

Then go to the Compatibility tab and check the box for Disable desktop composition. To change this setting, right-click on Game.exe and select Properties. Game.exe is located in Program Files (x86)\Activision\Spider-Man 3\ This turns off the Windows Aero glass effects while the game is running. It turns out that the blank screen can be resolved by disabling desktop composition. I started messing with the compatibility settings of the Game.exe file as a last resort. No other solutions presented themselves in my online searches. I knew my hardware was up to the job because I built this desktop just a few years ago with high-end hardware. I tried unplugging everything but my mouse and keyboard, but that didn’t work.

I searched online and found several old forum posts from around 2007 that suggested unplugging USB devices or upgrading hardware to meet the minimum system requirements. I could still hear audio but did not see any video. Unfortunately, when I started the game I only saw a blank screen. I never played the Spider-man 3 video game when it came out (although I loved Spider-man 2 on the original Xbox), but I recently received the PC version as a gift from my girlfriend (we occasionally buy random items off each others’ wish lists) and installed it on my desktop PC.
