Well first off I new here, and I don't know much about computers =/ I just like game on them

Well I installed CoD2 and when I tried playing it I got this error-"DirectX Error DirectX has encountered an unrecoverable error. Please check DirectX Help document for possible details."

Here are the answers the help thing gave me-

"A. Make sure you have DirectX 9.0c installed and properly functioning on your machine.

A. Please make sure that hardware acceleration is set to Full in your display properties as follows:
1. Right click the desktop
2. Select Properties
3. Click the settings tab
4. Click Advanced
5. Click the Troubleshooting tab
6. Verify that the Hardware Acceleration slider is set to Full.

A. Make sure that all DirectX features under the Display Tab in the DirectX Diagnostic Tool are set to Enabled as follows:
1. Click START
2. Click RUN
3. Type "dxdiag" and click OK
4. Click the Display tab of the DirectX Diagnostic tool.
5. Verify that all DirectX features are set to "Enabled".

A. Make sure you have the latest drivers installed from your video card's manufacturer."
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I checked the second and third answers and know those aren't the problem, but I don't know how to test my directX and I haven't made sure the latest drivers are installed.

(I'm thinking this has something to do with my vid card but I'm not sure.)

Here are my comp specs
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OS Information:
PropertyValue
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partitio n1
Service Pack 2.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
PropertyValue
Current Clock Speed 3594
Description x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 4
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.60GHz


Memory (RAM):
PropertyValue
Bank Label
Capacity 1073741824

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~1024 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 1014MB

Disk Drives:
PropertyValue
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model IOMEGA ZIP 250
Media Type
Number of Partitions

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model ST3160023AS
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 160039272960 (~149 GB)
Number of Partitions 2


Installed Printers:
PropertyValue
Name HP Deskjet D2300 series
Port Name USB001
Default True
Driver Name HP Deskjet D2300 series

Name Fax
Port Name SHRFAX:
Default False
Driver Name Microsoft Shared Fax Driver

Name Adobe PDF
Port Name My Documents\*.pdf
Default False
Driver Name Adobe PDF Converter


Motherboard:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Dell Inc.
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product 0Y5638
Serial Number ..CN6986148C1369.
Version


BIOS:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Dell Inc.
Name Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A03
Release Date 20040917000000.000000+000
Version DELL - 7


Monitor:
PropertyValue
Description Plug and Play Monitor
Name Plug and Play Monitor
Screen Height 1050
Screen Width 1680

Description Plug and Play Monitor
Name Plug and Play Monitor
Screen Height
Screen Width


Keyboard:
PropertyValue
Description USB Human Interface Device


Pointing Device:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer (Standard system devices)
Name USB Human Interface Device


Sound Card:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Analog Devices, Inc.
Description SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Device ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&SUBSYS_01791028&REV_03\3&172 E68DD&0&F2


Video Card:
PropertyValue
Adapter Compatibility Intel Corporation
Adapter RAM 134217728
Description Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
Installed Display Drivers ialmrnt5.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.4410
Driver Date 10/14/2005 8:15:18 PM
Video Mode Description 1680 x 1050 x 4294967296 colors

Adapter Compatibility Intel Corporation
Adapter RAM 134217728
Description Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
Installed Display Drivers ialmrnt5.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.4410
Driver Date 10/14/2005 8:15:18 PM
Video Mode Description


DirectX Installation:
PropertyValue


Modem:
PropertyValue
Model Standard 1200 bps Modem
Name Standard 1200 bps Modem


Network Adapters:
PropertyValue
Description Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Microsoft TV/Video Connection
Description WAN Miniport (IPX)

External Ports:
PropertyValue
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator

Expansion Slots:
PropertyValue
Slot Designation PCI_E_1
Slot Designation PCI_1
Slot Designation PCI_2
Slot Designation PCI_3
Slot Designation PEG
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Any advice will help

I'll bbo later to answer any questions about whatever...

Have you played other games on this computer?

I ask because it only has onboard graphics as is. It is a good board chip but still limited. You do have a PCI_E slot available and if you are into high end gaming a PCI_E card would be a good upgrade.

That being said when you open dxdiag what version of DirectX do you have?

Also the tests are on the Display tab of dxdiag

What is the make and model of the computer?

Originally Posted by jephree

Have you played other games on this computer?

I ask because it only has onboard graphics as is. It is a good board chip but still limited. You do have a PCI_E slot available and if you are into high end gaming a PCI_E card would be a good upgrade.

That being said when you open dxdiag what version of DirectX do you have?

Also the tests are on the Display tab of dxdiag

What is the make and model of the computer?

-Yes I have played other games, but they were older games(2000-2001) so they never gave me problems.

-It says I have 9.0c

-I have a Dell optiplex GX280

Did the 3D tests run OK?

Yes they did.

There is a more recent driver for your graphics chip here:

http://support.dell.com/support/down...&fileid=168177

Also all drivers for your computer here:

http://support.dell.com/support/down...&catid=&impid=

I would try the latter driver and see if it makes a difference.

K I will, and also are you saying that I can buy a new vid card, and install it? (one of my friends said my current vid card was integrated and couldn't be upgraded)

Your current video is running off an integrated Intel chip. Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL.

But the specs on the computer indicate an available PCI_E x16 graphics slot.

Hence you can upgrade to a PCI_Ex16 graphics card.

I installed the driver but it still doesn't work so I'm guessing I need a new vid card.