have you tried reinstalling directx 9?

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 05:03:14 -0600, Gekko Gecko
wrote:

:I have a GeForce2 MX/400 and I'm running Windows 98 with DirectX 9.0. I
:recently installed the newer drivers from the nvidia website and I've
:been totally unable to run anything with Direct3D.
:
:The only thing that will run is Diablo 2 in DirectDraw mode.
:
:I did a dxdiag and came up with this:
:
:Direct3D 7 test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT
:= 0x80004005 (Generic failure) Direct3D 8 test results: Failure at step
:8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x8876086c (error code) Direct3D 9
:test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT =
:0x8876086c (error code)
:
:Diablo 2 gives me this:
:
:05:31:26.760 imagehlp.dll loaded for better stack crawls.
:05:31:26.760 Able to access user registry to delete flag
:05:31:26.760 ... continuing Video Test
:05:31:28.410 Enumerating display device
:05:31:28.410 Creating running dialog
:05:31:29.450 Running dialog displayed, continuing ...
:05:31:30.440 Ready to detect operating system
:05:31:30.440 Detecting Operating System and DirectX...
:05:31:30.440 osDetect()
:05:31:30.440 Valid version of DirectX found. (4.9.0.902)
:05:31:30.440 ...Done Detecting Operating System and DirectX: Success
:05:31:30.440 OSDetect passed: Registering window class...
:05:31:30.440 ... Done Registering window class
:05:31:30.440 DDrawDetect...
:05:31:31.430 Detecting boards which support DirectDraw...
:05:31:31.590 Checking capabilities of NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400...
:05:31:33.130 Supports 32 bit cutscenes.
:05:31:33.130 Video Memory Total= 62.641 MB, Free= 61.540 MB
:05:31:33.130 Passed requirements for Diablo II.
:05:31:33.460 Destroyed DDraw window.
:05:31:35.440 Direct3DDetect...
:05:31:36.430 Detecting boards which support Direct3D...
:05:31:36.590 Checking capabilities of NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400...
:05:31:36.590 VendorID = 0x000010de, DeviceID = 0x00000110
:05:31:36.970 ***** Direct3D error: Create 3D HAL Device (mode
:enumeration) failed! - D3D_OK (0x0)
:05:31:37.300 ***** Direct3D error: Create 3D HAL Device (mode
:enumeration) failed! - D3D_OK (0x0)
:05:31:37.630 Supports 32 bit cutscenes.
:05:31:37.630 Couldn't find valid display mode for user interface screens.
:05:31:37.630 Couldn't find valid display mode for game screens.
:05:31:37.960 Destroyed D3D window.
:05:31:37.960 Found no valid Direct3D devices to use!
:05:31:39.940 GlideDetect...
:05:31:40.930 Detecting boards which support Glide...
:05:31:40.930 Missing glide3x.dll. Assuming no 3dfx boards present!
:
:So what's up? My old driver (dated 11-18-2002) worked just fine... I had
:problems originally setting up Direct3D with Diablo 2 but I fixed it
:(just don't remember how). Everything else worked but Direct3D in Diablo
:back then, though. Now none of the games work that require 3D support.
:
:Can anyone help me out here? I'm at a loss as for what to do.
:
:Thanks.
:
:GekkoGecko

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Lee.