I just installed windows XP, and installed SP2. The problem is when i Try to play a game(that worked fine with ME) a dialogue box pops up and tells me my system does not support direct x 8.0 or higher. Im sure it does, since I downloaded SP 2. Well i went to the microsoft site and downloaded the program that downloads direct x 9.0 but it tells me that I already have it, so what is going on here? Thanks in advance
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Jump to Postcould it be your graphics card? i have onboard intel gfx on my laptop running XP SP2 and it runs dx 9 apps ok! if your gfx card is getting old it might not be able to run directx at certain versions. If the problem persists have you tried to …
Jump to PostTo check what graphics card you have:
right click on My Computer
select Properties from the menu.
Click on the Hardware tab at the top of the window.
Click on Device manager.
Within the new window, click the + next to Display Adapters.
This will display your graphics card (usually …
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