I have been able to fix my version of this bug by reinstalling a few times, then adding a bookmark with maniaplanet:// at the start of the url (I used maniaplanet://www.google.com). Make sure that you have checked the box during installation that makes maniaplanet associate these links with the prog...

Strange though, because everything else you're describing is the same.

I wonder why I'm not getting this benchmarking when I start up for the first time after a reinstall...

I reinstalled it about 3 times, but I never got this benchmarking that you're talking about. It seems like it's saving my computer details from the previous installations.

I'm having this bug too, however the strange thing is that the first time I tried to run the game, it worked perfectly. Now, on the next day, I am getting the exact bug that you describe.

Anyone got a solution yet?