Playing Age of Empire 3

BoA51186 · 11-17-2005, 05:03 AM

i jus bought Age of Empire 3. i can install it but i can't play.

it showed me this msg while loading...
Your graphics driver may be too old to run Age of Empires III. If you wish to update your drivers, please contact your computer manufacturer for any necessary assistance.

System information: 2600 MHz, 512 MB, 128 MB Radeon 9200 (vendorID 1002, deviceID 5961)

after seeing this msg. i attempt to run but it show me a msg dat my DirectX intialization failed. when i check dxdiag. under DirectX files.

The file qasf.dll is an old version, which could cause problems.
You should reinstall DirectX to get the latest version.

i try using de DirectX 9.0c but i dunno where to extract it to. futhermore. all de files inside are zip files. i even ask my fren who has de same graphic card as me but dere was no problems found. so i got de file frm my fren through msn. copied it to windows registeredpackages & system32. replacing de old file. but de same msg appears. does de prob lies wif DirectX, my graphic card or de CD?

GRAPHICS CARD SPECS.
Radeon 9200
128MB
DirectX 9.0c

COMPUTER SPECS.
Pentium 4
80G hard drive
2.60GHz
512MB RAM

AoE SPECS.
windows XP 256MB RAM
1.4GHz processor
2GB hard drive
video card: 64MB with support for hardware transformation and lighting

JMS · 11-17-2005, 09:10 AM

beats me i thought i could help but you seem to have done quite a bit already, except learn to spell the, come on mate 2 more letters isnt going to hurt you :P :P

twistedbran · 11-17-2005, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BoA51186@Nov 17 2005, 06:03 AM
i jus bought Age of Empire 3. i can install it but i can't play.

it showed me this msg while loading...
Your graphics driver may be too old to run Age of Empires III. If you wish to update your drivers, please contact your computer manufacturer for any necessary assistance.

System information: 2600 MHz, 512 MB, 128 MB Radeon 9200 (vendorID 1002, deviceID 5961)

after seeing this msg. i attempt to run but it show me a msg dat my DirectX intialization failed. when i check dxdiag. under DirectX files.

The file qasf.dll is an old version, which could cause problems.
You should reinstall DirectX to get the latest version.

i try using de DirectX 9.0c but i dunno where to extract it to. futhermore. all de files inside are zip files. i even ask my fren who has de same graphic card as me but dere was no problems found. so i got de file frm my fren through msn. copied it to windows registeredpackages & system32. replacing de old file. but de same msg appears. does de prob lies wif DirectX, my graphic card or de CD?

GRAPHICS CARD SPECS.
Radeon 9200
128MB
DirectX 9.0c

COMPUTER SPECS.
Pentium 4
80G hard drive
2.60GHz
512MB RAM

AoE SPECS.
windows XP 256MB RAM
1.4GHz processor
2GB hard drive
video card: 64MB with support for hardware transformation and lighting

Seems like a pretty simple fix, and like JMS, i thought i could help you.. but i cant understand wtf your typing... have you installed dx9c? or what? jesus, and further more if you havent you need it, im pretty sure aoe only runs on dx9c but i could be wrong... theres directx uninstallers you could get to take the version you have off then you could install direct x 9c also go to www.nvidia.com make sure you have the lastest drivers.. well thats all i can pretty much tell you from what little i gathered from you

BoA51186 · 11-17-2005, 02:14 PM

to make things easier...

when i insert my AoE cd and attempt to play

when i click on attempt to run

my system info

checking my DirectX files

my graphics card info

so what should i do next? i tried ATi website to try to look for new drivers. i also tried the DirectX 9.0c redistributable. but i don't quite know where to extract the files to after zipping the DirectX 9.0c files. finally, i wanna know whether its my DirectX fault or my graphics card doesn't reach Aoe requirements or the problems lies with the CD?

TheDookie · 11-19-2005, 01:21 AM

I agree with Twisted about uninstalling your old version of dx. You should also download a copy of DriverCleanerPro, which I use every time I update or switch audio/video drivers. Makes sure nothing butts heads. If you still have the dll problem try:

http://www.windll.com/

They should have it. If not Google: intitle:qasf filetype:dl

Hope this helps.

11-17-2005, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
JMS is on the 5th circle: Wrath & Sullenness Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tyne & Wear, UK Posts: 1,814 Hellbux: 21,284	beats me i thought i could help but you seem to have done quite a bit already, except learn to spell the, come on mate 2 more letters isnt going to hurt you :P :P __________________ "like marxism but with lime and cats. you cant lose" - karl marx "enough is enough. i have had it with these motherfornicateing snakes on this motherfornicateing plane" - sir Samuel L. Jackson king of men and life mate to several alien species of duck "Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity" - km

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TheDookie is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4 Hellbux: 257	I agree with Twisted about uninstalling your old version of dx. You should also download a copy of DriverCleanerPro, which I use every time I update or switch audio/video drivers. Makes sure nothing butts heads. If you still have the dll problem try: http://www.windll.com/ They should have it. If not Google: intitle:qasf filetype:dl Hope this helps. __________________ There are no stupid questions, only stupid people.

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11-17-2005, 05:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
BoA51186 is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 3 Hellbux: 449	i jus bought Age of Empire 3. i can install it but i can't play. it showed me this msg while loading... Your graphics driver may be too old to run Age of Empires III. If you wish to update your drivers, please contact your computer manufacturer for any necessary assistance. System information: 2600 MHz, 512 MB, 128 MB Radeon 9200 (vendorID 1002, deviceID 5961) after seeing this msg. i attempt to run but it show me a msg dat my DirectX intialization failed. when i check dxdiag. under DirectX files. The file qasf.dll is an old version, which could cause problems. You should reinstall DirectX to get the latest version. i try using de DirectX 9.0c but i dunno where to extract it to. futhermore. all de files inside are zip files. i even ask my fren who has de same graphic card as me but dere was no problems found. so i got de file frm my fren through msn. copied it to windows registeredpackages & system32. replacing de old file. but de same msg appears. does de prob lies wif DirectX, my graphic card or de CD? GRAPHICS CARD SPECS. Radeon 9200 128MB DirectX 9.0c COMPUTER SPECS. Pentium 4 80G hard drive 2.60GHz 512MB RAM AoE SPECS. windows XP 256MB RAM 1.4GHz processor 2GB hard drive video card: 64MB with support for hardware transformation and lighting

11-17-2005, 02:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
BoA51186 is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 3 Hellbux: 449	to make things easier... when i insert my AoE cd and attempt to play when i click on attempt to run my system info checking my DirectX files my graphics card info so what should i do next? i tried ATi website to try to look for new drivers. i also tried the DirectX 9.0c redistributable. but i don't quite know where to extract the files to after zipping the DirectX 9.0c files. finally, i wanna know whether its my DirectX fault or my graphics card doesn't reach Aoe requirements or the problems lies with the CD?