For those who had the problem with the red and black flashing screen...i just downloaded the directx 9.0 SDK update at their official website...the one i downloaded was the update that was posted on december 2004 or as i later found the february 2005...so its pretty current and the problem went away...
x) im prodably not helping anyone but myself, but hey I LOVE ME!!
-leeleelowe-
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...mp;Hash=6SJX896
this is the URL enjoy you fellow sim players....