HELP! RPG MAKER 2000 IS SHOWING ME A BLACK SCREEN!

I didn't want to revive a dead post if it's been too long but I thought this would be helpful for any future RPG2k users that experience this problem.

When creating a new project, I assume (In all RPG Maker programs) the files in RTP gets copied to the project folder to be ready for use within the RPG Maker editor.

RPG Maker 2000 doesn't really seem to do that. I thought it was a problem with Steam's version so I another copy somewhere else and ended up with the same black screen problem.

My solution is to download the RTP and keep it somewhere that's easily reachable (The steam version already has it if you go to "Browse Local Files" under properties).

Open your Project folder on one window and the RTP folder in another window.
Lastly, copy the contents from the RTP folder into the Project folder.

After restarting RPG Maker 2000, everything should be working as normal again.

Unfortunately, you'll have to do this every time you make a new project. However, that's a small price to pay in my opinion.