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- Problems with DirectX and some 3Dfx based cards
- ===============================================
-
- Some problems may occur when using 3Dfx based 3D
- accelerated cards as a secondary card if the primary
- display card (Your 2D card) also has some 3D acceleration.
-
- When you run Flying Corps, if you find that on the graphics
- driver selection screen only 'Rowan Software Driver' and
- 'Direct3D Hardware Driver' are listed and that the Direct3D
- hardware driver option has been greyed out then this means
- that your 3Dfx card has not been installed successfully.
-
- This problem occurs when the 3Dfx card has not been correctly
- registered by Windows 95. The solution is to re-install your cards drivers.
- The following test can be used to check
- whether your card has been installed correctly.
-
- From the windows 95 desktop click on the 'Start' menu item
- and select 'Run'. In the 'Run' dialog type 'regedit'
- and select 'OK'. This will launch the windows 95 registry
- editor. The display in the lefthand window should look
- something like the diagram below.
-
- [-]----My Computer
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- |
- [+]-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- |
- [+]-HKEY_USERS
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
- |
- [+]-HKEY_DYN_DATA
-
- Click on the '+' next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Your display should now
- look something like the following diagram.
-
- [-]----My Computer
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- |
- [-]-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- | |
- | [+]-Config
- | |
- | [+]-Enum
- | |
- | [+]-hardware
- | |
- | [+]-SOFTWARE
- | |
- | [+]-System
- |
- [+]-HKEY_USERS
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
- |
- [+]-HKEY_DYN_DATA
-
- Now click on the '+' next to 'hardware'. Your display should now
- look something like the following diagram.
-
- [-]----My Computer
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- |
- [-]-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- | |
- | [+]-Config
- | |
- | [+]-Enum
- | |
- | [-]-hardware
- | | |
- | | [+]-DESCRIPTION
- | | |
- | | [+]-devicemap
- | | |
- | | [+]-DirectDrawDrivers
- | |
- | [+]-SOFTWARE
- | |
- | [+]-System
- |
- [+]-HKEY_USERS
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
- |
- [+]-HKEY_DYN_DATA
-
- If at this stage, the 'DirectDrawDrivers' entry has not been displayed
- then your card has not been setup correctly. If it is present but you
- are still experiencing problems then continue with the remaining checks
- below.
-
- Click on the '+' next to DirectDrawDrivers. The display should change
- to look something like the diagram below.
-
- [-]----My Computer
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- |
- [-]-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- | |
- | [+]-Config
- | |
- | [+]-Enum
- | |
- | [-]-hardware
- | | |
- | | [+]-DESCRIPTION
- | | |
- | | [+]-devicemap
- | | |
- | | [-]-DirectDrawDrivers
- | | |
- | | []-aba52f41-f744-11cf-b4-52-00-00-1d-1b-41-26
- | |
- | [+]-SOFTWARE
- | |
- | [+]-System
- |
- [+]-HKEY_USERS
- |
- [+]-HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
- |
- [+]-HKEY_DYN_DATA
-
- Double clicking on the string of characters under the
- 'DirectDrawDrivers' entry should cause a description
- string and driver name to be displayed in the right hand
- window. If this does not match the name of your card
- then you do not have the cards drivers installed correctly.
-
- If after attempting to re-install your card's Direct3D drivers
- you still cannot find your card's details in the registry as defined
- above then we suggest that you contact
- your card's manufacturer for technical support.
-