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Hey every1, this is my first post on this forum and I hope it turns up good results! Im experiencing some problems with a few versions of windows! I have 3 installed currently(ive been testing to see which one to stick with). I currently have Windows Xp Dark Edition V2 Rebirth Version, Windows xp Professional, and Windows Xp Professional-64bit. The problem Im experiencing is with my graphics drivers. Now I relize the card I have in my system is a little out of date. But i fried my more recent card and dont have the money for a nice new expensive card :(, so i need to make do with what i have. My card is an Nvidia Geforce2 mx 400 64mb. Now I used to be able to run all of my games off of this card w/o any problems. But sense I have upgraded to a newer version of windows for some reason I cant get my card to display the way it used to.... (does that make any damn sense?) To me no. So the exact problems I am having is this. I have Opengl installed and directx, how ever when i try to load a game that uses either of these programs, they fail to load properly. The two games that im trying to play are Counter-Strike 1.6, And Warcraft 3 The frozen throne. I can actually play CS without using Opengl except that the graphics are a little slower and more funky. But WC3 on the other hand does not work at all. When i try to load it it says that i do not have directx installed or I may need to update my graphics drivers(which are as update as they can be, or so i think). Any help would be fantastic!

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Short answer: Windows itself isn’t the problem — your GeForce2 MX400 is a legacy, DirectX 7–era card and needs legacy XP drivers and the right OS bitness. was on the right track: use NVIDIA’s archived ForceWare for Windows XP rather than modified driver packs. The official ForceWare 93.71 (XP/2000) package is the place to start, and NVIDIA’s XP product lists show MX400 as a supported legacy device. (nvidia.com)

Basic checks to do now: confirm which XP you boot (32‑bit vs 64‑bit), then run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool (Start → Run → dxdiag). On the Display tab check the driver name/provider/version and whether DirectDraw/Direct3D are enabled; run the tests there. If dxdiag shows “Direct3D not available” the card/driver isn’t providing hardware acceleration and games that require it will fail. (support.microsoft.com)

If you’re running 32‑bit XP: uninstall any current NVIDIA driver (Device Manager), reboot, then install ForceWare 93.71 from NVIDIA. If the installer fails, use Device Manager’s Update → Have Disk and point to the driver folder. If you’re on XP x64, legacy MX-series support is spotty; the most reliable gaming result will be the 32‑bit XP install or a newer card. Don’t forget the motherboard chipset/AGP drivers — XP may not enumerate old AGP cards correctly without them. (nvidia.com)

Game-specific notes: Warcraft III needs a DirectX 8.1–capable card (it supports Direct3D and OpenGL). For Frozen Throne you can try forcing OpenGL ("Frozen Throne.exe" -opengl) as a workaround if DirectX detection fails; Counter‑Strike 1.6 also supports alternate render paths. If driver installs still fail, test the MX400 in another PC to rule out hardware failure. (classic.battle.net)

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Id like to add that Im going to be using Windows XP Dark Edition V3 Rebirth version from now on. Still waiting for a respone :)
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First, you can't expect any support for an illegal version of windows.
Second: Get your drivers from the NVIDIA site.

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Would someone remove this thread please?


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