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trevor

i have just re-booted my pc with XP(the better
greater) program. i am now unanble to play gasmes that i
used to. i am an avid Diablo II player and now my drivers
do not support the game, mopre like the system cannot
play on the directX9 system.
they say the i am unable to uninstall directX9 from
my system. so does that mean that i will never see my
character again or play my games.
if you are a gamer, and are able to help it would be
extremly appreciated.
Trevor.
 
J

Jimmy S.

Hi Trevor,

Go to the WindowsUpdate site for everything under Critical
and Recommended: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Specifically, you want to install Service Pack 1, and DX 9.0b.
Afterwards, you need to bring your system drivers up to date.
Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues.

* Shut DL accelerators, firewalls and antivirus programs off while downloading or installing.
Also, check the game's website before continuing in case they released a new patch/update!

Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you install DirectX 9.0b:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/9/c/c9c8a1d4-7690-4c98-baf3-0c67e7f3751f/dx90b_redist.exe

Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:

1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.

2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.

3. Save the .exe driver (or uncompress the zip file) to a folder
in My Documents named after the driver version number.

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 the driver is a (exe)program file, GO DIRECTLY TO step 10.

9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
"Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
Skip step 10 and go directly to step 11.

10. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
"Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.

11. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 1024x768 Screen 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:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11

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?page=detonatorrip&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.omegacorner.com/

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

--
Cheers,
Jimmy S.

Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk
Microsoft Online Tech Support: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=376
Game FAQ's: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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| i have just re-booted my pc with XP(the better
| greater) program. i am now unanble to play gasmes that i
| used to. i am an avid Diablo II player and now my drivers
| do not support the game, mopre like the system cannot
| play on the directX9 system.
| they say the i am unable to uninstall directX9 from
| my system. so does that mean that i will never see my
| character again or play my games.
| if you are a gamer, and are able to help it would be
| extremly appreciated.
| Trevor.
 
B

Brian R

I'm having a similar problem. I have just upgraded my
computer to an AMD 2500+, Asus A7V600 motherboard and ATI
9200 video card. I cannot play Diablo II in 3D mode. I
had to switch it to 2D to get the game to run. Otherwise
the game would freeze as soon as you entered a game.

Maybe this will help your Diablo II anyway. But it was
nicer in 3D.
 

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