Problem with AoE II

[Guest]

When I try and load AoE II the conquerors expansion there is an error message
"Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure your video card and driver
are compatiable with directdraw." I have played it with no problems on my
comp but now I get this message.

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Paulie,

Please try the solutions in this article on for size:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=242902

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| When I try and load AoE II the conquerors expansion there is an error message
| "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure your video card and driver
| are compatiable with directdraw." I have played it with no problems on my
| comp but now I get this message.