directdraw compatibility

[mcann07]

i get an error message when i try to play age of empires gold edition, saying "Could not initalisze graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw."

can anyone help.

 

[Freelancer852]

Make sure you have the latest drivers for your graphics card.

Try reading over this, it's only for Windows 98 and Vista () but it should get you on the right track.
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;242902&x=22&y=12

and this:
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-games/96269-problem-age-empires-ii-2.html

 

[mcann07]

sorry, i cant apply those setting to my computer they are for windows 98 and xp

do u know where to get the solutions for a vista computer

 

[dmex]

sorry, i cant apply those setting to my computer they are for windows 98 and xp

do u know where to get the solutions for a vista computer

Hi Mcann07,

Can you take a Screenshot of GPUZ so we can check your Graphics card settings and Driver?

GPU-Z Video card GPU Information Utility

Steven

 

[mcann07]

sorry, i cant apply those setting to my computer they are for windows 98 and xp

do u know where to get the solutions for a vista computer

Hi Mcann07,

Can you take a Screenshot of GPUZ so we can check your Graphics card settings and Driver?

GPU-Z Video card GPU Information Utility

Steven

I'm sorry i'm not sure where to find that to take the screenshot, sorry

 

[johngalt]

mcann07,

GPU-Z is a program that gives you information about your GPU, aka Graphics Processing Unit, aka video card. You can download it from GPU-Z Video card GPU Information Utility

 

[mcann07]

i have just downloaded the newest version of GPU-Z and a error message comes up saying unknown architecture. when i run it.


and thanks forinforming me that i was suppoesed to download it off that site johngalt

 

[johngalt]

No worries - steve, aka dmex, is on his way south on a 400+ km trip, so he asked me to fill in for him with you.

Just to verify - when you downloaded, you found a file named

GPU-Z.0.2.5.exe

, correct? And when you ran that file it gives you an unknown architecture error? Did the message say anything else? Can you take a screen shot of the error message and post it here?

 

[mcann07]

got his one from properties

this is the error code

when i downloaded it from the site, i saved it under the file name they give me i never edited anything

 

[johngalt]

And you double clicked on it and this is what it gave you.

Can you give us detailed system specifications? Use a similar program called CPUID

 

[mcann07]

hopefully this is what you are looking for,

 

[johngalt]

That is - it gives me a much better understanding of your computer.

Does your computer have a separate video card installed, or is it built onto the motherboard?

 

[mcann07]

i'm not sure,but when i got the computer, all i had to do was connect the wires properly and run it. so i'm thinking its built into the motherboard,

i have the base unit and the monitor,no card is inserted anywhere on it

 

[johngalt]

OK, when you connect the monitor cable to the CPU, is it connected in a location very close (within 2 inches) of the keyboard and mouse, or is is in a separate section away from all your ports?

 

[mcann07]

all of the cables from the monitor which are connected to the CPU are all beside each other,

actually,most of the cables connected to the CPU are in a bunch, except for the power cable

 

[johngalt]

That means you most likely have onboard video. Can you give me the make and model of your computer? I'll do some research on it to try to find out what is going on.

 

[mcann07]

 

[mcann07]

i searched for the manufacturers website to find its specifications but it seems ei-systems has no website,

i've checked many forums which have ppl complaining that they cannot find the site

 

[johngalt]

OK, so I have walked you through the installation of SIW | Download and now I have a report. based upon this

Manufacturer DIXONSXP
Model P4M900-8237A
Version
Serial Number

North Bridge VIA P4M900/CN896/VN896/PT890 Revision 00
South Bridge VIA VT8237A Revision 00

CPU Intel(R) Celeron(R) D CPU 3.46GHz
Cpu Socket Socket 775 LGA

System Slots 5 PCI

Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 1024 MBytes
Maximum Memory Module Size 32 MBytes
Memory Slots 2
Error Correction None

your motherboard is a VIA based motherboard. The best palce for drivers for these boards is Welcome To VIA Arena ...

Go to the drivers drop down menu and select Microsoft Windows. Then select the version of Vista you're running.

 

[mcann07]

what version of windows m i running, because i thought i was running windows vista 32-bit, but i read some of the specs in SIW and it said something about 64-bit, i just want to be sure