I saw another forum about this, but my problem was not the same and was not solved by what was said there.
When I try to run any game (from Thief to Soldat to World of Warcraft) It says "Unable to start 3d acceleration! make sure that you have DirectX 9.0c installed and your latest drivers." I have an old graphics card and the latest drivers...and it worked last night...
I have an Nvidia GeForce FX Bloody Monster 3
I ran the DXdiag program and these were the results
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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/9/2007, 17:41:15
Machine name: JEFFERY-6E71CCD
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) , MMX, 3DNow, ~1.1GHz
Memory: 768MB RAM
Page File: 365MB used, 1128MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found. DirectDraw test results: Failure at step 9 (Creating primary surface): HRESULT = 0x887600e1 (error code) Direct3D 7 test results: Failure at step 37 (SetCooperativeLevel to Fullscreen): HRESULT = 0x88760245 (error code) Direct3D 8 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x88760868 (error code) Direct3D 9 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x88760868 (error code)
Sound Tab 1: DirectSound test results: All tests were successful.
Sound Tab 2: DirectSound test results: All tests were successful.
Music Tab: DirectMusic test results: All tests were successful.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found. DirectPlay test results: The tests were cancelled before completing.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (Microsoft Corporation)
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce FX 5200
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.5673 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/3/2004 20:56:46, 4274816 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 8/3/2004 18:29:56, 1897408 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4062-11CF-9975-0A2000C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0322
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Revision ID: 0x00A1
When I try to run any game (from Thief to Soldat to World of Warcraft) It says "Unable to start 3d acceleration! make sure that you have DirectX 9.0c installed and your latest drivers." I have an old graphics card and the latest drivers...and it worked last night...
I have an Nvidia GeForce FX Bloody Monster 3
I ran the DXdiag program and these were the results
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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/9/2007, 17:41:15
Machine name: JEFFERY-6E71CCD
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) , MMX, 3DNow, ~1.1GHz
Memory: 768MB RAM
Page File: 365MB used, 1128MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found. DirectDraw test results: Failure at step 9 (Creating primary surface): HRESULT = 0x887600e1 (error code) Direct3D 7 test results: Failure at step 37 (SetCooperativeLevel to Fullscreen): HRESULT = 0x88760245 (error code) Direct3D 8 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x88760868 (error code) Direct3D 9 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x88760868 (error code)
Sound Tab 1: DirectSound test results: All tests were successful.
Sound Tab 2: DirectSound test results: All tests were successful.
Music Tab: DirectMusic test results: All tests were successful.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found. DirectPlay test results: The tests were cancelled before completing.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (Microsoft Corporation)
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce FX 5200
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.5673 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/3/2004 20:56:46, 4274816 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 8/3/2004 18:29:56, 1897408 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4062-11CF-9975-0A2000C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0322
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Revision ID: 0x00A1
