Vista Graphics Problem

[yubba]

yeah you could try it, some where I heard that's a good way too go can't hurt. are you loading from dvd?????

[U570]

yeah, and its got the 1.4b patch already on it, so thats one less thing to do...

[U570]

just a noob question, how do I check my direct x?

[yubba]

I got the same, but I'm on an old gate way with a ge force fx 5200 at least it works, got some newer machines but they need some work, hope it works out for you, did you install direct x ok go to desktop hit start , hit run type {dxdiag} but some times vista will take you else where let me check I get back with you. DirectX Diagnostic Tool is what your looking for, but still type dxdiag

[U570]

Found it, all is looking good for DirectX. If it helps, or solves my problem, it's DirectX 11

[U570]

And if anyone is wondering what the problem looks like

[yubba]

holy mother of christ, that's bad, I don't think sh3 can run at dx 11

[U570]

That only happens when I go to the bridge, or anything that shows the water or exterior model

[U570]

so, any suggestions? If not, I'll try my luck on installing onto a laptop.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by yubba

holy mother of christ, that's bad, I don't think sh3 can run at dx 11

Those shots are pretty alarming to say the least. And I think you're right, DX11 is likely too much for the old gal...

[Paulie76]

I'm running windows 7 with dx11. As far as I remember I didn't change any settings to make SH3 run lower than that...and I don't have that graphics problem.

Honesty, I'm stumped except to say that it's unexplainable vista glitches like this that are the reason that Vista was blessedly short lived.

To me it almost looks as though one part of the scene is maxing out the video card (probably the water if it only does this externally), forcing the entire scene to de-res to try to keep running. Happens often in FSX when the settings are too high as well. My guess would be either corrupted water or simply the computer just can't handle the water texture.

[U570]

So far, I'm trying to roll-back Dx 11 to 9.0c, which should help, but what I've found on through google searches, it cannot be done. My question is, would rolling back down to DirectX 10 be enough???

[yubba]

check this http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=153900 windows 7 way over my head hope this helps

[U570]

Okay, thanks for the link yubba, I think right now, I will try to install DX 9.0c, see if that helps...

[U570]

I think I found a fix

This article is for all of you gamers running on Windows Vista operating systems. If you have recently downloaded DirectX 11 problems and are having incompatibility problems with your older PC games, read this article to learn how to fix these problems and get back to gaming ASAP!
DirectX 11 Incompatibility
Some of the newest PC games require you to download DirectX 11 in order to get the full graphics experience with the game. Unfortunately, older games cannot function properly on DirectX 11 problems. Since DirectX 11 sometimes prevents older versions of DirectX from working on your PC, older games fail to start and you will often receive an error message stating the incompatibility.
Quick, Easy Fix for Computer Incompatibility
The best way to fix this problem is to perform an SFC scan on your PC. This will locate and repair the missing or infected system files that are most likely causing the problem.
To run SFC scan:
• Go to Start
• Select Run
• Type in “sfc /scannow”
• Select OK
• Scan will run and close automatically when through.
• Restart your PC and try running the game again.
Alternative Fixes
If the previous fix does not work, try running the DX web update on the Microsoft website. Reboot and try again. As another alternative fix and to overall improve PC health, download and utilize a good registry cleaner. Cleaning your registry will fix and prevent most PC errors including DirectX 11 problems and optimize your PC’s performance.