Direct3D error...

[users]Woo-chopper5 · Post by **[users]Woo-chopper5** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:03 pm

Whenever I try to start up Halo Custom Edition, I get the "problem initializing Direct3D" error. I've tried un-installing Halo CE. I've gotten the newest drivers for my video card (Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB). I've gotten the latest version of DirectX (9.0c). The hardware acceleration is on. I don't have any idea why Halo CE won't work. It has in the past. Any suggestions about how to fix this problem?

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:19 pm

open up gxdiag (start -> run ->gxdiag )
and go to video tab or whatever and you should see 3 buttons, enable them all..

Also right click on your desktop
go to properties
click settings tab
click advanced button
click troubleshoot tab
drag the slider for full accelleration

[users]Woo-chopper5 · Post by **[users]Woo-chopper5** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:50 pm

That wasn't the problem either, but thanks for trying to help.

I did a bit of searching and came across a solution. It turns out that all you need to do is replace a dll in the Halo CE root directory because of Windows Service Pack 2. The dll is here (it's on Bungie's site, so I assumed it was safe). So, if anyone else was having the same problem, there's your solution. If it doesn't work, update your video card drivers.

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:29 pm

perhaps like the 1.05 update??