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[Jimmy92]

I keep trying to download winflip on my computer but tells me that I don't have or that there's a problem with direct 3d and I tried downloading directx 10 butit tells me the same thing how can I fix this please help!

[koji]

Hi Jimmy92

Welcome to WinFlip Messageboard.

If you are usin WindowsXP SP2 or later, you don't have to install any other libs.
All you have to do is just execute WinFlip.exe.

If you still see some error I recommend you update your machines video card driver first.
Could you tell me your machine's environment pls?

Cheers,
Koji

[Leon1464]

Hi Jimmy92, Koji. As far as I read posts concerning "DirectX failed to initialize" problem. I think people should write model of their graphics. I´m sure the old graphic cards simply won´t work no matter how hard you try.

Anyway I wanted to ask you Koji, if the graphic card has to be only DirectX9 compatible(older 8.1 cards with 1.4PS) or  if it has to fully support DX9(PS2 or 3), and how much WinFlip utilizes feats such as pixel shaders. I think that would explain a lot about directX problems. Another chapter would be Intel GMA integrated chips.

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[Roman]

... if the graphic card has to be only DirectX9 compatible(older 8.1 cards with 1.4PS) or  if it has to fully support DX9(PS2 or 3), and how much WinFlip utilizes feats such as pixel shaders.

You've addressed this question to Koji, so Koji will add.

As much as I understand, a DirectX 8 video card would be fine if it supported the hardware acceleration feature. Since DirectX 8 video chips do not have the feature built-in, they won't work for WinFlip.



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To check HAL availability, one can run dxdiag > Screen tab. (See if it has Direct3D support)

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A DirectX 9 compatible video card sure has hardware acceleration and Pixel Shader model, which is enough for WinFlip combined with True Transparency.

As for Intel GMAs, I know GMAs 900 and higher do have HAL, SM 2, and other features typical to modern video cards. Newer releases are even better (e.g GMA 4500), and not only for WinFlip.