Hi welcome to Project1999!
Make sure that you followed everything outlined in the getting started section here, including deleting/renaming certain files:
http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2651
RE your black screen, if you search google "project 1999 full screen black" you will get afew answers, some of which are in this thread here:
http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=96040