Make sure your virus scanner and other security software and also Afterburner and similar software is disabled.
