I tried that but it doesn't seem to work either. The default display settings are being set to 1024*... which is fine to play on my 19". It's just weird that everytime I try to launch the game the graphics get all weird. I never had the problem with Win2K and my old crappy Radeon VE. Now that I got WinXP Pro and a Radeon 8500 it seems that my system is shitting to bed! Games play fine under normal conditions but the multiplayer option would be nice to have, especially since I already finished the game! BTW, I also have Flight Sim 2002 that will be launched and played through GameSpy just fine... making me think that it has nothing to do with my system but rather the game itself.
Let me know if you have any other suggestions,
Thanx for your help,
Sam