directx Please Help!!

[richlex]

Hello, I have a problem with my directx. In the diagnostic box notes there is
a problem with the direct draw and direct 3d. The version is directx 8.1. So
compact told me to download direct sdk. so i did. and there is still a
problem with the direct 3d and direct draw. So then i was told to remove
direct sdk and download direct 10 home version and to remove direct sdk. But
in the add remove programs there is no direct anything in my control pannel.

The reason I got into all of this because i bought DarkBasic 3d game creator
for my son. When we installed it and went to the cni function - which is an
opption to debug the program you are woking on while it is running - but when
i hit that button option i get an error that says "system error: surfaces
could not be created. d3d devices do not support backbuffer but depth and hw
acceleration. "

So this is when i began to try to fix my directx
Please help. I don't know anything about this directx.

 

[David B.]

That software seems to have been around for a while, but have you checked
that your hardware meets the requirements, and did you download the update
for XP?
http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com/?f=system_requirements

 

[VanguardLH]

in message

Hello, I have a problem with my directx. In the diagnostic box notes
there is
a problem with the direct draw and direct 3d. The version is directx
8.1. So
compact told me to download direct sdk. so i did. and there is still
a
problem with the direct 3d and direct draw. So then i was told to
remove
direct sdk and download direct 10 home version and to remove direct
sdk. But
in the add remove programs there is no direct anything in my control
pannel.

The reason I got into all of this because i bought DarkBasic 3d game
creator
for my son. When we installed it and went to the cni function -
which is an
opption to debug the program you are woking on while it is running -
but when
i hit that button option i get an error that says "system error:
surfaces
could not be created. d3d devices do not support backbuffer but
depth and hw
acceleration. "

So this is when i began to try to fix my directx
Please help. I don't know anything about this directx.

If the 3d tests fail, it means you have to try a different video
driver. That doesn't necessarily mean using the latest version of the
video driver. For example, I have an ATI Radeon X850 AGP video card
and the latest version of Catalyst would fail those 3d tests (and the
game I was trying to play which is why I ran the DX tests). I jumped
back a major version (1st digit before the period character) and the
DX tests passed and the game played okay. I then tested each
incremental version (digits after the period character) until I hit
one that failed the DX tests and where the game refused to load.
Turns out I had to move back only one incremental version of the video
driver to pass the DX tests and get the game to work.

So check what version of your driver software is currently installed.
Go to the video card maker's web site and check what was the prior
major version and install and test with that. If it still fails, jump
back another major version. When you hit a major version that works,
it's up to you if you want to test forward from there through the
incremental versions.

 

[Sam Hobbs]

Do you get this error for other programs too or does it happen for just
DarkBasic 3d game creator?