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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Games / July 2008Problem with Age of Empires II
After install Age of Empires II, i try to play, but it not run and the message is: "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw" My Pc is new, i have a good ATI card and i try with the solutions proposed in this link without any result: http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B242902&x=22&y=12 Can anyone help me, please??!! :s Its possible this is AOEII's way of reporting missing DirectX components. Try going to www.microsoft.com/directx and clicking the download button. This will install DirectX 9.0c on your system. It will NOT interfere with the normal DirectX10 you got with Vista. What it will do is add some missing pieces that MS didn't include with DirectX10. Hope that helps! Mark > After install Age of Empires II, i try to play, but it not run and the > message is: "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Can anyone help me, please??!! :s were can i find direct x 9 for vista? when i go to your link it gives me the direct X 10. please help me again because i am a complete pc noob. > Its possible this is AOEII's way of reporting missing DirectX components. > Try going to www.microsoft.com/directx and clicking the download button. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Can anyone help me, please??!! :s i have already instaled direct x 9 but the problem continues. > Its possible this is AOEII's way of reporting missing DirectX components. > Try going to www.microsoft.com/directx and clicking the download button. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Can anyone help me, please??!! :s Make sure you have the newest ATI drivers (http://ati.amd.com), and try installing DX 9 (you can get it off the MS site, or it may be included on the AoE2 CD).  SignatureDustin Harper dharper@vistarip.com http://www.vistarip.com > After install Age of Empires II, i try to play, but it not run and the > message is: "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Can anyone help me, please??!! :s i have the same problem an i also cant find any solution. i went to google and i saw a forum post by someone how has saying he has having problems in multiplayer mode, to have this problems he should be able to start the game he also sead he has using vista home premium. if find any solution let me know please, my email is manuelmaldonado@sapo.pt. > After install Age of Empires II, i try to play, but it not run and the > message is: "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can anyone help me, please??!! :s As soon as i start a game and the map appears, the scroll box automatically starts climbing to the top of the screen. i switched out keyboards to see if a button was stuck; didnt work. my mouse seems operational. are there any software problems that could be responsible for this? if anybody can help, plz email me at jalopyman@msn.com hello unit, I have the same problem, I tried to solve it with your suggestion but it doesn't work for me, please help me. I extracted the files of the zip to my desktop after that i copied them to my aoeii directory but it doesn't work, I'm following the steps correctly? Please answer me. Gusanto SignatureGusanto Gustano: firstly im making 2 assumptions. 1. your problem is the same as the OP: cosarrara;468949 Wrote: > After install Age of Empires II, i try to play, but it not run and the > message is: "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Can anyone help me, please??!! :s 2: that you are extracting all 3 files to both the age of empires directory and the subdirectory created by conquerors. If this is the case you may not have the specific Permissions to initiate Direct3D under your system so i would suggest selecting Run as Administrator" under the file options. see if that helps SignatureUnit92 i need it, post it again please:o Signaturericco4 > i need it, post it again please:o > i need it, post it again please:o <hits Ctrl-Enter instead of Ctrl-End first time...> What the dickens are you on about??? You've snipped out all the history of this thread so all it sounds like is, based on the subject line, that you want a problem posting.... Has anyone found the solution yet ?! I was able to play the game fine on a low spec win98 PC with a simple Riva TNT 64 (does any one remember these??) and unable to do so on my much higher spec winXP laptop with an ATI X1400 ... really frustrating Age of nations, AoE III and the rest are all ok ... Just AoE II doesn't work ... You bet I have directDraw!! (dxdiag performed wonderfully!) I even tried the stupid suggestions in MS Knowledge base ... of course they didn't work ... any help is appreciated ... i really miss this game! Olórin;764843 Wrote: > "ricco4" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message > news:28cc1928088661f36eb55a292c269bc8@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > you > want a problem posting.... oh sorry, i'm spanish and i haven't understand you:o i have the same problem as everyone, i have a new toshiba laptop with a ati mobility radeon hd2600 with all ok, new drivers, last directx and all these things, i have tried a lot of things, i have searched the problem in three different languages in google for more results but nothing, everytime the same message, so what can we do? i hope i have tell all correctly Signaturericco4 > Olórin;764843 Wrote: >> "ricco4" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > nothing, everytime the same message, so what can we do? i hope i have > tell all correctly What to do? For a start, tell us WHAT the problem is! "The same problem as everyone" is, you'll have to admit, rather all-encompassing.... my problem is when i run age of empires ii, a message says "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw" Signaturericco4 nothing? Signaturericco4 > nothing? It would help if you didn't snip out your original post, containing details of the problem: "my problem is when i run age of empires ii, a message says "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw"" Just to post "nothing?" is begging to be ignored.... I don't run Vista but like lurking in this group just for kicks.... My immediate thought would be: well, have you checked that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw? I had this same problem. It is some conflict between the game and the video card driver. The game is mis-reporting it as a DirectDraw issue because it's an older piece of software that doesn't know what the problem is. I'm using a Toshiba laptop and downloaded a third-party driver at tweakforce.com because Toshiba doesn't provide any updated drivers for my nVidia card model (Geforce Go 7300). The link for the WinXP version is: http://www.tweakforce.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=15 It seems to be fine in general and runs the game OK. Hello, Thank you for answer me, I have many time without solve this problem, sice I changed my ati radeon x1950 pro to my geforce 8800 gt. 1. Yes, that is my problem. ("Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw" error message when you start Age of Empires II), sometimes appear that message but other times starts the presentation of the game and then appear a black screen and when I move my mouse appear many diferent colors. 2. I can't extract the files directly to my game's directory. so i had to extract them to my desktop and then i copied them to the games, should be work?? I have a geforce 8800 gt, original windows vista and the game is also original. Thank you. Gusanto SignatureGusanto hi!! I already fixed this problem, only installing the below file... http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en Bye SignatureGusanto can u repost that or redirect? something is wrong with the link - either broken or removed SignaturePhoenix2k4 Gusanto, can u post the link again because the page cannot be found Signaturemelocscz Hi, I don't know where the directories are so i can't do the zip thing. My computer said dd works but aoe2 won't work still. Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help SignatureFiregem50 |
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