I did re-install MP10 to no avail. I tried renaming the .avi's and that did the trick! Thanks very much, I really appreciate the excellent support!

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<t> I agree, MediaPlayer looks like the culprit. I am using MP 10. The odd part is that every other .avi I can find works fine. What would happen if I copied in a known good .avi, then changed the name to MatrixGamesLogo.avi? I would, obviously, not have the initial experience the developers ...

<t> Launching the .exe does the same thing (an immediate black screen). I don't get anything more than that. However, I tried your other suggestion and think we may be onto something there. If I click on the MatrixGamesLogo.avi I get an error in MediaPlayer. If I open a new instance of MediaPlayer ...

<t> Thanks for the response. Unfortunately, I can't find any sound issues. I did get the latest drivers for the soundcard and I ensured that there isn't anything related to sound running in the background (no CD audio, no mp3's etc.) When I launch the Game Menu, I do hear the little bursts of static ...

<t> I am certain the update went to the correct place. When I launch the game, if I Alt-Tab I can bring up a smaller window that has a "Flashpoint Germany" splashscreen. It shows "ver. 1.0.2" in the lower left corner. The odd part is that when I Alt-Tab, it shows 4 "FPG" windows that I can Alt-Tab ...

<t> I'm having a problem where when I launch the game, either through the game menu or the quick launch, all I get is a black screen. I have to kill the program through task manager. I purchased the game through the download option and it seemed to install fine. I also installed the 1.02 patch. Any ...