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• Question about Directdraw on Satellite P100-429 (pspa3e)

  When I try and play a game on the phone he said he "could not initialize graphics. Make sure that the video device and driver are compatible with direct sampling. »

  Are there any drivers out there? I think that the graphics card to an nvidia geforce 7600 128 MB.

  When I use the website of nvidia drivers do not seem to work with the laptop!

  Hello

  Please check if DirectX has been installed on the laptop.
  As far as I remember the most recent version is 9.0 C.

  After installing DirectX, please start the application with the dxdiag command. Then the DirectX must begin and there you can activate the Directdraw acceleration.

• Satellite Pro P200: Cannot play Age of Empires, because DirectDraw

  I just replaced my old laptop (a ps210e) with a 15th Satellite Pro P200.

  I can't my old age of Empires II game to run--the error message is "cannot initialize the graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw. »

  Google told me that there is utility to run to test this called dxdiag and I ran it and it says allowed to DirectDraw acceleration (as well as many other things).

  So, what should I do to get the Age of Empires to run?

  Moreover, is this an official forum of Toshiba to get technical support, or simply a community of user group? I couldn't find anything on the Web of Toshiba UK site actually contact the Toshiba direct technical support.

  Thank you

  Stand by. Have you Vista preinstalled Satellite Pro P200? Did you check the minimum system requirements for Age of Empires?

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

  Hello

  I have a problem of Age of Empires 2 running on my new computer. Keeps displaying the following error message: "cannot initialize the graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw. "Someone at - it solutions to this? I have already visited many forums and trying different solutions; None of them helped.

  Tried solutions: change the compatibility and as an administrator, switching to 16-bit color, turn off my graphics card, execution of the extension "nostartup" of the game, looking for old patches from Microsoft (which most are now unavailable due to the game being so old). I KNOW that others have been able to get this game to work on the Windows 7 operating system, but with a few other quirks and I KNOW my video card and driver are more than capable of handling this game. Any suggestions?

  System Specs:

  System manufacturer/model number Dell/Studio 540
  Operating system windows 7 home premium 32 bit
  6 GB of memory
  Graphics card ATI Radeon HD 4350
  Monitor (s) displays Reference Dell ST2410

  Thanks in advance,

  EP

  I had the above problem with AOEII:Age of the Kings. My brief spec is Windows 7 Ultimate edition (SP1) and a card nVidia 8600 GT. I did the following (make sure you reboot after each installation):

  Make sure that you are running the latest patch of AOEII:AOK (2. 0 a):

  http://www.Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?ID=35

  Download and install the latest version of DirectX:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?ID=5264

  Download and install the latest nVidia Driver suite. I left the autodetect my card software and reset all my default settings. I also installed the full software suite:

  http://www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

  Finally, right click on the shortcut of AOE and click Properties. Click on the Compatibility tab and select the following:

  -Run this program in compatibility mode - choose Windows XP Service Pack 2 (!) NOT 3!)
  -Disable visual themes
  -Disable the Composition of the Bureau
  -Run this program as an administrator

  One of the above options maybe work on its own, but that's what I had to do to make it work and I tested it after each step.

  Good luck!

• 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.

• Unable to play games because DirectDraw and Direct 3D acceleration: not available

  I have a laptop HP DV9930us delivered with windows vista 64.  I upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit and installed DirectX 11.  I can't run any games or programs that use 3D graphics and when I run DxDiag, it said that the DirectDraw and Direct 3D acceleration options are not available.  Everything I read said to enable them, but there is no option to enable them.  Before the upgrade to Windows 7, everything works great.  Any help is appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

  Hello

  1. what operating system do you use?

  2. what game do you play?

  I suggest you follow the link and check.

  Diagnosing basic problems with DirectX

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/diagnosing-basic-problems-with-DirectX

• Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings will not work on Windows 7, says I'm not compatible with DirectDraw.

  I played AoE II forever, but for the last six months have not been able to play on my Toshiba laptop that is running Windows 7.  Any other information required I can give you if you ask.

  My system meets the minimum requirements

  Compatibility mode does not work for any earlier version of Windows selected.

  I updated DirectX in all possible ways.

  I downloaded the patch aoe2.

  The game still does not work.

  Now, I know very little of video cards, but I know that my father has the same laptop and the game runs very well on her.

  I tried to open it with 256 colours and 800 x 600 resolution

  I tried to disable my graphics card and got the same message.

  DirectX says that DirectDraw is activated.

  It should be out once (I don't know how or why) I had the game starts.  about six months and I did nothing different from normal.  It has not started again since. But it means that I know that it is able to work on this machine.

  Also, I never had this error until recently; before it would just go to a black screen until I ctl + alt + delete my way out of it.

  I am begging you people at Microsoft to figure this out for me, to find a way to get rid of this error message...

  Hi the Gun22,

  1 did you install the updated drivers for the graphics card on the computer?

  2. What is the version of DirectX that is installed on the computer?

  3. What is the full error message that you receive?

  Method 1

  See the below Microsoft article and try the steps mentioned, check if it helps.

  DirectDraw or Direct3D

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/191660

  Method 2

  Download and install the updates that are available on the game website.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/games/AGE2/downloads.htm#updates

  The problems of the game performance

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/fixing-game-performance-problems

  Known graphics issues in Age of Empires II

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/830651

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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• When I click on the view tab in dxdiag, it shows that DirectDraw is disabled,

  original title: DirectX problems

  I'm running a 64-bit version of windows 7, but seem to have problems when I try to play old games. I keep getting errors in DirectDraw that I tracked down caused by the 32-bit version of DirectX I have. When I click on the view tab in dxdiag, it shows that is disabled DirectDraw, Direct3d is partially active and AGP acceleration is not available at all. The confusing thing about it is when I do a test of 64-bit, everythign works fine. I searched everywhere an answer to this problem as it is irritates me a lot that I can play is no longer a number of games that I own. I have already tried:

  -installation and updating graphics drivers (no change)

  -re installation of DirectX (no change)

  -running a 32-bit version of 7 (graphics card is 64-bit, will not allow 32-bit drivers)

  Someone please please help me with this!

  Solved the problem. Did a reinstall of windows and everything is fine now. Cheers for the help you gave in all cases.

• Init DirectDraw(), screen buffer to create Surface() - cannot create a DirectDraw Surface. Hardware closing - DDERR_NODIRECTDRAWHW - one game only DirectDraw object creation was attempted, but the driver did not support any hardware.

  Nancy Drew games - get this error message: Init DirectDraw(), screen buffer to create Surface() - cannot create a DirectDraw Surface. Hardware closing - DDERR_NODIRECTDRAWHW - one game only DirectDraw object creation was attempted, but the driver did not support any hardware.

  Any suggestions?

  Hi gkfuller,

  Have you followed the steps that I recommended above? If this isn't the case, please do and check the result.

  Step 1: Remove the game completely:

  If the above steps do not work, uninstall and reinstall the game should solve this problem.

  How to change or remove a program in Windows XP

  After you have uninstalled the game, check that all the game files have been removed from your computer. The remaining game files will be in one of the following locations (depending on the title of the game and your operating system):

  C:\Nancy drew
  C:\Program Files\Nancy Drew
  For XP: Folder 'My Documents' (C:\Documents and Settings\nom_utilisateur\Mes Documents)

  For more details, see: Impossible to uninstall using Add/Remove Programs

  Step 2: Reinstall the game

   

  To install the game manually, see the steps in the article below.

  http://www.herinteractive.com/CMS/FAQ/install-does-not-start-when-i-put-my-disc

  Kind regards

  Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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• Lag problem on Age of Empires II (NO multiplayer) and issue of DirectDraw

  Age of Empires II used to work like a charm for me, he played almost perfect. But after a while, there are a few frustrations that made me do stupid things. I had to run the Setup program and press on play from there, because if I just clicked the shortcut on my desktop, it looks like

  "Can't initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw. »

  It was really annoying, so one day after having searched extensively on internet, somehow, I thought it was clever to uninstall my graphics Accelerator. (I don't know if it's the source of the problem, I was wondering.)

  After I did it, my games started playing VERY SLOWLY and I was not able to play in multiplayer mode at all because of the silent direct draw problem. (It worked fine before..)

  So, I have 2 problems. GAL and the DirectDraw.

  I can help with this please? Thank you!

  Hi catire,.

  What is your operating system?

  The answer to your two problems might disappear after you update your graphics card.

  For me, it looks like a graphics card problem.

  My suggestion would be toUpdateyour graphics driver.

  Update drivers: recommended links

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/update-drivers-recommended-links

  You can also check the following links where the problem may not be the same, but you can follow the steps in these links.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistagaming/thread/8dcd2ade-760e-471a-89b3-1dfa4576721e

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistagaming/thread/64678820-8188-435F-A31F-eb7f18f6766b

  As a test, you can temporarily disable all security software, and then try to play the game and check if the game is running slowly.

  Note: allow all security software after the trial.

  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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• TV display directdraw problems with old games

  I run a Windows 7 with GForce 8600 on a TV screen and I receive a directdraw cannot initialize the problem. I tried using the suggestions of the other threads but when I click on display properties, settings, advanced, troubleshoot, it won't let me click on change settings. I tried other solutions, but it still does not work.

  Hello

  ·        When exactly do you get the error message (while installing or playing)?

  ·        This all the steps that you have already tried?

  ·        What games you try to play?

  ·        Have you updated the drivers from the manufacturer nVidia?

  If the games you try to play are old games try their installation in compatibility mode and check if it works very well. Follow the link given below to run Setup in compatibility mode.

  Make older programs in this version of Windows

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows

  Hope this information is useful.

  Amrita M

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• DirectDraw application will be black screen once what output device in Windows 7

  My directdraw full application screen, screen will be black once what output device in Windows 7
  but it never happens in Windows 2000 or windows XP with DX9.0c
  Is - Windows 7 or caused DX11?
  Is there a solution?

  Fri_fiscan,
  More than likely the games you are trying are not compatible with Windows 7.  To check go here: Windows 7 Compatibility Center also there is a thread of people discuss issues with DirectDraw.  You can take a look and see if there are all the elements that can help.

  Wire direct Draw Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
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• DirectDraw or Direct3D option is unavailable

  Original title: drivers

  Nice day

  I have problems with my Draw.When live and Direct 3D acceleration I open DXDIAG it shows that these two don't are not available.i has recently installed a new Windows XP after installing windows, I have not installed all the drivers except the one that allows me to connect to the internet. Please tell me where to find suitable driver to enable Direct 3D acceleration.

  Thank you

  Hi Talha,

  We recommend that you check if this article helps you fix the problem: DirectDraw or Direct3D option is unavailable

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• My computer has stopped playing games after I moved. Acceleration dierct3d says that it is not available. The directdraw acceleration indicates also the same. How to solve this problem?

  When I go to dxdiag trouble shooter staes directdraw acceleration is not available and direct3d acceleration is not available. This computer plays of the games without problem before I moved it. Now, it won't.

  When I go to dxdiag trouble shooter staes directdraw acceleration is not available and direct3d acceleration is not available. This computer plays of the games without problem before I moved it. Now, it won't.

  I could solve the problem by going to the manufacturing of system site and download the updates I needed. Once I installed all the updates for my video driver, the games worked well.

• I can't have my directx or directdraw to work its saying its unavilable what can I do?

  I can't have my directx or directdraw to work its saying its unavilable what can I do?

  Hello

  This could very well be in this case. Please tell us the brand and model of your computer.
  What you want to do is to visit the support site for the one who makes your computer (Dell, HP, Sony, etc.) and download the drivers for your video card updated.
  Because looks like it's only a question when you play, I'll move this thread on the forums of game here on the responses. However, I believe that the solution to the problem will be to update the drivers.
  I hope this helps. Just reply to the results.