new laptop, problem with medieval 2

[Desley]

Hey guys,

I just got a new laptop, installed medieval 2 then kingdoms.. launched vanilla game and noticed the game sxcreen didnt take up my entire screen, so I decided to change my resolution. I picked one which was too large and my screen went black. When I switch back to the desktop, for a second or two I see the medieval 2 total war menu, very big and just the topleft corner.

I cant however change the resolution again in game..

I tried the preferences file but it only shows this:

[video]
widescreen=0
[game]
allusers=1



What do I have to do? Help please

[Stívarðr Reynitré]

What is your screen size??

[Desley]

15.6 inch

[irishron]

Did you install it 4:3 or 10:6?

[Desley]

What do you mean? Im not sure...

[JRR]

When you install the game it gives you a option to do it in two resolutions.

[irishron]

^^Exactly.

[Desley]

If I re-install the game, which one should I choose?

[irishron]

4:3 is default so try the other one.

[Stívarðr Reynitré]

Mine was 16:9 and did that initially...once I reinstalled I was okay.

Hope you get it sorted.

[Aman Ali]

The same problem with me ): I tried to do the other resolution I did both actually but it won't work please help.

[irishron]

The same problem with me ): I tried to do the other resolution I did both actually but it won't work please help.

What is the native resolution of your laptop?
What resolutions does it support?

[Aman Ali]

Well, it's not a Laptop it's Lenovo PC. It worked perfectly until I just changed it thinking it would do something good to it but I was wrong.
What do you mean by Resolution does it support?

[irishron]

Delete the medieval2.preferences.cfg in the main Medieval II Total War folder and let the game generate a new one if it's all the damage you did.

[Aman Ali]

Still doesn't work. Any more ideas?

[irishron]

What did you change?

[Aman Ali]

I changed the screen Resolution in the game and I deleted the medieval2.preferences.cfg like you told me.

[irishron]

Did the game ever start on your desktop?

[Aman Ali]

Worked perfectly fine. No lag no bugs no problems. Until I changed the resolution..

[irishron]

Since it's not a laptop as the title says, you would have been better off starting your own thread than necroing this one but since we're here, are you trying to load a save or start a new game?