cant play game? [RESOLVED]

Henry · 01-16-2007, 03:36 PM

Hi guys
I just installed a NVIDIA GeForce FX5500 AGP video card and it seems to work fine untill I try to play lord of the rings at which point an error messege saying "could not find any compatible direct3D devices with the required capabilities. Make sure you have the current drivers for your video card." pops up.The device manager shows no problems so I have no clue as to what to do next can anyone please advise me?
Thanks in Advance
Henry

Rebellion88 · 01-16-2007, 04:39 PM

Step 1: I would go to the Nvidia website find your graphics card and down load the latest drivers - http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp go there and enter the required information. Download and Install, and reboot your computer. See if that brings you any luck, if not make sure you have the latest directX 9.0c installed as well. Change the settings in game, if still no luck, you might be able to play the game using openGL instead of directdraw not sure.

Henry · 01-17-2007, 12:19 AM

ok got the newest drivers and Direct X9 but still no joy the same error messege appears when I try to play the game, you say change the game settings can you tell me how ? don't know very much about these things at all. thanks for your help
Henry

Indoril Nerevar · 01-17-2007, 01:16 AM

Which Lord of the Rings game are you trying to play? If it's one of the newer Lord of the Rings games, the 5500 won't be good enough to run it.

Follow the steps listed under "Common Game Issues" in my signature, and post back with results.

Henry · 01-19-2007, 09:52 AM

Guys went to EA games who make ROTK and the scanned my machine and reported no reason why the game wont play, everything is in order and well above min requirments so I borrowed another disk from a mate and hey presto works fine! I can't see any damage whatsoever on the original disk it just wont play. But problem solved thanks for all the help
Henry

Indoril Nerevar · 01-21-2007, 02:13 AM

Return the disk for a replacement, as it's obviously damaged (even if not visibly). Glad to hear you got it working - enjoy your game!

01-16-2007, 03:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Henry Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 91 OS: xp home	cant play game? [RESOLVED] Hi guys I just installed a NVIDIA GeForce FX5500 AGP video card and it seems to work fine untill I try to play lord of the rings at which point an error messege saying "could not find any compatible direct3D devices with the required capabilities. Make sure you have the current drivers for your video card." pops up.The device manager shows no problems so I have no clue as to what to do next can anyone please advise me? Thanks in Advance Henry

01-17-2007, 01:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,006 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	Which Lord of the Rings game are you trying to play? If it's one of the newer Lord of the Rings games, the 5500 won't be good enough to run it. Follow the steps listed under "Common Game Issues" in my signature, and post back with results. __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

01-21-2007, 02:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,006 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	Return the disk for a replacement, as it's obviously damaged (even if not visibly). Glad to hear you got it working - enjoy your game! __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

01-16-2007, 04:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rebellion88 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 442 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit My System	Step 1: I would go to the Nvidia website find your graphics card and down load the latest drivers - http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp go there and enter the required information. Download and Install, and reboot your computer. See if that brings you any luck, if not make sure you have the latest directX 9.0c installed as well. Change the settings in game, if still no luck, you might be able to play the game using openGL instead of directdraw not sure.

01-17-2007, 12:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Henry Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 91 OS: xp home	ok got the newest drivers and Direct X9 but still no joy the same error messege appears when I try to play the game, you say change the game settings can you tell me how ? don't know very much about these things at all. thanks for your help Henry

01-19-2007, 09:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Henry Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 91 OS: xp home	Guys went to EA games who make ROTK and the scanned my machine and reported no reason why the game wont play, everything is in order and well above min requirments so I borrowed another disk from a mate and hey presto works fine! I can't see any damage whatsoever on the original disk it just wont play. But problem solved thanks for all the help Henry