Messages window unwanted opening

[lordzoster]

Hallo
i'm running VLC on a WXPP with a Matrox p650 dual-dvi (setted up in stretched mode, so i have a 2560x1024 desktop).
When i open VLC or choose to open a video file with it, sometimes it opens up the Message window in full screen mode before opening the player, that remains hidden below the Message.
I have this issue since 2003 or 2004: i regularly updated the player, the video adapter drivers and the OS but with no changes. I reinstallled the OS too,during this years.
Nor i can see any particular difference between those times that the player (rarely) opens up regularly and when the Message window opens.
I think it is related to the presence of the dual head setup, but VLC is the only program that complains about it
Any idea?
thanks

[paulxdg]

I've just been browsing the boards looking to see if anyone has this problem. VLC has always worked fine until this weekend when I installed an old Matrox G550 dual head graphics card for a dual monitor setup under windows xp sp2. I also installed Pivot Pro 8.0 in order to run one of the monitors in portrait mode.

Since then I have exactly the same problem of the messages window opening in full screen mode when I start vlc. The close button doesnt work, nor will it close if I click the X button in the top right hand corner. All I can do is minimise it.

If I go into the view menu and select messages window TWICE on the second time the messages window disappears.

I just upgraded to 0.8.6a and the problem still exists.

Anyone know of a fix to disable the messages window?

[DJ]

This is a video driver issue. More than likely the video card is old enough to not be 100% DirectX 9c compatible. Microsoft recommended updating your audio and video drivers with DirectX 9c and VLC is one of the few programs that forces this issue starting with version 0.8.4.

[paulxdg]

Possibly, but the original single headed card I had in the system was a Geforce2 Ti. I think the Geforce2 series were only Directx 7 and that worked fine.

[DJ]

Probably would have worked fine with anything prior to VLC 0.8.4.