Vista - RE: No 3D Acceleration in Windows Vista Beta 2

11-10-2006

Tried Jason !

No luck and ready to give up!

I think i've tried every solution...

"BahamutZaero" wrote:

> The problem is that things that are Shader related (presumably Aero) work
> fine. So everything in the OS looks gorgeous, and runs like it should.
> However, in attempting to run anything 3D, such as a video game, I instantly
> encounter problems where the game is unable to draw anything 3D to the
> screen, and crashes the game on the spot. The most noteable of the games here
> would be World of Warcraft, which I have heard runs great under Vista, so the
> problem must be with drivers or settings.
>
> I am running this on my laptop, which is an Acer Aspire 5670. 2 gigs RAM,
> dual core processors, ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (with the new Vista drivers
> from ATI.com).
>
> As I am using WoW as my example, here is the error I am getting:
>
> World of Warcraft was unable to start 3D acceleration. please make sure
> DirectX 9.0c is installed and your video drivers are up-to-date.
>
> Another clear and related issue is if I go to the ATI Catylyst Control
> Center, the 3D preview just shows a static image, and says "The 3D Preview is
> Disabled". I have not found a way to turn that back on.
>
> Any thoughts? Anyone else encountered this yet?

11-10-2006	#1 (permalink)
Brock n/a posts	RE: No 3D Acceleration in Windows Vista Beta 2 Tried Jason ! No luck and ready to give up! I think i've tried every solution... "BahamutZaero" wrote: > The problem is that things that are Shader related (presumably Aero) work > fine. So everything in the OS looks gorgeous, and runs like it should. > However, in attempting to run anything 3D, such as a video game, I instantly > encounter problems where the game is unable to draw anything 3D to the > screen, and crashes the game on the spot. The most noteable of the games here > would be World of Warcraft, which I have heard runs great under Vista, so the > problem must be with drivers or settings. > > I am running this on my laptop, which is an Acer Aspire 5670. 2 gigs RAM, > dual core processors, ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (with the new Vista drivers > from ATI.com). > > As I am using WoW as my example, here is the error I am getting: > > World of Warcraft was unable to start 3D acceleration. please make sure > DirectX 9.0c is installed and your video drivers are up-to-date. > > Another clear and related issue is if I go to the ATI Catylyst Control > Center, the 3D preview just shows a static image, and says "The 3D Preview is > Disabled". I have not found a way to turn that back on. > > Any thoughts? Anyone else encountered this yet?
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