DirectX and OpenGL need nerd help

[DJL 235]

When I switched to XP and tried to play Return to Castle Wolfenstein I got this:

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...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT
...restoring display settings
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
...assuming '3dfxvgl' is a standalone driver
...initializing QGL
...WARNING: missing Glide installation, assuming no 3Dfx available
...shutting down QGL
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
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GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

I chopped off the first part and just started where errors began to appear. The problem appears to be something related to "open GL". I downloaded a demo version hoping the problem would fix itself, no dice. After talking to an IT friend at work he suggested I download DirectX. Everything I find seems to be development kits and not the plug and chug I'm envisioning. Any advice?

Also, I'm searching on Castle Wolfenstein sites for info.

THanks,
Doug

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[PhreeZone 20]

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/downloads/drx90.asp

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And tomorrow is a mystery

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[bwilling 0]

Downloading the latest DirectX drivers won't fix it... ID uses OpenGL for video (OpenGL and DirectX are both graphics subsystems) on all their games... you need drivers and a video card that support OpenGL... know what kind of video card is in your computer? They list this in the system requirements on their website...

* 3-D Hardware Accelerator (with 16MB VRAM with full OpenGL® support

"If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got."

[Chivo 0]

DirectX comes with XP. Make sure you have all the updates (XP SP1).

Apparently it is unable to set the pixel format for the rendering context, i.e. unsupported resolution by your card/monitor configuration. First it tries with the OpenGL drivers and since it can't make it work, it then tries with the 3dfx drivers.

The solution: Assuming you have a decent (newer) graphics card, probably from nvidia or ati... go to their website and download their drivers.

XP has drivers for both of them but they do not include the opengl extensions (only direct3d). But if you download the drivers from www.nvidia.com or www.ati.com, you'll get what you need.

Later,
Chivo

[IronMike 0]

Its a simple fix: You need to change the flux capacitor to 1.21 jigiwatts.

Glad to be of help.

[Sonic 0]

Don't install SP1 if your XP is less than legit

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[skip 0]

when ever I load my machine with xp I get the same thing. Tho XP loads my video cards drivers I go out and get them from the manufacture and reload them which solves the problem.

.:skip

[Cepheus 0]

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Don't install SP1 if your XP is less than legit

Easy enough -- it won't let you.

**puts away the peg leg and eyepatch**

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[CrazyIvan 0]

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Don't install SP1 if your XP is less than legit

If someone need 'licenses' let me know

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[DJL 235]

Well, if by legit you mean not legit then I think I'm OK. Hmm, I suspected as much.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[RichM 0]

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Don't install SP1 if your XP is less than legit

Easy enough -- it won't let you.

**puts away the peg leg and eyepatch**

Or just get the hacked corporate SP1

Rich M

[Cepheus 0]

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Or just get the hacked corporate SP1

There's also a few registry settings you can play with to get it running...

**puts away hacksaw**

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