Vista - directdraw compatibility

**mcann07** · 07-08-2008

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** · 07-08-2008

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=k...2902&x=22&y=12

and this:
Problem with Age of Empires II

**mcann07** · 07-10-2008

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** · 07-10-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by 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

**mcann07** · 07-10-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by dmex

Quote: Originally Posted by 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** · 07-10-2008

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** · 07-10-2008

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** · 07-10-2008

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

Code:

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** · 07-11-2008

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** · 07-11-2008

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

07-08-2008	#1 (permalink)
mcann07 Vista Home Basic 32bit 16 posts	directdraw compatibility 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.
My System Specs

07-08-2008	#2 (permalink)
Freelancer852 Vista Ultimate w/SP1 (32-bit) and Windows 7 Build 7000 (64-bit) 220 posts	Re: directdraw compatibility 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=k...2902&x=22&y=12 and this: Problem with Age of Empires II Last edited by Freelancer852; 07-08-2008 at 07:50 PM..
My System Specs

07-10-2008	#3 (permalink)
mcann07 Vista Home Basic 32bit 16 posts	Re: directdraw compatibility 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
My System Specs

07-10-2008	#4 (permalink)
dmex Windows Vista™ Ultimate 2,631 posts	Re: directdraw compatibility Quote: Originally Posted by 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
My System Specs

07-10-2008	#5 (permalink)
mcann07 Vista Home Basic 32bit 16 posts	Re: directdraw compatibility Quote: Originally Posted by dmex Quote: Originally Posted by 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
My System Specs

07-10-2008	#6 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: directdraw compatibility 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
My System Specs

07-10-2008	#7 (permalink)
mcann07 Vista Home Basic 32bit 16 posts	Re: directdraw compatibility 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
My System Specs

07-10-2008	#8 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: directdraw compatibility 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 Code: 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?
My System Specs

07-11-2008	#9 (permalink)
mcann07 Vista Home Basic 32bit 16 posts	Re: directdraw compatibility 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 Last edited by mcann07; 07-11-2008 at 02:10 PM.. Reason: forget a sentence
My System Specs

07-11-2008	#10 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: directdraw compatibility 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
My System Specs

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