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TommyT
03-07-09, 11:28 AM
Running 1.5 w/ latest TMO. Was operating fine, now getting the message "Cannot initialize 3D engine" when trying to load.

Tried to restore system to a previous restore point and none of my restore points will work.

I uninstalled, cleaned the registry, and reinstalled. Tried to load the stock game and still get the message.

IL2 Forgotten Battles loads, as does Falcon 4 Allied Force.

What kind of problem do I have? Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Doug
Gato76
03-07-09, 02:04 PM
Update your video card drivers
Soundman
03-08-09, 06:31 PM
Sorry for the edit......upon the first read, thought you said you could NOT load Falcon..... Whatever the problem, wish you well.
TommyT
03-08-09, 09:45 PM
The advice to update drivers worked. Although I have no idea why a perfectly stable install decided to go south on me, updating has got me back in the game. I haven't gotten my old missions successfully loaded yet but that is just a matter of getting the files in the right place.

My past experience with updating drivers has left me with the attitude of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." I know that isn't the best course, but the old Falcon 4.0 install dance left me so burned out on mods and updates that I frankly gave up on a lot of good sims...

Seems however that I will get the chance to get sunk some more...!

Doug
Soundman
03-09-09, 11:37 AM
Yes, I do remember the Falcon dance!:haha: Glad you got it worked out.
Captain Dave
03-09-09, 07:38 PM
I had the same problem with "cannot initialize 3D engine". I was messing around one day in the DIRECT X DIAGNOSTIC TOOL and had disabled Direct Draw Acceleration and Direct 3D Acceleration. I had forgotten to enable them so the message popped up when I started SH4.:damn: Something to check next time anybody gets that message.
Schwieger
09-09-10, 06:31 PM
I had the same problem with "cannot initialize 3D engine". I was messing around one day in the DIRECT X DIAGNOSTIC TOOL and had disabled Direct Draw Acceleration and Direct 3D Acceleration. I had forgotten to enable them so the message popped up when I started SH4.:damn: Something to check next time anybody gets that message.


and were exactly is the Direct X Diagnostic Tool? :hmmm:
scorpiondown
02-25-11, 09:28 PM
in the "run" box type dxdiag