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Hi Everyone!
Last night I decided to dl a few 3D screensavers to test out my new comp.
1 Electricalm 3D Screensaver and
2 Matrix 3D screensaver
Niether one would run.
The screen seemed to change for a second and then nothing happens.
So I decided I would adjust a few settings.
This didn't work. :(
So today I tried to check the Open GL in SANDRA and everytime I try to use the Open GL module I get an error and SANDRA closes.
All the other modules work.
That really trips me out.
So what can I do?
I ran Direct X diagnostic and everything checked out fine.
I'm lost! :blink:
Please Help :D
2gig pentium
4x Nvidia TNT2 M64
512 Ram
Win XP
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You try reinstalling OpenGL?
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No
How do I do that?
Do I have to reinstall the whole system to do that?
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Yes I have Direct X 9 and everything checks out alright.
Another thing-
All the screensavers that came installed with XP work fine.
I don't think I need to reinstall Open GL.
I don't get it!
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All your hardware settings are set to max acceleration? Maybe update the drivers for the graphics card or try a different driver. Try a lower screen resolution too. It shouldn't be a problem with your card because it's fairly new but some older ones have a problem with glide at high frequency/high resolution.
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Ok
I rolled back the driver and it works now, but the frame rate is really slow and super choppy.
I think I got the newer driver from Windows Update.
After rolling back the driver I noticed that the "Display Properties" dialog box changed also, giving me 2 options for the vid card.
I'm lost here.
How should I try and adjust my settings to make the screensaver run smoothly and quick?
I'm using Electricalm2 to test it.I'm sure allot of you have seen this screensaver so-?
http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/wq1.jpg
http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/wq2.jpg
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Oh yeah
I installed a second HDD that has a fat 32 file system.
My C: drive has an NTSF file system.
Could this be a problem?
EDIT
I just used a prog called "My Drivers" to check and see if there was any driver updates.
It turns out that there was a 4 in 1 dl from my motherboards website which I dl'ed and installed, but it didn't change a thing.
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Update
I just installed Microsoft Plus for XP and all the graphics run smoothly.
Do any of you have the 3D screensavers that I refered to in my original post?
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Never download drivers for non-Microsoft hardware from Windows Update... <_<
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Problem Solved! :D
After I installed the new VIA Motherboard drivers, I got the open gl module to work in SANDRA once again.
It told me that my open gl wasn't "hardware accellerated and that I should check for new drivers.
So I did.
I dl'ed new NVIDIA drivers from Microsoft and it worked.
This time.
Graphics are quite impressive now and very smooth.
I love that "My Drivers" program!
Thanks everyone!
What a valuble resource this place is!!
