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GPU and game compatibilty problem

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I'm trying to run Dawn of war Dark Crusade (and indeed any of the original DoW games) on my computer. The game installs fine but when I try and start it a text box pops up saying "Your video card is not supported. To run Dawn of War you must have a Hardware Transform and Lighting enabled video card."

I'm currently running an Nvidia GTS 450 and it was running DoW perfectly well as little as four months ago. Any help or suggestions (aside from "get a better GPU," I'm already planning that) much appreciated.
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Re: GPU and game compatibilty problem

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Full uninstall of the driver and download the latest stable release?
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Re: GPU and game compatibilty problem

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Gave that a try and still gives me that message. It's still only a minor annoyance because a) it's only this game and b) I can still play it on the XP boot I have. Which uses the same GPU but has no problems at all. Humbug.
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Re: GPU and game compatibilty problem

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Same exact problem, with solution.

First result from Googling the error message. :P ;)
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Re: GPU and game compatibilty problem

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But asking you lot allows you to feel smug about it, and who am I to deny you that?

That fix worked perfectly though, so thanks.
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Re: GPU and game compatibilty problem

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Smug? Me? Never! :angelic:

You're welcome, though. Glad to be of help.
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Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shape-shifting Master of Darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil,
but a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow
was struck, I tore open a portal in time and flung him into the future, where my evil is law! Now, the fool
seeks to return to the past, and undo the future that is Aku...
-Aku, Master of Masters, Deliverer of Darkness, Shogun of Sorrow
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