Xp Driver Compatability

Apr. 28, 2004 @ 11:56 PM
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slacker52Rank 4: Major General (920 Points) slacker52

xp wont let me install direct x9 because the driver compatability bshit. anyone know how to disable that driver check so i can play tomb raider

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Apr. 29, 2004 @ 9:23 PM
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NaTaKuRank 2: General (1,816 Points) NaTaKu

nope, but you can try running it as a windows 95 program (compatibility mode), it'sa the only way I can play Rayman 2 on my PC

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Apr. 30, 2004 @ 8:45 AM
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slacker52Rank 4: Major General (920 Points) slacker52

nope, i need dx9 installed, btw this is tomb raider angel of darkness, not the original tho

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Apr. 30, 2004 @ 8:55 AM
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UntrueDeathRank 5: Brigadier General (746 Points) UntrueDeath

<a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/gethelp/appcompat.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/us...p/appcompat.asp</a>

See if that helps any.

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Apr. 30, 2004 @ 1:23 PM
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TetsuoRank 5: Brigadier General (828 Points) Tetsuo

Why wouldn't you have dx9 installed...it's stupid to be still on dx8

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Apr. 30, 2004 @ 7:54 PM
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NaTaKuRank 2: General (1,816 Points) NaTaKu

well if u read the top....... :P also DX8 is what comes standard with XP

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May. 01, 2004 @ 1:01 AM
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TetsuoRank 5: Brigadier General (828 Points) Tetsuo

<!--QuoteBegin-NaTaKu+Apr 30 2004, 07:54 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (NaTaKu @ Apr 30 2004, 07:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> well if u read the top....... :P also DX8 is what comes standard with XP [/quote]
Yea, I posted that at like 2am after getting home from a party

What driver is causing the incompatibility?

Instead of bitching about it how about you list your components and the software that is installed on your computer. Maybe then we can figure out what is happening.

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May. 01, 2004 @ 9:39 AM
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slacker52Rank 4: Major General (920 Points) slacker52

everything is onboard! and this is the only error i get! btw this is NOT an os compatability issue, direct x 9 is designed to work with xp

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May. 02, 2004 @ 2:39 AM
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TetsuoRank 5: Brigadier General (828 Points) Tetsuo

Computer specs please

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May. 02, 2004 @ 9:32 AM
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slacker52Rank 4: Major General (920 Points) slacker52

HP Pavillion
2ghz Celeron
60gb Western Digital hdd
250gb Maxtor hdd
onboard LAN
onboard sound
onboard video
*some* floppie drive
4x _NEC dvd burner

thats it :blink:

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May. 03, 2004 @ 5:51 AM
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TetsuoRank 5: Brigadier General (828 Points) Tetsuo

<!--QuoteBegin-slacker52+May 1 2004, 09:32 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (slacker52 @ May 1 2004, 09:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> HP Pavillion
2ghz Celeron
60gb Western Digital hdd
250gb Maxtor hdd
onboard LAN
onboard sound
onboard video
*some* floppie drive
4x _NEC dvd burner

thats it :blink: [/quote]
What's teh chipset for teh onboard video? That might be where the conflict is

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May. 03, 2004 @ 8:05 AM
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slacker52Rank 4: Major General (920 Points) slacker52

cant tell, it says nothing on the tower, and the manual is nothing more than a n00bie guide. but heres my display adapter-then my monitor driver info
Intel® 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
hp pavillion v70s - No driver files are needed or loaded for this device

btw i turned off driver checking too, to no avail :angry:

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