john g -> (7/4/2001 12:18:00 AM)
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Originally posted by Coldfire:
Greetings,
I tried to upgrade to 5.2 and 5.3. Once the computer rebooted I'm getting a Direct Draw error message (init error #2147467259).
I do not have another video card to put in so I'm going to have to work this problem out . I've got a 3dfx Voodoo 3 card, and I have updated all of the DirectX and video card driver as of this morning.
So whats next?
It probobly isn't a directx problem, it is more likely a video driver problem. Or depending on how old the monitor is, it might be a monitor problem.
I ran into a error when trying to run SPWAW on a monitor I picked up in a trade, it was built before plug and play detection was built into monitors so when the computer booted up it came up in 640x480x32k. I tried lauching from that (my normal p&p monitor boots in 1024x768x32k) and got an error, because the video driver thought the monitor couldn't support 800x600. To complete testing of the monitor I changed the desktop to 800x600 and was able to run the game.
The upshot of this is that I am running an updated voodoo3 3000 driver (downloaded off the web) that has given me great service, it runs far better than the drivers that came with the board.
So if you are having problems with video, don't suspect directx (both 7.0a and 8 have run SPWAW just fine on my machine), look towards the video driver, the monitor or the monitor settings for the desktop.
thanks, John.
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