Re: Could the upgrade to DirectX9c have caused an OpenGL failure

OpenGL drivers usually come from the video card manufacturer - do you have
the latest drivers for your card? Also, Dx9.0c is only compatible with
certain video cards - is yours one of them?

"Martin C" <> wrote in message
news:v_3ud.616$...
> Not sure if this is the right group to ask this question, but I think that
> the problem may have occurred after I installed
> the update for Direct X9c as advised by the Windows Update.
>
> I am using Win98SE and have been able to play Star Trek Voyager Elite
> Force
> for quite a while with no problems.
>
> After I had installed the DirectX 9c update, a number of weeks later I
> tried
> to run the game again, but was unable
> to do so due to an OpenGL error. The batch file that is run by the game
> gives the following information as shown below:-
>
> "Initialising OpenGL subsystem
> ...initialising QGL
> ...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\opengl32.dll' ): failed
> ...shutting down QGL
> ...assuming '3dfxvgl' is a standalone driver
> ...initialising QGL
> ...WARNING: missing Glide installation, assuming no 3Dfx available
> ...shutting down QGL
> ----- CL_Shutdown -----
> RE_Shutdown( 1 )
> -----------------------
> GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem"
>
> Is it possible that the installation of DirecX 9c has done something to
> the
> system so that it will no longer run the game?
>
> If so, what is the best way to correct the problem?
> If this is not the right group to try, could you give an idea as to the
> group I should be directing the question.
> I am also going to try posting this in the DirectX group.
>
> Thanks for any help.
> Martin
>
>

Mine is an older card (NVidia GeForce MX440), so is unlikely to be
'compatible' with the latest
DirectX (?!), but was working fine with DirectX9b. I don't have the latest
driver installed for the
card - that was going to be my next port of call if nothing else was
forthcoming.

The point is that everything was working fine with 9b and all the drivers I
had. That is what made
me think that there was something due to 9c that had caused the problem.

Thanks for the response. If there are no other replies, I will try updating
the drivers. If that gives
no joy, I will have to see if I have a rollback (ghost) image before that
update - I think I have.

Cheers,
Martin


"Jerry" <> wrote in message
news:...
> OpenGL drivers usually come from the video card manufacturer - do you have
> the latest drivers for your card? Also, Dx9.0c is only compatible with
> certain video cards - is yours one of them?
>
> "Martin C" <> wrote in message
> news:v_3ud.616$...
> > Not sure if this is the right group to ask this question, but I think
that
> > the problem may have occurred after I installed
> > the update for Direct X9c as advised by the Windows Update.
> >
> > I am using Win98SE and have been able to play Star Trek Voyager Elite
> > Force
> > for quite a while with no problems.
> >
> > After I had installed the DirectX 9c update, a number of weeks later I
> > tried
> > to run the game again, but was unable
> > to do so due to an OpenGL error. The batch file that is run by the game
> > gives the following information as shown below:-
> >
> > "Initialising OpenGL subsystem
> > ...initialising QGL
> > ...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\opengl32.dll' ): failed
> > ...shutting down QGL
> > ...assuming '3dfxvgl' is a standalone driver
> > ...initialising QGL
> > ...WARNING: missing Glide installation, assuming no 3Dfx available
> > ...shutting down QGL
> > ----- CL_Shutdown -----
> > RE_Shutdown( 1 )
> > -----------------------
> > GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem"
> >
> > Is it possible that the installation of DirecX 9c has done something to
> > the
> > system so that it will no longer run the game?
> >
> > If so, what is the best way to correct the problem?
> > If this is not the right group to try, could you give an idea as to the
> > group I should be directing the question.
> > I am also going to try posting this in the DirectX group.
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> > Martin
> >
> >
>
>