Age of Empires II - "can't initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw.

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• Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings does not work on Windows 7. The error is: could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw.

  I can't get my Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings drive on my computer.

  It gives me the error message: could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw.

  What exactly is DirectDraw. and how can I make my video card and the driver compatible to it. I already tried to uninstall and reinstall the drive.

  Help, please!

  What kind of graphics card you have and you have the latest DirectX and video card drivers? If this isn't the case, update them.

• rise of Nations pc game United gives an error: "could not initialize services make sure that your video card and drivers are compatible with the game.

  Hi, I recently installed rise of nations pc game but does not work because it says "could not initialize services make sure that your video card and drivers are compatible with the game. What should I do, how can I fix this to get the game to work.

  Hello

   
  1. What is the operating system installed on your computer?
  2. What is the brand and model of your computer?
   
  I suggest you to follow the links and check if it helps.
   
  Known graphics issues in Rise of Nations
   
  Card video known issues
  Known graphics issues in Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends

   

• Problems of Battlefield 3 game when connecting to a server: "cannot initialize the display adapter, please make sure that your video card is compatible and the driver so that it is installed.

  Im trying to connect to a server on Battlefield 3 as im log on a server I get a message saying: could not initialize the display adapter, please make sure that your video card is compatible and the driver so that it is installed. Usually, it is a result of the lack of specific driver of the seller then, how can I fix this problem so that I can play Battlefield 3 new...

  Hi Anthany,

  If you have a hardware device that does not properly with your computer, you probably need a driver updated. There are three ways to update a driver:

  • Use Windows Update. You will have to perhaps set Windows Update automatically download and install recommended updates.

  • Install the software from the manufacturer of the device. For example, if your device is equipped with a disk, this disk can contain software that installs a driver for the device.

  • Download and update the driver yourself. Use this method to install a driver that you download from the manufacturer's website. If Windows Update can't find a driver for your device and the device didn't come with software that installs a driver.

  Step 1: Download and install the latest version of DirectX.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/179113

  Step 2: Download and install the latest graphics driver and see if it works.

  Update a hardware driver that is not working properly(Windows 7)

  Good day!

  Answer please if you face concerns.

• I can not get the automatic updates on my samsung jack sgh-i616. _ "connection to the update server is not available. Check your data connection settings and make sure that the device date and time are correct "___RESULT CODE: 80072ee7__ _"

  I can't get the automatic updates on my samsung jack sgh-i616.

   

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  This error code translates ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT.

  You may encounter temporary connection related errors when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update to install updates
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• Age of Empires II crash with error 'can't initialize graphics system' on Windows XP SP3

  Hello world.

  I would like to start by saying that is it supposed to be in section games XP, well that is it has been deliberately redirect here, or there is a bug somewhere in social.answers, so do not blame me: P

  In any case, I decided to install AOEII today. After installing it, I have updated to 2. 0, then I tried to run. It crashed with an error starting with «can't initialize graphics system...» ", with nothing very useful after that. Nothing in the case where the viewer will appear, I have no choice but to click on ok and close the game. This happens right after that it looks like my CRT resolution changes and before the video intro begins.

  I have Windows XP Home Edition SP3, with a nvidia Geforce FX 5500 w / 128 MB of memory onboard (1 GB system). For my graphics card drivers are updated to 175,19, and I just tried to update Direct X end-user running, nothing new in this field.

  If anyone can help, that would be great. (Also, to save us from evil, I already ran DirectDraw diagnosis, but also completely remove and then reinstall my graphic drivers.)

  PS is it just me or there's a lot of people having problems with this game?

  It seems that the installation and launch of the expansion rather than the basic game pack seems to work.

  Thanks for helping anyway, so :)

• How can I check to see if my system and components are compatible with VISTA, given that the counsel is no longer available and my office will take too many changes to make it compatible with WIN 7?

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  and use the Vista Compatibility Center

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-Vista/

  and read the vista system requirements

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/products/system-requirements

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  They switched to Windows 7

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  ___________________________________________________________________

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  Windows 7 upgrade advisor

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=1b544e90-7659-4BD9-9e51-2497c146af15

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