how do you adjust hardware acceleration?

ericerics said:

lol my drivers are up-to date, i've installed them thru the internet and it was last updated 2009 something.
my cousin can run the same games as me and hes using windows 7. unfortunately his internet is not working atm and he doesnt know how to fix my problem either :S

so what was your results from running WEI, another diagnosis tool is run dxdiag by typing it into your "search programs and files" , available when you click the windows orb, post some results or screenshots when your done

ericerics said:

lol my drivers are up-to date, i've installed them thru the internet and it was last updated 2009 something.
my cousin can run the same games as me and hes using windows 7.

Are you both using Win7 32 bit? Does your cuz have the same chipset and installed RAM? Did you update your drivers through Windows Update when you installed or the manufacturer site? A lot of drivers have been updated since Win7 was released.

he built my computer for me and he installed my OS for me. im hopeless when it come to computers so i rely on the help of other knowledgeable computer peoples LOL

tests and dxdiag (i dunno where the test is in WEI im not sure if this is right but its what i can post now)

http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1261686657

http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1261686809

ericerics said:

he built my computer for me and he installed my OS for me. im hopeless when it come to computers so i rely on the help of other knowledgeable computer peoples LOL

tests and dxdiag (i where the test is in WEI im not sure if this is right but its what i can post now)

http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1261686657

http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1261686809

thanks and can you post a screenie of your display tab too ?

opps sorry for long reply i had to do something
here it is
display: http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1261697860

ericerics said:

opps sorry for long reply i had to do something
here it is
display: http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1261697860

thanks, your drivers out of date, please download and install the "ATI Catalyst™ Display Driver for Windows Vista/Windows 7 32-bit" then let us know if that fixes your problem

If not please post your error message

error: http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1261699674

that was the same link i downloaded my drivers from!
even tho it was, i still redownloaded it, unstalled the first one and installed the newly downloaded one
still didnt fix my problem...
this is what im trying to change, but its greyed out, making it unclickable:
http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1261699945

ericerics said:

error: http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1261699674

that was the same link i downloaded my drivers from!
even tho it was, i still redownloaded it, unstalled the first one and installed the newly downloaded one
still didnt fix my problem...
this is what im trying to change, but its greyed out, making it unclickable:
http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1261699945

the "change settings" is greyed out as your driver doesn't enable it, everything else you have shown me proves your graphics card is performing properly :)

the error code you show is specific to your game "maple story" I suggest search with google for "error code 2147287038" and theres numerous suggested cures mostly reinstall

I would try maybe running in compatibility mode for vista SP1 by right clikc the shortcut and pick compatibility tab and select run as vista sp1 ?

good luck with it

wait can you explain to me exactly what i should do for vista sp1 thing please? i dont understand

ericerics said:

wait can you explain to me exactly what i should do for vista sp1 thing please? i dont understand

he said; when you go to start your game

• right click the shortcut
• pick compatibility tab
• select run as vista sp1 ?