Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: Can't get HALO demo to work!!
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I updated my directx and downloaded the Halo demo then it tells me that I have a hardware acceleration problem? A problem occured initializing direct3d. Hardware acceleration maybe disabled, please run DXDIAG. What is this all about? Need someone to help me please.

  • 11.11.2004 12:19 AM PDT
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Well, you should run DXDIAG and see if you got the AGP device on or off. You should also update the motherboard and the video card drivers. BTW, could you list your computer specs?

  • 11.11.2004 12:04 PM PDT
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sounds like your video card is crap. what is it?

  • 11.11.2004 1:35 PM PDT
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If it says that there is a hardware acceleration problem, then Iamwhie is right. Your ram is large enough, your video acceleration isnt fast enough, or it has something to do with the programming itself.

  • 11.17.2004 5:26 PM PDT
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sounds like what i used to have......

  • 11.18.2004 9:04 AM PDT
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I have an x800 XT PCI-Express, 1024 DDR-Ram, 3.2 P4, and I EVEN get this error. How buggy can one game be -_-. All my stuff is up to date, and no other games give me this trouble.

  • 11.24.2004 7:55 PM PDT
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i have a comp, intel pentium M processor (1.4 ghrtz) sd ddr Ram (512 MB) except i need to find a video card for it because it shares the video and my ram

  • 11.24.2004 9:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ragdolleffect
I have an x800 XT PCI-Express, 1024 DDR-Ram, 3.2 P4, and I EVEN get this error. How buggy can one game be -_-. All my stuff is up to date, and no other games give me this trouble.


The game isn't bugged, you didn't install your graphics card properly that's all. The error is caused by driver corruption as a result of installing new drivers over old ones, without first uninstalling the old.

  • 11.24.2004 10:28 PM PDT