Here's my problem:  image is split with a black border separating the two halves of the image.  But here is the weird part, the RIGHTSIDE of the image is on the left and the leftside of the image is on the right.  I GET this problem when I set the resolution to 800 x 600.  So if someone has answer for me or can at least narrow down my problem to monitor wiggin-out or the video card, it would help me continue my search for the answer.   :-?

Thanks so much for you help!!!  Let me know if you need anymore info.

Window xp
Pent. 4
ViewSonic monitor lcd
nvidia video card
256 mb ram
directx 9

Try a different monitor.I have talked to other people who have had similar PROBLEMS and the video card was the culprit as a replacement card fixed the problem.Why such a low resolution ? ?
The monitor may not support it if it is newer...Wow!  Thanks for the quick responses.  

Sneakers: Trying another monitor is a good idea.  Just need to get access to one.  I'll give that a try.  Thanks.

Stones:  Was their image switched like mine was?  When I went to nvidia website I couldn't even find that problem in the q's & a's.  Just problems with black borders on the sides or top & bottom.  Never in the center with the image halves switched.

Patio: I put it on low resolution to play spider solitaire and have been doing this for the past couple of years with no problem.  That way the cards are bigger and I don't have to sit close to the monitor.  I hated switching the resolution back and forth like that, put tech support for viewsonic said it shouldn't be a problem.  hmmm?

Thanks!"Stones:  Was their image switched like mine was?  When I went to nvidia website I couldn't even find that problem in the q's & a's.  Just problems with black borders on the sides or top & bottom.  Never in the center with the image halves switched."

Hmmm, Go to monitor properties and turn off write combining and disable Verticle sync on the video card.

Another tried and true one is to uninstall the video drivers and install the newest ones from Nvidia.

Lastly, never be afriad to RMA(warranty replace) something so it can be new all over again.Maybe there is a resolution a little higher than the one you are having problems with...

Or you could just play in safemode ... Stone:  I'll give your suggestions a try and let you know the outcome.  Thanks!

Patio:  If all ELSE falls,  that will be plan "B".  Unfortunatley, when I want to play any other game that requires that resolution, it will be disappointing that I can't.  Actually, when I first came across the problem was on the second day of playing Syberia ll (adventure game).  I thought maybe the game was at fault and maybe it did in some way corrupt my video card.  I uninstalled the game.  If I'm not mistaken, I think some games reset the resolution and then return it after shutting the game off?  That's why I think trying Stones idea of reinstalling the video card drivers would be a good idea to start off with.

Thanks!!!What?? I've never seen a monitor that does not support 800x600. It's XP's default resolution for goodness sakes!

I've seen a similar problem before. Hopefully the solution is the same. What happened was, on the horizontal positon setting, if you went too far in one direction, the screen "wrapped" itself onto the otherside. Try adjusting the horizontal setting using the monitor's on screen controls.Neil- I wonder why this problem only shows up when I set the resolution to 800 x 600?  It's only on that setting where it splits & switches the image.  When I set it higher it's fine.  But I'll give it a try.   When it's set it to 800 x 600, I'll try adjusting it to see what happens.

Stone- I tried going to the monitor properties and turning off write combining and disabling Verticle sync on the video card.  It didn't help.     I still need to try the other thing you suggested - reinstalling the video drivers.  I'll work on that tomorrow and let you know how it goes.

Thanks all!  Please keep sending your IDEAS, I want to get back to playing my game as soon as this is fixed.  Just wanted everyone to know this is how I fixed my problem.   I took Neil's advice and went to the monitor controls on the monitor.  First I set my resolution to 800 x 600 to make the image split in half and than I clicked on "auto image adjust" on the monitor.  Bingo!  It corrected the problem!  My guess is the game I was playing messed up the image some how when I closed down the game.   It's suppose to reset my settings automatically when closing, but looks like maybe it didn't quite get it right that time is my guess.

Thanks all!!!Glad to hear you solved it...stop by anytime.

patio.  8-)