World of warcraft - Unable to start 3D aceleration!

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  1. Clank
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    [SOLVED]WoW - Unable to start 3D aceleration!


    When I start WoW I get this error:

    Code:
    World of Warcraft was unable to start up 3D acceleration. Please make sure DirectX 9.0c is installed and your video drivers are up to date.
    WoW worked FINE before I installed W7, could anyone provide a solution please?

    Specs:

    Windows 7 Pro 32Bit
    1GB Ram
    Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00GHZ
    Graphics card (or something of the like?) Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
    Got Directx.

    Solution: Updated my drivers.

    Thanks ;p
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  3. Dinesh
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    Did you recently update your video driver?
    You need to also install the chipset drivers for your motherboard else you'll be unable to obtain hardware accelerated 3D in most cases.
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  4. Clank
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    No, I didn't recently update.

    Where can I get chipset drivers?

    Thanks for speedy response.
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  6. Dinesh
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    what motherboard do you have?
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  7. Clank
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    Pass.
    How can I find this? Is it in device management?
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  8. Dinesh
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    yes, click Start button and in the Start Search box, type devmgmt.msc and press Enter.
    now in device manager, expand system devices and you'll see the name like Intel or asus.
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  10. Clank
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    Intel.

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  11. Dinesh
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    Download and install this driver: Download Search Results!
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  12. Clank
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    Okay I'll post back with results, thanks
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  13. Dinesh
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    you're welcome. :)
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