Aaahhh! Help Me!

Devald · 01-26-2008, 07:29 PM

I have installed Guild Wars on Christmas and it worked fine until just yesterday. When i try to run the game, it flashes from nothing to normal for a minute and then it tells me, "Unable to initiallize 3D output. Please verify that you have installed directX 8 and an updated video driver." I have a Radeon 9600 Pro with the latest drivers and i have DirectX 9.0c. I've tried for hours to get it to work. My DxDiag results show that DirectDraw doesn't work. Help me Please!

**Aus_Karlos** · 01-26-2008, 09:38 PM

Please post your system specs so we can help you further.

Devald · 01-26-2008, 09:49 PM

Not too sure where to find the specs, but . . .

System:
Microsoft Windows XP Pro
Version 2002
Service Pack 2

Computer:
AMD Sempron(tm) 2800+
2.00 GHz, 1.25 GB of RAM

If those arent the specs, please inform me on how to find them.

**Aus_Karlos** · 01-26-2008, 09:56 PM

I will need to know your Graphics card and powersupply specs.

To find the Graphics card spec do the following.
Start > Run > Type "dxdiag" without the quotations.
Once the window has opened and fully loaded click the tab that say "display".

To find the Power Supply specs do the following.
Shut down the PC, remove the cover of the case and on the Power Supply (with all the cables sticking out of it) there will be a sticker.
It will have the make, model and a load of other stuff.
I need the Make, Model and Output.

Devald · 01-26-2008, 10:24 PM

Ok, well i am goin to bed before i mess with any cables. Cya tomarrow.

01-26-2008, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Devald Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Xp Professional	Aaahhh! Help Me! I have installed Guild Wars on Christmas and it worked fine until just yesterday. When i try to run the game, it flashes from nothing to normal for a minute and then it tells me, "Unable to initiallize 3D output. Please verify that you have installed directX 8 and an updated video driver." I have a Radeon 9600 Pro with the latest drivers and i have DirectX 9.0c. I've tried for hours to get it to work. My DxDiag results show that DirectDraw doesn't work. Help me Please!

01-26-2008, 09:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,472 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Aaahhh! Help Me! Please post your system specs so we can help you further. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

01-26-2008, 09:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Devald Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Xp Professional	Re: Aaahhh! Help Me! Not too sure where to find the specs, but . . . System: Microsoft Windows XP Pro Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Computer: AMD Sempron(tm) 2800+ 2.00 GHz, 1.25 GB of RAM If those arent the specs, please inform me on how to find them.

01-26-2008, 09:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,472 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Aaahhh! Help Me! I will need to know your Graphics card and powersupply specs. To find the Graphics card spec do the following. Start > Run > Type "dxdiag" without the quotations. Once the window has opened and fully loaded click the tab that say "display". To find the Power Supply specs do the following. Shut down the PC, remove the cover of the case and on the Power Supply (with all the cables sticking out of it) there will be a sticker. It will have the make, model and a load of other stuff. I need the Make, Model and Output. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

01-26-2008, 10:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Devald Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Xp Professional	Re: Aaahhh! Help Me! Ok, well i am goin to bed before i mess with any cables. Cya tomarrow.