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Just upgraded from Vista Business 32bit to Win 7 Pro 32 bit

AOE working fine before upgrade but now error shown as:

"Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw"

I've checked the drivers are the latest. Directx is ver 11. DirectDraw enabled. Video card is ATI Radeon HD 3650 with latest driver.

Tried compatibility modes, disabling Aero, re-install AOE, XP virtual mode. Nothing works.

Any ideas anyone?
 

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Win 7 Pro 32 bitIntel Core 2 Quad Q94003072MB 800MHz DDR2 Dual channelATI Radeon HD 3650
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Vostro 420
OS
Win 7 Pro 32 bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400
Motherboard
? X86
Memory
3072MB 800MHz DDR2 Dual channel
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3650
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
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Hitachi HDP725025GLA380
smart430 said:
Just upgraded from Vista Business 32bit to Win 7 Pro 32 bit

AOE working fine before upgrade but now error shown as:

"Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw"

I've checked the drivers are the latest. Directx is ver 11. DirectDraw enabled. Video card is ATI Radeon HD 3650 with latest driver.

Tried compatibility modes, disabling Aero, re-install AOE, XP virtual mode. Nothing works.

Any ideas anyone?
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Check device manager to make sure it is installed and working properly. Type device manager in search>display tab. Is your card there. and does it have a yellow triangle on it?

Let us know

Ken J+
 

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Thanks for the response Ken,

The card is shown as enabled and working fine. In fact, as a result of advice on another thread regarding a similar problem with a different game I disabled the card to see if the game loads with the Windows generic graphics in play - no joy.

Andy
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Pro 32 bitIntel Core 2 Quad Q94003072MB 800MHz DDR2 Dual channelATI Radeon HD 3650
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Vostro 420
OS
Win 7 Pro 32 bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400
Motherboard
? X86
Memory
3072MB 800MHz DDR2 Dual channel
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3650
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDP725025GLA380
This is a very very old thread, and I apologize for bumping it. But I just got my first Windows 7 laptop, and was dismayed to find this exact same error verbatim. I was just wondering if the OP (or realisitically, anyone else at all), had found a solution to the DirectDraw error.

Thanks!
 

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Windows 7 64-bitIntel i5 2.6 GhZ4GB RamRaedon
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Sony Vaio S Series Laptop
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Windows 7 64-bit
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Intel i5 2.6 GhZ
Memory
4GB Ram
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Raedon
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