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USSDelta:
doesn't anyone know how to fix this

Dash Jones:
No clue.  Are your drivers up to date?

ksfung:
Go into the event handler and see what the device error is.

Control Panel -> Admin -> Event Manager

look at the hardeare and application logs  

[RS]Cincinnatus:
From the Event Handler:

Event Type:   Error
Event Source:   ati2mtag
Event Category:   None
Event ID:   108
Date:      2/7/2003
Time:      12:22:55 PM
User:      N/A
Computer:   [removed by me for privacy]
Description:
The driver ati2dvag for the display device \Device\Video0 got stuck in an infinite loop. This usually indicates a problem with the device itself or with the device driver programming the hardware incorrectly. Please check with your hardware device vendor for any driver updates.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 00000000 00520003 00000000 c004006c
0010: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
0020: 00000000 00000000
//==========================================
So what's going on?? We have pretty dissimilar systems, yet get the same error. BTW does your desktop switch to 640x480 resolution and 4 colors when this error occurs? Mine does. And this error occurs not only SFC3 but in any application at all where video card demands are high: Warcraft 3, web browsing certain pages, Asheron's Call 2, Jedi Knight 2, the list goes on...
This problem has been bugging me for over a month. I can't seem to resolve it after MANY different driver tweaks. The ONLY thing I can see from here that I have in common with USSDelta is we both have DX9 and XP Home. We have a totally different vid card/sound setup. I swear, if this is a DX9 problem I'll never forgive Microsoft.... DX 9.0 clearly states it is not a beta, it is the runtime for home users... if it can't properly interface with WHQL certified ATI Catalyst 3.0 drivers posted on 12/18/2002 then I see no reason for DirectX to exist as a software library at all - they can't even keep up with their own Windows Hardware Quality Labs!

XP Professional
Directx 9*
P4 2.5 ghz
Soyo P4X400 motherboard (latest VIA Pentium 4 chipset)
SB Audigy Gamer*
PowerColor brand generic R300 chipset (100% Radeon 9700 compatible)*
Maxtor 98196H8 80.0 gb hard disk
2 (Two) case-mounted USB 2.0 controller boards, 4 sockets each
450w ATX power supply
500 mb DDRAM

Possible problematic BIOS Settings
Fast Write combining for AGP: ENABLED*
Video BIOS Shadow: DISABLED*
DBI Output for AGP 3.0: ENABLED
System BIOS Cacheable: ENABLED
* = Possible problem?

If anyone sees a glaring mistake here - be it incompatability or a known bug - let me know!  

USSDelta:
yeah, mine does goto a 600x480 screen with 4 colours, and the only way i can sort it out is to restart my pc

and my drivers should be upto date

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