Cannot create 3D device

[thobson 38]

I am trying to install the original OFP disks on a newish computer.  When I try to run the game I get the message 'Cannot create 3D device' .  This happens for both Windows 7 32 bit and Windows XP.  Is there a fix for this?

 

Many thanks

[gc8 981]

do you have direct-x installed? and drivers for ur graphics card?

[thobson 38]

During the installation I am told I have DirectX 9 installed and am given the option to install DirectX 8.1 (I think) which I decline.

[zulu1 145]

During the installation I am told I have DirectX 9 installed and am given the option to install DirectX 8.1 (I think) which I decline.

Sometimes DirextX gets stuck. This has helped me a few times.

Go to the START button and in the run box type:

dxdiag

This will run the DirectX diagnostic tool. It may fix things.

[krzychuzokecia 719]

Also if you have both integrated graphics in motherboard and dedicated graphics card, make sure that integrated one is turned off in Windows, and check your OFP/CWA properieties (Preferences tool in Start menu).

[thobson 38]

Thank you all for this.  I have spent a bit over a day working on this and finally have a solution.  My machine is a MacPro 5 (the one that had 4 hard drive bays anyone of which can be booted from)  One bay has an OSX drive another has Windows 7 64 bit.  OFP will not run on this drive because it thinks I have 0 memory.  I installed Windows XP in another bay but could find no drivers for it. So I then installed Windows 7 32 bit in the fourth bay and eventually found some drivers that worked, and now it is running okay.

 

Very many thanks for pointing me to the issue being related to the drivers.