When install AOEIII and run it
It cannot run and the log show"PreGame 8722: nvCPL reports 0 GPU(s).
PreGame 8722: Unable to get SLI mode!"

Hi Raymond,

Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements;
d. Check for known issues with your video card at the game's web site. :-)

1. Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx

Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If you've
never done this before I recommend you also look over the Installation hints
and Release Notes both of which are linked to from their download page.

2. Download the latest drivers from: www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\nVidia

4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.

6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.

7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".

9. Double click the nVidia driver we saved to My Documents\My
Drivers\nVidia folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains about
Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is normal.

10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11

Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.

Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk

Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0

The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
(Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:

BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegadrivers.net

There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)

--
Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________


Raymond Wrote:
=================
| When install AOEIII and run it
| It cannot run and the log show"PreGame 8722: nvCPL reports 0 GPU(s).
| PreGame 8722: Unable to get SLI mode!"

Hi Jimmy S


I could play AOEIII ago
But I reinstall the windows XP then I reinstall the AOEIII
I cannot play AOEIII



"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi Raymond,
>
> Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
> simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
> firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
> b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
> c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements;
> d. Check for known issues with your video card at the game's web site. :-)
>
> 1. Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
> from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
>
> Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If you've
> never done this before I recommend you also look over the Installation hints
> and Release Notes both of which are linked to from their download page.
>
> 2. Download the latest drivers from: www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
>
> 3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\nVidia
>
> 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
>
> 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
> Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
> the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
>
> 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
> previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
>
> 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
>
> 8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".
>
> 9. Double click the nVidia driver we saved to My Documents\My
> Drivers\nVidia folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains about
> Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is normal.
>
> 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
>
> TROUBLESHOOTING:
>
> Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
> Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
> If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
> your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
> my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
>
> Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
> You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
> panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
>
> Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
> and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
> motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
> your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
>
> Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
> case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
> http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
>
> The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
> (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
> If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
> experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
>
> BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
> OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegadrivers.net
>
> There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
>
> Raymond Wrote:
> =================
> | When install AOEIII and run it
> | It cannot run and the log show"PreGame 8722: nvCPL reports 0 GPU(s).
> | PreGame 8722: Unable to get SLI mode!"
>
>
>

Hi Raymond,

Please try the posted solutions and report back with the results. :-)

--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

Raymond Wrote:
=================
| Hi Jimmy S
|
|
| I could play AOEIII ago
| But I reinstall the windows XP then I reinstall the AOEIII
| I cannot play AOEIII
|
|
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi Raymond,
||
|| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
|| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
|| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
|| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
|| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements;
|| d. Check for known issues with your video card at the game's web site. :-)
||
|| 1. Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
|| from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
||
|| Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If you've
|| never done this before I recommend you also look over the Installation hints
|| and Release Notes both of which are linked to from their download page.
||
|| 2. Download the latest drivers from: www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
||
|| 3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\nVidia
||
|| 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||
|| 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
|| Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
|| the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
||
|| 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
|| previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
||
|| 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||
|| 8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".
||
|| 9. Double click the nVidia driver we saved to My Documents\My
|| Drivers\nVidia folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains about
|| Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is normal.
||
|| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
|| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
||
|| TROUBLESHOOTING:
||
|| Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
|| Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
|| If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
|| your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
|| my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
||
|| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
|| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
|| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
||
|| Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
|| and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
|| motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
|| your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
||
|| Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
|| case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
|| http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
||
|| The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
|| (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
|| If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
|| experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
||
|| BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
|| OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegadrivers.net
||
|| There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
||
|| --
|| Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
||
|| Raymond Wrote:
|| =================
||| When install AOEIII and run it
||| It cannot run and the log show"PreGame 8722: nvCPL reports 0 GPU(s).
||| PreGame 8722: Unable to get SLI mode!"

Jimmy S.

At that site I cannot find the solution.
I can play the AOEIII ago
All hard ware and software are same
But I use ghost to restore the Windows and reinstall the AOEIII, It say :-
Initialization Failed
Direct3D initialization failed
Possible causes Old or corrupted graphics driver
Direct3D improperly installed
Hardware acceleration disabled
Starting the application with the workstation locked




"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi Raymond,
>
> Please try the posted solutions and report back with the results. :-)
>
> --
> Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
> Raymond Wrote:
> =================
> | Hi Jimmy S
> |
> |
> | I could play AOEIII ago
> | But I reinstall the windows XP then I reinstall the AOEIII
> | I cannot play AOEIII
> |
> |
> |
> | "Jimmy S." wrote:
> |
> || Hi Raymond,
> ||
> || Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
> || simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
> || firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
> || b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
> || c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements;
> || d. Check for known issues with your video card at the game's web site. :-)
> ||
> || 1. Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
> || from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
> ||
> || Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If you've
> || never done this before I recommend you also look over the Installation hints
> || and Release Notes both of which are linked to from their download page.
> ||
> || 2. Download the latest drivers from: www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
> ||
> || 3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\nVidia
> ||
> || 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> || about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
> ||
> || 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
> || Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
> || the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
> ||
> || 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
> || previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
> ||
> || 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> || about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
> ||
> || 8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".
> ||
> || 9. Double click the nVidia driver we saved to My Documents\My
> || Drivers\nVidia folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains about
> || Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is normal.
> ||
> || 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> || choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
> ||
> || TROUBLESHOOTING:
> ||
> || Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
> || Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
> || If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
> || your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
> || my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
> ||
> || Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
> || You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
> || panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
> ||
> || Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
> || and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
> || motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
> || your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
> ||
> || Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
> || case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
> || http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
> ||
> || The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
> || (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
> || If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
> || experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
> ||
> || BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
> || OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegadrivers.net
> ||
> || There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
> ||
> || --
> || Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
> || Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> ||
> || Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> || MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> || My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> || _________________________________________________________
> ||
> ||
> || Raymond Wrote:
> || =================
> ||| When install AOEIII and run it
> ||| It cannot run and the log show"PreGame 8722: nvCPL reports 0 GPU(s).
> ||| PreGame 8722: Unable to get SLI mode!"
>
>
>

Hi Raymond,

You wrote that you couldn't find a solution at the site that I posted,
however I did not simply post a site to help you resolve the issue,
I posted comprehensive instructions on how to install, update and
troubleshoot your DirectX, video, and system drivers, which are
all components of your system which could cause such issues.

Raymond, please try each step and post back with the results. :-)


--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________


Raymond Wrote:
=================
| Jimmy S.
|
| At that site I cannot find the solution.
| I can play the AOEIII ago
| All hard ware and software are same
| But I use ghost to restore the Windows and reinstall the AOEIII, It say :-
| Initialization Failed
| Direct3D initialization failed
| Possible causes Old or corrupted graphics driver
| Direct3D improperly installed
| Hardware acceleration disabled
| Starting the application with the workstation locked
|
|
|
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi Raymond,
||
|| Please try the posted solutions and report back with the results. :-)
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
|| Raymond Wrote:
|| =================
||| Hi Jimmy S
|||
|||
||| I could play AOEIII ago
||| But I reinstall the windows XP then I reinstall the AOEIII
||| I cannot play AOEIII
|||
|||
|||
||| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|||
|||| Hi Raymond,
||||
|||| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
|||| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
|||| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
|||| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
|||| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements;
|||| d. Check for known issues with your video card at the game's web site. :-)
||||
|||| 1. Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
|||| from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
||||
|||| Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If you've
|||| never done this before I recommend you also look over the Installation hints
|||| and Release Notes both of which are linked to from their download page.
||||
|||| 2. Download the latest drivers from: www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
||||
|||| 3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\nVidia
||||
|||| 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||||
|||| 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
|||| Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
|||| the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
||||
|||| 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
|||| previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
||||
|||| 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||||
|||| 8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".
||||
|||| 9. Double click the nVidia driver we saved to My Documents\My
|||| Drivers\nVidia folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains about
|||| Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is normal.
||||
|||| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
|||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
||||
|||| TROUBLESHOOTING:
||||
|||| Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
|||| Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
|||| If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
|||| your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
|||| my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
||||
|||| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
|||| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
|||| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
||||
|||| Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
|||| and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
|||| motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
|||| your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
||||
|||| Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
|||| case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
|||| http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
||||
|||| The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
|||| (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
|||| If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
|||| experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
||||
|||| BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
|||| OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegadrivers.net
||||
|||| There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
||||
|||| --
|||| Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
|||| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||||
|||| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|||| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|||| _________________________________________________________
||||
||||
|||| Raymond Wrote:
|||| =================
||||| When install AOEIII and run it
||||| It cannot run and the log show"PreGame 8722: nvCPL reports 0 GPU(s).
||||| PreGame 8722: Unable to get SLI mode!"

Jimmy

I delete the subfolder My game in My Doc.
I reinstall the AOEIII
That is no problem

Raymond


"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi Raymond,
>
> You wrote that you couldn't find a solution at the site that I posted,
> however I did not simply post a site to help you resolve the issue,
> I posted comprehensive instructions on how to install, update and
> troubleshoot your DirectX, video, and system drivers, which are
> all components of your system which could cause such issues.
>
> Raymond, please try each step and post back with the results. :-)
>
>
> --
> Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
>
> Raymond Wrote:
> =================
> | Jimmy S.
> |
> | At that site I cannot find the solution.
> | I can play the AOEIII ago
> | All hard ware and software are same
> | But I use ghost to restore the Windows and reinstall the AOEIII, It say :-
> | Initialization Failed
> | Direct3D initialization failed
> | Possible causes Old or corrupted graphics driver
> | Direct3D improperly installed
> | Hardware acceleration disabled
> | Starting the application with the workstation locked
> |
> |
> |
> |
> | "Jimmy S." wrote:
> |
> || Hi Raymond,
> ||
> || Please try the posted solutions and report back with the results. :-)
> ||
> || --
> || Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> || Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> ||
> || Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> || MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> || My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> || _________________________________________________________
> ||
> || Raymond Wrote:
> || =================
> ||| Hi Jimmy S
> |||
> |||
> ||| I could play AOEIII ago
> ||| But I reinstall the windows XP then I reinstall the AOEIII
> ||| I cannot play AOEIII
> |||
> |||
> |||
> ||| "Jimmy S." wrote:
> |||
> |||| Hi Raymond,
> ||||
> |||| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
> |||| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
> |||| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
> |||| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
> |||| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements;
> |||| d. Check for known issues with your video card at the game's web site. :-)
> ||||
> |||| 1. Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
> |||| from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
> ||||
> |||| Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If you've
> |||| never done this before I recommend you also look over the Installation hints
> |||| and Release Notes both of which are linked to from their download page.
> ||||
> |||| 2. Download the latest drivers from: www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
> ||||
> |||| 3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\nVidia
> ||||
> |||| 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> |||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
> ||||
> |||| 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
> |||| Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
> |||| the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
> ||||
> |||| 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
> |||| previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
> ||||
> |||| 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> |||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
> ||||
> |||| 8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".
> ||||
> |||| 9. Double click the nVidia driver we saved to My Documents\My
> |||| Drivers\nVidia folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains about
> |||| Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is normal.
> ||||
> |||| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> |||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
> ||||
> |||| TROUBLESHOOTING:
> ||||
> |||| Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
> |||| Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
> |||| If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
> |||| your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
> |||| my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
> ||||
> |||| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
> |||| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
> |||| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
> ||||
> |||| Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
> |||| and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
> |||| motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
> |||| your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
> ||||
> |||| Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
> |||| case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
> |||| http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
> ||||
> |||| The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
> |||| (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
> |||| If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
> |||| experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
> ||||
> |||| BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
> |||| OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegadrivers.net
> ||||
> |||| There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
> ||||
> |||| --
> |||| Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
> |||| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> ||||
> |||| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> |||| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> |||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> |||| _________________________________________________________
> ||||
> ||||
> |||| Raymond Wrote:
> |||| =================
> ||||| When install AOEIII and run it
> ||||| It cannot run and the log show"PreGame 8722: nvCPL reports 0 GPU(s).
> ||||| PreGame 8722: Unable to get SLI mode!"
>
>
>

Hi Raymond,

That's great news! :-) I'm glad you're no longer experiencing the
"Direct3D initialization failed" error with your AOE III game! :-)


--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

Raymond Wrote:
=================
| Jimmy
|
| I delete the subfolder My game in My Doc.
| I reinstall the AOEIII
| That is no problem
|
| Raymond
|
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi Raymond,
||
|| You wrote that you couldn't find a solution at the site that I posted,
|| however I did not simply post a site to help you resolve the issue,
|| I posted comprehensive instructions on how to install, update and
|| troubleshoot your DirectX, video, and system drivers, which are
|| all components of your system which could cause such issues.
||
|| Raymond, please try each step and post back with the results. :-)
||
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
||
|| Raymond Wrote:
|| =================
||| Jimmy S.
|||
||| At that site I cannot find the solution.
||| I can play the AOEIII ago
||| All hard ware and software are same
||| But I use ghost to restore the Windows and reinstall the AOEIII, It say :-
||| Initialization Failed
||| Direct3D initialization failed
||| Possible causes Old or corrupted graphics driver
||| Direct3D improperly installed
||| Hardware acceleration disabled
||| Starting the application with the workstation locked
|||
|||
|||
|||
||| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|||
|||| Hi Raymond,
||||
|||| Please try the posted solutions and report back with the results. :-)
||||
|||| --
|||| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|||| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||||
|||| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|||| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|||| _________________________________________________________
||||
|||| Raymond Wrote:
|||| =================
||||| Hi Jimmy S
|||||
|||||
||||| I could play AOEIII ago
||||| But I reinstall the windows XP then I reinstall the AOEIII
||||| I cannot play AOEIII
|||||
|||||
|||||
||||| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|||||
|||||| Hi Raymond,
||||||
|||||| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
|||||| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
|||||| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
|||||| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
|||||| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements;
|||||| d. Check for known issues with your video card at the game's web site. :-)
||||||
|||||| 1. Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
|||||| from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
||||||
|||||| Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If you've
|||||| never done this before I recommend you also look over the Installation hints
|||||| and Release Notes both of which are linked to from their download page.
||||||
|||||| 2. Download the latest drivers from: www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
||||||
|||||| 3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\nVidia
||||||
|||||| 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|||||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||||||
|||||| 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
|||||| Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
|||||| the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
||||||
|||||| 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
|||||| previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
||||||
|||||| 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|||||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||||||
|||||| 8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".
||||||
|||||| 9. Double click the nVidia driver we saved to My Documents\My
|||||| Drivers\nVidia folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains about
|||||| Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is normal.
||||||
|||||| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
|||||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
||||||
|||||| TROUBLESHOOTING:
||||||
|||||| Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
|||||| Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
|||||| If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
|||||| your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
|||||| my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
||||||
|||||| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
|||||| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
|||||| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
||||||
|||||| Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
|||||| and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
|||||| motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
|||||| your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
||||||
|||||| Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
|||||| case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
|||||| http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
||||||
|||||| The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
|||||| (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
|||||| If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
|||||| experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
||||||
|||||| BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
|||||| OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegadrivers.net
||||||
|||||| There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
||||||
|||||| --
|||||| Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
|||||| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||||||
|||||| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|||||| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|||||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|||||| _________________________________________________________
||||||
||||||
|||||| Raymond Wrote:
|||||| =================
||||||| When install AOEIII and run it
||||||| It cannot run and the log show"PreGame 8722: nvCPL reports 0 GPU(s).
||||||| PreGame 8722: Unable to get SLI mode!"