Vista - Re: I figured out how to get Direct 3d working

09-06-2008

On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:38:19 GMT, "Akari"<curikami@xxxxxx> wrote:

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>> This is not a joke.
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>> http://trackmania-carpark.com/images...e7509d44c5.jpg
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>> I managed to do it on win98 se
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>> What you have to do is right click on desktop and choose "properties".
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>> Then go to to the tab that says "settings"
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>> then click on button that says "advanced" beneath the resolution slider.
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>> after that, go to tab that says "performance".
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>> then move hardware acceleration slider to the left until it says beneath it:
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>> "Basic acceleration functions: Use this setting to correct more severe
>> problems, such as unexpected errors in programs."
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>> Then it should work.
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>> But, Direct 3D will only work once per session, which means if you close the
>> game or whatever then you must restart the virtual machine.
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>> The only game i tested it with is Doom 2

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>this has to be the stupidest post ever, doom 2 doesn't use 2d and doing that will make your computer NOT use the direct 3d
>feature so instead it will unable you from playing games that uses 3d accelerators (such as maplestory and latale) virtual pc
>doesn't have 3d support to start with. next time try a game that actually really does use direct 3d lmao. to be honest i wanted to swear at you! >.>
>
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VPC does have 3D support, it does not have 3D hardware acceleration.
You certainly can run 3D stuff in VPC, it will be software based.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

09-06-2008	#1 (permalink)
Steve Jain n/a posts	Re: I figured out how to get Direct 3d working On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:38:19 GMT, "Akari"<curikami@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > Quote: >> This is not a joke. >> >> http://trackmania-carpark.com/images...e7509d44c5.jpg >> >> I managed to do it on win98 se >> >> What you have to do is right click on desktop and choose "properties". >> >> Then go to to the tab that says "settings" >> >> then click on button that says "advanced" beneath the resolution slider. >> >> after that, go to tab that says "performance". >> >> then move hardware acceleration slider to the left until it says beneath it: >> >> "Basic acceleration functions: Use this setting to correct more severe >> problems, such as unexpected errors in programs." >> >> Then it should work. >> >> But, Direct 3D will only work once per session, which means if you close the >> game or whatever then you must restart the virtual machine. >> >> The only game i tested it with is Doom 2 > >this has to be the stupidest post ever, doom 2 doesn't use 2d and doing that will make your computer NOT use the direct 3d >feature so instead it will unable you from playing games that uses 3d accelerators (such as maplestory and latale) virtual pc >doesn't have 3d support to start with. next time try a game that actually really does use direct 3d lmao. to be honest i wanted to swear at you! >.> > >Posted via http://www.VirtualServerFaq.com - Brought to you by Business Information Technology Shop - http://www.bitshop.com VPC does have 3D support, it does not have 3D hardware acceleration. You certainly can run 3D stuff in VPC, it will be software based. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ I do not work for Microsoft.
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