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Disabling/Re-enabling Directdraw Acceleration

  • 06-09-2009 01:16PM
    #1
    Theresalwaysone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,039 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I've just downloaded a game to run with daemon tools,and it recommends disabling directdraw and direct 3d acceleration. When I run "dxdiag" I can see the Direct X features but there is no buttons to allow me to disable the both of them.

    Im on Vista if that helps.

    Help much appreciated.

    Ste


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  • #2
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    what game is this? is it an old one, sounds like it is


  • #3
    Theresalwaysone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,039 ✭✭✭Theresalwaysone


    Game is Grim Fandango and its wrecking my head that it keeps crashing.

    Can anyone help?


  • #4
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    try this

    http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?PHPSESSID=t71ur1g780rdr3gu95jlpppdd5&action=dlattach;topic=17831.0;attach=40112

    its a simple application to disable and re-enabled the direct draw problem yuo have


  • #5
    Theresalwaysone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,039 ✭✭✭Theresalwaysone


    cherryghost wrote: »
    try this

    http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?PHPSESSID=t71ur1g780rdr3gu95jlpppdd5&action=dlattach;topic=17831.0;attach=40112

    its a simple application to disable and re-enabled the direct draw problem yuo have

    Brilliant. Is it specifically for this game?


  • #6
    Theresalwaysone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,039 ✭✭✭Theresalwaysone


    also,

    when you start the game, there is an option to "analyse your computer", in there the option to disable both of them is there.

    If I do that, are the easily re enabled or how would I do it?

    Thanks for the help, much appreciated.


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  • #7
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    dont bother analysing your PC. that program allows you to re-enable anything you disabled after playing the game :) had the same problem myself on vista a few years ago


  • #8
    Theresalwaysone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,039 ✭✭✭Theresalwaysone


    cherryghost wrote: »
    dont bother analysing your PC. that program allows you to re-enable anything you disabled after playing the game :) had the same problem myself on vista a few years ago

    Cool.

    Another problem though, It was a torrent I downloaded, dont actually have the disk so when I run that programme after unzipping it it asks to make sure I have the disk inserted which obviously I dont.

    If I mount it to Daemon tools and then open the above programme the game just "stops working".

    :confused:


  • #9
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    sorry man you're on your own there. my game runs off the disc :pac:

    EDIT: try running in compatibility mode, that might work


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