I know this might not seem helpful, but try not to jump out of a full screen direct 3D application. Quite often you'll find that textures (as well as other graphical elements) get properly fudged, this is rarely caused by the game/application but the drivers.
This kind of thing happens in a lot of games, from personal experience I have found it best to make sure that no other application is able to steal focus...it's also why my Windows key is disabled.
You should be able to Alt-Tab in and out of X3:TC just fine. If it's not working then the most likely cause is lack of memory. Unfortunately you didn't post the information requested in the very first thread in this forum, so it's rather hard to diagnose your problem any further or give any relevant advice.
Sorry CBJ, I meant to add the info but got caught up in the game again.
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System Information
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Time of this report: 10/18/2008, 01:33:00
Machine name: PC1
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs)
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 2379MB used, 5135MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: The file nv4_disp.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.
Name: Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0371&SUBSYS_829C1043&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&79
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\hdaudbus.sys, 5.10.0001.5013 (English), 4/14/2008 13:00:00, 144384 bytes
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DirectX Components
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ddraw.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 279552 bytes
ddrawex.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 27136 bytes
dxapi.sys: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 10496 bytes
d3d8.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 1179648 bytes
d3d8thk.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 8192 bytes
d3d9.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 1689088 bytes
d3dim.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 436224 bytes
d3dim700.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 824320 bytes
d3dramp.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 590336 bytes
d3drm.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 350208 bytes
d3dxof.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 47616 bytes
d3dpmesh.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 34816 bytes
dplay.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 33040 bytes
dplayx.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 229888 bytes
dpmodemx.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 23552 bytes
dpwsock.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 42768 bytes
dpwsockx.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 57344 bytes
dplaysvr.exe: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 29696 bytes
dpnsvr.exe: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 17920 bytes
dpnet.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 375296 bytes
dpnlobby.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 3072 bytes
dpnaddr.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 3072 bytes
dpvoice.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 212480 bytes
dpvsetup.exe: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 83456 bytes
dpvvox.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 116736 bytes
dpvacm.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 21504 bytes
dpnhpast.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 35328 bytes
dpnhupnp.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 60928 bytes
dpserial.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 53520 bytes
dinput.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 158720 bytes
dinput8.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 181760 bytes
dimap.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 44032 bytes
diactfrm.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 394240 bytes
joy.cpl: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 68608 bytes
gcdef.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 76800 bytes
pid.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 35328 bytes
dsound.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 367616 bytes
dsound3d.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 1293824 bytes
dswave.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 19456 bytes
dsdmo.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 181248 bytes
dsdmoprp.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 71680 bytes
dmusic.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 104448 bytes
dmband.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 28672 bytes
dmcompos.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 61440 bytes
dmime.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 181248 bytes
dmloader.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 35840 bytes
dmstyle.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 105984 bytes
dmsynth.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 103424 bytes
dmscript.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 82432 bytes
system.dll: 1.01.4322.2407 English Final Retail 8/12/2008 23:17:13 1232896 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.dll: 9.05.0132.0000 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:49 473600 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 5.04.0000.3900 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:44 2676224 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.04.0091.0000 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:45 2846720 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.05.0132.0000 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:45 563712 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.06.0168.0000 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:46 567296 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.07.0239.0000 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:46 576000 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.08.0299.0000 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:47 577024 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.09.0376.0000 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:47 577536 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.10.0455.0000 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:47 577536 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.11.0519.0000 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:48 578560 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.12.0589.0000 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:49 578560 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:49 145920 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:50 159232 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectPlay.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:50 364544 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:50 178176 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:48 53248 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Diagnostics.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:49 12800 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 8/27/2008 11:00:48 223232 bytes
dx7vb.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 619008 bytes
dx8vb.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 1227264 bytes
dxdiagn.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 2113536 bytes
mfc40.dll: 4.01.0000.6140 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 924432 bytes
mfc42.dll: 6.02.4131.0000 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 1028096 bytes
wsock32.dll: 5.01.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 22528 bytes
amstream.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 70656 bytes
devenum.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 59904 bytes
dxmasf.dll: 6.04.0009.1133 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 498742 bytes
mciqtz32.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 35328 bytes
mpg2splt.ax: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 148992 bytes
msdmo.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 14336 bytes
encapi.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 20480 bytes
qasf.dll: 11.00.5721.5145 English Final Retail 10/18/2006 21:47:18 211456 bytes
qcap.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 192512 bytes
qdv.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 279040 bytes
qdvd.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 386048 bytes
qedit.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 562176 bytes
qedwipes.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 733696 bytes
quartz.dll: 6.05.2600.5596 English Final Retail 5/7/2008 06:12:40 1288192 bytes
strmdll.dll: 4.01.0000.3936 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 246814 bytes
iac25_32.ax: 2.00.0005.0053 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 199680 bytes
ir41_32.ax: 4.51.0016.0003 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 848384 bytes
ir41_qc.dll: 4.30.0062.0002 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 120320 bytes
ir41_qcx.dll: 4.30.0064.0001 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 338432 bytes
ir50_32.dll: 5.2562.0015.0055 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 755200 bytes
ir50_qc.dll: 5.00.0063.0048 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 200192 bytes
ir50_qcx.dll: 5.00.0064.0048 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 183808 bytes
ivfsrc.ax: 5.10.0002.0051 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 154624 bytes
mswebdvd.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 203776 bytes
ks.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:46:38 141056 bytes
ksproxy.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 05:42:44 129536 bytes
ksuser.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 05:41:58 4096 bytes
stream.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:15:16 49408 bytes
mspclock.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:09:52 5376 bytes
mspqm.sys: 5.01.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:09:52 4992 bytes
mskssrv.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:09:54 7552 bytes
swenum.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 4352 bytes
mstee.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:09:52 5504 bytes
ipsink.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 05:42:44 16384 bytes
mpeg2data.ax: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 118272 bytes
ndisip.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:16:24 10880 bytes
streamip.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:16:22 15232 bytes
msvidctl.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 1428992 bytes
slip.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:16:24 11136 bytes
nabtsfec.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:16:26 85248 bytes
ccdecode.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:16:24 17024 bytes
vbisurf.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 30208 bytes
msyuv.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 16896 bytes
kstvtune.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 05:42:44 61952 bytes
ksxbar.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 05:42:44 43008 bytes
kswdmcap.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 05:42:44 91136 bytes
vfwwdm32.dll: 5.01.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 05:42:10 53760 bytes
wstcodec.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:16:26 19200 bytes
wstdecod.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 13:00:00 50688 bytes
msdv.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/14/2008 00:16:10 51200 bytes
WDM Streaming Data Transforms:
Microsoft Kernel Acoustic Echo Canceller,0x00000000,0,0,,
Microsoft Kernel GS Wavetable Synthesizer,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512
Microsoft Kernel DLS Synthesizer,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512
Microsoft Kernel DRM Audio Descrambler,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512
Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Indeo® video 5.10 Compression Filter,0x00100000,1,1,ir50_32.dll,5.2562.0015.0055
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel 4:2:0 Video V2.50,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel Indeo® Video 4.5,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Indeo® video 5.10,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft H.261 Video Codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft H.263 Video Codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Audio Compressors:
WMA Voice Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
IAC2,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
ACELP.net,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM),0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
Windows Media Audio V1,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
Windows Media Audio V2,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
Messenger Audio Codec,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
Microsoft G.723.1,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
Audio Capture Sources:
SoundMAX HD Audio,0x00200000,0,0,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5596
WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
SoundMAX HD Audio,0x00000000,0,0,,
WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
SoundMAX HD Audio,0x00000000,0,0,,
BDA Rendering Filters:
BDA IP Sink,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512
WDM Streaming Mixer Devices:
Microsoft Kernel Wave Audio Mixer,0x00000000,0,0,,
No, but I would like the rest of the report. You posted one page out of about 6.
All I can see so far is that you are running unsigned graphics drivers, and the only suggestion that leads me to is to try some signed (i.e. non-beta) ones.
CBJ wrote:No, but I would like the rest of the report. You posted one page out of about 6.
All I can see so far is that you are running unsigned graphics drivers, and the only suggestion that leads me to is to try some signed (i.e. non-beta) ones.
I think it was the latest driver for my GTX260 when I installed it.