I mis-spoke, I should have said "translucent" and not "transparent" (though, in fact, in many cases the items are nearly invisible). Also, I am not just seeing translucent characters but I am also seeing translucent items (some which can be interacted with, like the cleaver from Carl Jackson's basement) and others which cannot be (like some plants).

But also, I think that this effect is unintentional because (for example), Linda Miller has an opaque head and yet her body is translucent.

But I did double check my config xml file, and that file was indeed 1920 by 1200, which does match my desktop resolution.

Meanwhile, I had been checking nVidia's site (and I had been writing my laptop manufacturer) but apparently I was not searching properly because I had not seen a release that recent. I am downloading and installing it now and will follow up once I know how well that works for me. (Thank you!)

Last edited by needshelps; 13/03/11 05:41 AM.