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new video card wont work
Name: jeff Date: October 16, 2003 at 02:32:35 Pacific OS: me CPU/Ram: 2200mhz 512ddr
Comment:
i got a gforce verto FX 5200 agp and when i click on my icon to play GTA vice city or many other games the screen goes black for a few seconds then it returns me to my desktop what should i do
Name: Petit Jean Date: October 16, 2003 at 05:23:53 Pacific
Reply:
What you describe is typical of the games designed to work with DirectX and OpenGl(from Scitech Software).Good luck.
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Name: zaqx Date: October 16, 2003 at 11:05:00 Pacific
Reply:
Hi. Looks like the game is compatible with a certain version of directx. You'll want to make sure both your directx and video card drivers are up-to-date and compatible with that game...also check out the game's website for any new patches.
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