okay guys... I see what the problem is. maybe the glidos guy could help.
the healthbar shows up on the top left of the screen even when the game window is smaller than full screen (i.e. game resolution 1024x768, lcd panel res 1920x1200). this is just as I thought it should be (see original msg).
the problem is the FPS rate is defaulted as "ON". the health from the TR1 game never repaints because the FSP RATE (FPS 30 for example) paints over the health bar.
the game doesn't repaint the health bar unless something changes in the state of the health bar as it should. but one second right after the game repaints the health bar the frame changes in the game and FPS 30 etc paints it out.
the FPS rate needs to be in a spot different than the upper left hand corner. its making the game unplayable. or the FPS rate needs to toggle with F2 and the default when the game is started FPS rate is turned "OFF".
that way if I want to check the game FPS rate I can check it knowing I'll lose the healthbar readout (I'll just turn off the FPS close the game out and restart..)
* so who can turn off "FPS rate" by default when the TR1 game starts up. this is the only thing keeping me from playing the game. with no healthbar its unplayable.
hope you guys have some ideas. sorry no one troubleshot this before. I read the dialog. sometimes things can be really simple. my drivers are find I have a P4M and a GEforce 4X card 64MB. its does direct draw and open GL fine.
I thought it wasn't a driver issue... so is it a glidos setting or a game setting that puts up FPS 30 by default???
thanks in advance... looking forward to playing this game again.