Trying to Warcraft III to run, but a directx error
I have a Dell XPS L502X with an NVIDIA GT 525 M graphics card. I've updated my graphic drivers with the latest Dell. When I try to launch the game, I get an error saying that the game could not initialize Directx, and I have to ensure I have directx 8.1 or later installed. Since I am running Windows 7 and 11 live, I know it's more complicated than that. From what I've gathered so far in my research is that I may need the directx-compatible video drivers 7. Any ideas? I know that its an old game, but it's a classic.
Thank you
Rich
Also try:
Right click on the Warcraft 3 icon and select Properties.
"Where is says target C:\Program Files (x 86) \Warcraft III\Warcraft III.exe".
Add - opengl
"C:\Program Files (x 86) \Warcraft III.exe"-opengl
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