Weird one this... I have a Gainward GeForce4 ti 4600 Golden Sample Ultra/750 XP VIVO Twinview DVI Out... This does support VIVO etc... Well, should. Thing is, I can hook up my TV fine, and run Windows XP quite happily without any hint of a problem.
But, then I come to games... SimCity 3000 UK Edition... Just sits there, no hangs, or crashes, no reports of errors (until I force it closed through task manager) nothing... My computer doesnt even notice it was trying to run it. Then Cossacks European Wars The Art Of War... a DirectX version error (I have 8.1 btw) appears saying I have version 7.0 and not 7.0a the minimum needed for the game... The I put in Star Trek Bridge Commander. And I get this error message:
D3D Render Creation Error
Error string from renderer was:
"Creation Failed: Desired fullscreen display mode not supported"
I click ok, and it says the program (ST:BC) encountered a problem.
DXDiag doesnt report anything suspicious... Apart from not running the Hardware 3D test... Heres the report. Sorry about the length, but I chopped out sound and directplay.
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/2/2002, 23:30:02
Machine name: STARFLEET1
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) (2600.xpclnt_qfe.010827-1803)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ECS
System Model: K7S5A
BIOS: AMIINT - 1000
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1613MHz
Memory: 384MB RAM
Page File: 154MB used, 1216MB available
Primary File System: n/a
DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0810)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.01.2600.0000 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: The file nv4_disp.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs. You may be able to get a signed driver from the manufacturer of the hardware device.
DirectDraw test results: All tests were successful.
Direct3D test results: Failure at step 5 (GetDeviceCaps): HRESULT = 0x8876086a (3D not available)
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No input devices detected.
No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce4 Ti 4600
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device ID: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0250&SUBSYS_152810B0&REV_A2
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.13.10.2890 (English)
DDI Version: 7
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/2/2002 12:06:00, 3529581 bytes
Driver Signed: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
VDD:
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 4/2/2002 12:06:00, 919629 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4110-11CF-4A78-223500C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0250
SubSys ID: 0x152810B0
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D7 Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D8 Test Result: Failure at step 5 (GetDeviceCaps): HRESULT = 0x8876086a (3D not available)
See... Nothing out of the ordinary.
What is even stranger is that as soon as I switch back to my monitor, without a restart, these games run fine... Anyone got any ideas? This is driving me mental... Its not important, but its something that shouldnt be happening. Has XP got a problem? Has DirectX kicked the bucket? Has the GF4?
But, then I come to games... SimCity 3000 UK Edition... Just sits there, no hangs, or crashes, no reports of errors (until I force it closed through task manager) nothing... My computer doesnt even notice it was trying to run it. Then Cossacks European Wars The Art Of War... a DirectX version error (I have 8.1 btw) appears saying I have version 7.0 and not 7.0a the minimum needed for the game... The I put in Star Trek Bridge Commander. And I get this error message:
D3D Render Creation Error
Error string from renderer was:
"Creation Failed: Desired fullscreen display mode not supported"
I click ok, and it says the program (ST:BC) encountered a problem.
DXDiag doesnt report anything suspicious... Apart from not running the Hardware 3D test... Heres the report. Sorry about the length, but I chopped out sound and directplay.
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/2/2002, 23:30:02
Machine name: STARFLEET1
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) (2600.xpclnt_qfe.010827-1803)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ECS
System Model: K7S5A
BIOS: AMIINT - 1000
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1613MHz
Memory: 384MB RAM
Page File: 154MB used, 1216MB available
Primary File System: n/a
DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0810)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.01.2600.0000 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: The file nv4_disp.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs. You may be able to get a signed driver from the manufacturer of the hardware device.
DirectDraw test results: All tests were successful.
Direct3D test results: Failure at step 5 (GetDeviceCaps): HRESULT = 0x8876086a (3D not available)
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No input devices detected.
No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce4 Ti 4600
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device ID: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0250&SUBSYS_152810B0&REV_A2
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.13.10.2890 (English)
DDI Version: 7
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/2/2002 12:06:00, 3529581 bytes
Driver Signed: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
VDD:
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 4/2/2002 12:06:00, 919629 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4110-11CF-4A78-223500C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0250
SubSys ID: 0x152810B0
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D7 Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D8 Test Result: Failure at step 5 (GetDeviceCaps): HRESULT = 0x8876086a (3D not available)
See... Nothing out of the ordinary.
What is even stranger is that as soon as I switch back to my monitor, without a restart, these games run fine... Anyone got any ideas? This is driving me mental... Its not important, but its something that shouldnt be happening. Has XP got a problem? Has DirectX kicked the bucket? Has the GF4?