My google earth used to work great and now after I wiped my computer, it keeps saying that it could not open in DirectX. I downloaded the newest DirectX and it still does not work. I downloaded a game and it tells me that "it cannot detect a video card compatible with DirectX 8, but I have the new DirectX 9. Help me please.
2007-12-22 05:09:21 · 4 answers · asked by Jerry the racecar driver 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
download and reinstall your drivers
2007-12-22 05:14:05 · answer #1 · answered by chumpchange 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are working in windows, right click on my computer, left click the hardware tab, left click the device manager button, and left click on the plus sign near the display adaptors. this will show you if the drivers for your video card are installed properly. If you have a yellow question mark , it is not. If you have standard display adaptor installed, you are not using the drivers for your card. You need to 1. load the disk that came with your card, or 2. read the information on the card to see what model and manufacturer it is and go to their site for drivers, or 3. go to the computer manufacturer site and look for graphic adaptor drivers for your model of computer.
You might also try windows update and click custom and see if there are updates for your graphics card under hardware updates.
2007-12-22 13:18:51 · answer #2 · answered by iirick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to install the drivers for this video card. If it is an onboard card, ie, part of the motherboard, then you need the video driver for the motherboard. If it is a third party video card, then just install the driver for that card.
2007-12-22 13:14:27 · answer #3 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try deleting the direct x 9 and use direct x 8
2007-12-22 13:13:03 · answer #4 · answered by baggypants505 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋