Solved Games won't launch on my new Windows 7 32-bit partition on an iMac.

[chris1neji]

In Mac OS does it show which display graphics adapter is enable?
I just want to make sure that by default its reading the graphics to rule out the possibility of it being disable.

 

[Rear Windows]

How would I figure that out on Mac OS?

 

[chris1neji]

How to Check an Installed Graphics Card | eHow.com
I dont know ehow is a reliable source maybe it can help you.

 

[Rear Windows]

ATI Radeon HD 5750:

Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 5750
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 1024 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x68a1
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-B9710C-238
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.417
Displays:
iMac:
Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
Connection Type: DisplayPort
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

That's copy and pasted straight from my iMac.

 

[chris1neji]

I been re reading the entire thread,
earlier another member suggested a great link,
I have a lot of hope for these drivers to work
Apple Boot Camp XP Software Graphics Drivers
They are design for Windows 7 32 bit Mac Boot camp
If you have already tried these let me know

 

[Rear Windows]

Oh... I forgot I never replied to the other member. Unfortunately, that update didn't work.

UPDATE: When I try to run Portal 2 now instead of the screen showing no action, I get a Steam pop-up saying "Steam is launching Portal 2" then the screen goes black for a split-second as if the game is about to run then it disappears and goes back to the desktop. I was wondering if you knew what this meant.

 

[chris1neji]

Yes i have, it's an issue discuss many times with Steam players, however I dont have experience with it.

However it could be a DirectX Issue which is related to your graphics.
All of the problems you mention are basically the symtoms.

Give it a minute, maybe someone else will reply and help us out
There is always hope

 

[chris1neji]

I got it working. I popped back in my iMac 10.6 installation disc and it automatically installs all the needed material. My experience index reads 7.2 for graphics and gaming graphics. Thank you so much for your help and support.

From Rear Windows


It's been fixed and solved, I had a small gut feeling it was somehow Boot Camp needing an update.

 

[Gornot]

That's what I suspected at one point. I'm glad he resolved it.