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Name: Ali
Date: June 30, 2003 at 06:56:57 Pacific
OS: Windows 98
CPU/Ram: 1gzAMD duron, 640mb ram
Comment:

my graphics card refuses to run Direct3D and when i test it using DXDIAG i get this error message:
Test Failed at step 8 (creating 3D device): HRESULT 0x80004005 (generic failure)
i really need help, i found a solution to the problem on microsof which involves updating some laplink program, which supposedly causes the errors however i do not have this program on my computer.



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Response Number 1
Name: RayMan
Date: June 30, 2003 at 07:11:50 Pacific
Reply:

Did it ever pass the direct3D test?
What video card are you using?
What version of DirectX are you using?
Have you updated your video driver?


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Response Number 2
Name: ali
Date: June 30, 2003 at 07:49:06 Pacific
Reply:

i have directX 9.0 and it used to run fine but hasnt since i wiped my hard drive and reinstalled windows, i have the most recent graphics drivers available from Nvidia.com


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Response Number 3
Name: RayMan
Date: June 30, 2003 at 07:59:01 Pacific
Reply:

What video card are you using? if it isn't new it probably doesn't support DirectX9. A lot of people have trouble with ver9. The only way to revert back is to reinstall the OS. You could try useing Ver 8.1 which seems to be well field tested.


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Response Number 4
Name: ali
Date: June 30, 2003 at 08:03:52 Pacific
Reply:

im using a Geforce2 MX/400 ill try reinstalling and see what happens


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Response Number 5
Name: Ali
Date: June 30, 2003 at 10:31:01 Pacific
Reply:

i tried reinstalling windows 98 but it had the same problem with DirectX 6.1 and 8.1 as it did with 9


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Response Number 6
Name: iradj
Date: June 30, 2003 at 10:41:08 Pacific
Reply:

hi ,
please try only original driver for your video card ( but however ) you may have to reinstal windows from scratch ,,,
good luck
iradj


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Response Number 7
Name: Krait
Date: July 22, 2003 at 04:46:08 Pacific
Reply:

I had the exact same problem with those generic HRESULT errors. I first thought it might have been DX9, but it wasn't. Then I thought maybe its my system and reinstalled Windows ME. Same deal. Well and lastly I tried the opposite from what everyone says one should do, and got rid of the latest nvidia detonators (44.03) and reinstalled an older version (30.82) which is a known fix for an issue with Panzer General 3D. E voila, it helped here too, everything was fine again. Guess nvidia really crapped out with their latest drivers. Shame that I need them when I want to watch my AVIs on my TV. Guess I will be switching between drivers a lot from now on unless nvidia fixes their stuff.

Lata
Krait



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