Direct Draw Error

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Hi Paul,

To solve the error "Could Not Initialize Graphics System. Make Sure That Your Video Card and Driver Are Compatible with DirectDraw"
go to: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=242902


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"Paul" <hawkdude909@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1fa801c48d27$07b52710$a301280a@phx.gbl...
| Everytime i open up AOE it opens up a black screen then
| closes and a error bok pops up and says " Could not
| initialize Graphics , make sure you video card and driver
| are compatible with direct draw" i need to know how i can
| fix this problem
|
| Thanx in advance , Paul

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Sir,
go to -->" Display Properties"--> Settings--> advanced--> Trouble shoot -->
slide "Hardware acceleration" to FULL--> enable "write combining" --> apply,
OK

now install Direct X Again, this will fix your problem, also try in start
menu --> run command --> "dxdiag.exe" and perform direct x test for agp
acceleration and direct draw.

Regards

Sony Payyappilly


"Paul" wrote:

> Everytime i open up AOE it opens up a black screen then
> closes and a error bok pops up and says " Could not
> initialize Graphics , make sure you video card and driver
> are compatible with direct draw" i need to know how i can
> fix this problem
>
> Thanx in advance , Paul
>

system spec:
ThinkPad T61 Vista Business SP1  
nVidia Quadro 140M  
Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz with 2GB of DDR800 RAM  

Game was working fine before I update something using Lenovo's System Update, or maybe it wasn't because of this I'm not so sure.  
couple months after when I want to play the game again, this error box appears and I tried to update the system to SP1 and even tried the methods mentioned, re-installing DirectX, test it, re-install graphics driver... Problem still unable to solve.  

Can we get awards for the most time elapsed between posts?
4 years and 2 months is one of the most impressive resurrections I've seen.

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I'm having trouble calibrating my telescope, it might be the lenses, can you guys help?
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YO, GAL, I'm having the same problem, did you ever get it figured out? Are you still watching this thread?
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rofl jay_l_a

Saw one from 2002 a few days back, that beats the pants off this guy.

I know i am very late with this, but what ever.
Whenever you have the error "could not initialize dricet draw has nothing to do with direct X or a bad wininstal, "most of the time!" you have this error is because windows can't recognize a hardware and that is because your comp is missing an update.
It's pure a win prob and nothing else, expressly for win7 users

GL with it