[stubbornforgey]

go into games
go to options/graphics/videos
there should be a adjustable bar labelled "brightness"
adjust this as you see fit

ok try changing the screen resolution first from windows to what ya normally have it set at


or it could be a manual setting in properties.

em just running thru options em familiar with

have you done a fresh install of windows?

yeah that may be the prob drivers all stuffed up..