I just installed the newest version of Civ Assistant today, and it's my first time using it -- but I'm having difficulty using it because the menu is partly trimmed off and I can't use some of its feature. Here's a picture of it. Thanks.

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads2/Why.jpg

Maybe because of the font size? I'm not sure how these DirectX (or DirectDraw) programs work. :)

Do you have programs like ICQ or AIM running in the background? Try closing those if you do.