WoW Driver Problem

xxant420xx · 10-22-2009, 09:01 AM

whenever i load up WoW is keeps telling me "World of Warcraft was unable to start up 3d acceleration. please make sure Driect 9.0c is insatlled and ur video drivers are up to date" and im running this on windows 7. Can any help me its driving me nuts

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-22-2009, 09:08 AM

Hello and welcome to TSF

Make sure you have DirectX 9.0c installed, you can go to Windows Update to find this.

Zealex · 10-22-2009, 10:27 AM

Alternatively you can download it from here

xxant420xx · 10-22-2009, 11:45 AM

i have direct x version 11....if im not supose to have 11 and should have 9 how do i delete version 11 and i need a direct link to direct x 9

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-22-2009, 12:03 PM

You should still be able to install DirectX 9.0c.

xxant420xx · 10-22-2009, 12:18 PM

ok i downloaded directx9 and if u type "dxdiag" in run it tells me im running version direct 11 anyone have any solutions??

Zealex · 10-22-2009, 02:16 PM

You don't need to disable the other, you just install directx 9.0c and your good to go.

xxant420xx · 10-22-2009, 04:33 PM

yea i did d/l it and it didnt work :(

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-22-2009, 05:14 PM

Could you please tell us what videocard you are using?

Zealex · 10-22-2009, 05:42 PM

Did you get any errors messages? If so can you please post them here.
Thanks.

xxant420xx · 10-22-2009, 11:26 PM

i have Standard VGA Graphics Adapter i think thats wat it is i dunno how to check it , and as far as error msg it just says "The instruction at 0x77424ec2 referenced memory at 0x0000000. the memory could not be read

ebackhus · 10-23-2009, 12:34 AM

The drivers for the video card need to be installed as well.

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-23-2009, 09:39 AM

To check it you can go to Run, type dxdiag and go to the video tab.

xxant420xx · 10-23-2009, 10:17 AM

i dont have a video tab i only have system/sound/display/input tabs

under display is says

Name. Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
Chip Type. NVIDIA
DAC Type . 8 bit

Then under drivers it says
main Driver. vga

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-23-2009, 10:33 AM

Sounds like you have an intergrated Nvidia chip.
This may or maynot be powerful enough to run WoW

xxant420xx · 10-23-2009, 10:41 AM

i have a 5 yr laptop a dell inspiron 8600 2 yrs ago i use to play world of warcraft so i know this comp will run wow i dont know if its fact that i installed windows 7 but this comp use to run World of Warcraft, anything else you can think of could be my problem?

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-23-2009, 10:42 AM

Your videocard and or it's drivers may not be compatible with Windows 7.

xxant420xx · 10-23-2009, 10:52 AM

hmm so i guess i need to go back to windows xp, is there anyway to go from windows 7 to xp without my cd?

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-23-2009, 10:59 AM

Unless you have a recovery partition (labled as Recovery in My Computer) you will need the disc.

xxant420xx · 10-23-2009, 11:55 AM

how can i go about getting the correct driver and videocard for windows 7?

10-22-2009, 09:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
xxant420xx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 OS: 7	WoW Driver Problem whenever i load up WoW is keeps telling me "World of Warcraft was unable to start up 3d acceleration. please make sure Driect 9.0c is insatlled and ur video drivers are up to date" and im running this on windows 7. Can any help me its driving me nuts

10-22-2009, 09:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,252 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: WoW Driver Problem Hello and welcome to TSF Make sure you have DirectX 9.0c installed, you can go to Windows Update to find this. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-22-2009, 10:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,158 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: WoW Driver Problem Alternatively you can download it from here __________________ Xfire Steam Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers DirectX 9.0c Game-O-Meter System Information for Windows(SIW) Revo Uninstaller

10-22-2009, 11:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
xxant420xx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 OS: 7	Re: WoW Driver Problem i have direct x version 11....if im not supose to have 11 and should have 9 how do i delete version 11 and i need a direct link to direct x 9

10-22-2009, 12:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,252 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: WoW Driver Problem You should still be able to install DirectX 9.0c. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-22-2009, 12:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
xxant420xx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 OS: 7	Re: WoW Driver Problem ok i downloaded directx9 and if u type "dxdiag" in run it tells me im running version direct 11 anyone have any solutions??

10-22-2009, 02:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,158 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: WoW Driver Problem You don't need to disable the other, you just install directx 9.0c and your good to go. __________________ Xfire Steam Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers DirectX 9.0c Game-O-Meter System Information for Windows(SIW) Revo Uninstaller

10-22-2009, 04:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
xxant420xx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 OS: 7	Re: WoW Driver Problem yea i did d/l it and it didnt work :(

10-22-2009, 05:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,252 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: WoW Driver Problem Could you please tell us what videocard you are using? __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-22-2009, 05:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,158 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: WoW Driver Problem Did you get any errors messages? If so can you please post them here. Thanks. __________________ Xfire Steam Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers DirectX 9.0c Game-O-Meter System Information for Windows(SIW) Revo Uninstaller

10-22-2009, 11:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
xxant420xx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 OS: 7	Re: WoW Driver Problem i have Standard VGA Graphics Adapter i think thats wat it is i dunno how to check it , and as far as error msg it just says "The instruction at 0x77424ec2 referenced memory at 0x0000000. the memory could not be read

10-23-2009, 12:34 AM	#12 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,284 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: WoW Driver Problem The drivers for the video card need to be installed as well. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-23-2009, 09:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,252 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: WoW Driver Problem To check it you can go to Run, type dxdiag and go to the video tab. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-23-2009, 10:17 AM	#14 (permalink)
xxant420xx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 OS: 7	Re: WoW Driver Problem i dont have a video tab i only have system/sound/display/input tabs under display is says Name. Standard VGA Graphics Adapter Chip Type. NVIDIA DAC Type . 8 bit Then under drivers it says main Driver. vga

10-23-2009, 10:33 AM	#15 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,252 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: WoW Driver Problem Sounds like you have an intergrated Nvidia chip. This may or maynot be powerful enough to run WoW __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-23-2009, 10:41 AM	#16 (permalink)
xxant420xx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 OS: 7	Re: WoW Driver Problem i have a 5 yr laptop a dell inspiron 8600 2 yrs ago i use to play world of warcraft so i know this comp will run wow i dont know if its fact that i installed windows 7 but this comp use to run World of Warcraft, anything else you can think of could be my problem?

10-23-2009, 10:42 AM	#17 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,252 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: WoW Driver Problem Your videocard and or it's drivers may not be compatible with Windows 7. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-23-2009, 10:52 AM	#18 (permalink)
xxant420xx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 OS: 7	Re: WoW Driver Problem hmm so i guess i need to go back to windows xp, is there anyway to go from windows 7 to xp without my cd?

10-23-2009, 10:59 AM	#19 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,252 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: WoW Driver Problem Unless you have a recovery partition (labled as Recovery in My Computer) you will need the disc. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-23-2009, 11:55 AM	#20 (permalink)
xxant420xx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 OS: 7	Re: WoW Driver Problem how can i go about getting the correct driver and videocard for windows 7?