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satchel · 11-24-2008, 07:12 PM

You're not being a pain; considering how much we all love the game, we can feel the frustration of someone who wants to play, and isn't able to.

You're right about the memory not necessarily being the problem, but since we were on that track, I thought we'd check it out, just in case.

If I were going to guess, I'd say that the problem is probably your video card, or at least its drivers. The Radeon 7000 series was released in 2001, and when first launched, only supported DirectX 7. All versions of OOTP since v6 have required at least DirectX 8. (DirectX is a Windows software driver component; it is linked with your Radeon video card drivers, but they are separate.) The Radeon 7000 series does support DirectX 8, but it does not support DirectX 9 or higher. You may be able to update your video card drivers, or your Windows software, to DirectX 8. Do you know the version number of your video card drivers? At this point, I'd say that outdated video card drivers, or outdated DirectX for your Windows, are the most likely culprits.

11-24-2008, 07:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
satchel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft Smith AR Posts: 2,680 Thanked 48x in 26 posts	You're not being a pain; considering how much we all love the game, we can feel the frustration of someone who wants to play, and isn't able to. You're right about the memory not necessarily being the problem, but since we were on that track, I thought we'd check it out, just in case. If I were going to guess, I'd say that the problem is probably your video card, or at least its drivers. The Radeon 7000 series was released in 2001, and when first launched, only supported DirectX 7. All versions of OOTP since v6 have required at least DirectX 8. (DirectX is a Windows software driver component; it is linked with your Radeon video card drivers, but they are separate.) The Radeon 7000 series does support DirectX 8, but it does not support DirectX 9 or higher. You may be able to update your video card drivers, or your Windows software, to DirectX 8. Do you know the version number of your video card drivers? At this point, I'd say that outdated video card drivers, or outdated DirectX for your Windows, are the most likely culprits.