Graphics disapearing

I need help can't find anything on here, i deleted SP3 thought that would do it, nothing, went into opengl that didn't work, I log in everything is fine, when i get to character selection all my chars are blue and see through, when i log in the game sometimes i see proper color, mostly not and stuff dissapears. I went into an instance and things were blacking out and i could see through walls, which i liked but its gotta be fixed, i'm unplayable at the moment someone please help me.

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at May 20, 2010 16:58 (-05:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.091208-2028)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: VGC-RB40
BIOS: BIOS Date: 03/13/05 19:31:59 Ver: 08.00.10
Central Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1526MB
.Net Memory Report: 861MB out of 1526MB available
Page File: 2887MB (535MB currently in use)
Windows directory location: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.2180 (32-bit version)

Display Notes: No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Video Device Name: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer / Chip: Intel Corporation / Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset
Video Memory: 224.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4250
Driver Date: 2/8/2005 12:52:32 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Realtek HD Audio rear output
Driver File: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5037
Driver Date: 11/29/2004 6:42:54 PM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: D915GRO
Motherboard Version: AAC89748-201
BIOS Manufacturer: Intel Corp.
BIOS Name: BIOS Date: 03/13/05 19:31:59 Ver: 08.00.10
BIOS Version: INTEL - 20050313
BIOS Release: 20050313000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1024x768
3D Resolution: 1024x768 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: No


Physics Quality: None
Maximum Particles: 100
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: Off
Anisotropic Filtering: None
Texture LOD Bias: Crisp
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
Shader Detail: Unknown (4)


World Texture Level: Low
Character Texture Level: Medium
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.500
Entity Detail Level: 0.300
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Disabled
Shadow Map Shader: Unknown (0)
Environmental Reflections: Disabled
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Occlusion Strength: Off
Blur: Bilateral
Ambient Resolution: Performance


Gamma Correction: 0.544
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: Yes
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 1.000
Music Sound Volume: 0.600

Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.000
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: 284643 bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1800.201003300904.25T5r
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found

There is nothing in Service Pack 3 that would have caused problems. In fact, it is a recommended upgrade especially since Microsoft is ending support for Service Pack 2 on July 13.

Another problem with the integrated graphics is that many OEM's make changes to the chips and/or software so that only THEIR drivers will install. To make matters worse, they don't update their video drivers, especially for older computers. There is a slightly newer driver on the Sony site, but I doubt it will help as it is from April of 2005.

Looking at the Intel site, that chipset has been discontinued. The most recent drivers I can find there for Windows XP are from January of 2007. That's not a whole lot better than what you currently have, but it's the best possibility that I can see. It won't damage anything if Sony tweaked their system to not allow the manufacturer's drivers to install, they just won't install.

You can also try the Intel Driver Update Utility to see if it can find a better driver for your system.

If you can't update the drivers or if updating them doesn't resolve the problem because the drivers are so old, you still have a few options but they will cost a bit of money to upgrade your computer with a newer video card and possibly a better power supply. The Spec sheet for the computer shows it has an empty PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard, so that gives you a reasonable graphics upgrade path.

There are a few caveats here. If you decide to upgrade the video card, it is EXTREMELY likely that you will also need to upgrade the power supply. However, I can't find any specs on the power supply about what it is rated at or it's dimensions, so I'm not sure if it is a standard sized power supply. Also, whatever video card you upgrade needs to be 9.05 inches long or shorter. Otherwise it won't fit. If you have a local computer shop, take your computer to them and ask them to check the size and rating of your power supply to see if a standard power supply will fit in your case. It should be relatively inexpensive to just look at it and get the sizing. If you have a computer savvy friend or know someone that does tech work on the side, they'll likely give you better pricing (and not be so bent on trying to sell you something you can't use).

If you decide to go the upgrade route, post back here with what you find out about your Power Supply (rating and dimensions) and the price range you can work with and some of the tech-heads here can likely point you in the right direction.