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I downloaded a couple of games like wedding and diner dash.. but I can't seem to play it. An error prompted like "Failed to Initialize Window. change screen resolution and color depth. if failed, your video card does not support this game." Same problem OCCURED to all games I installed.

I downloaded EVEREST anyway, and here's the report. Thanks guys!

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Computer:
Operating System--------Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service --------------Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX -----------------4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name ---------ADMIN-7B81F256C
User Name---------------kathleen

Motherboard:
CPU Type ---------------DualCore Intel Pentium D 805, 2666 MHz (20 x 133)
Motherboard Name-------Unknown
Motherboard Chipset---Intel Morgan Hill i865GV
System Memory----------246 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type -------------- AMI (11/02/06)
Communication Port------ Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ------ ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter---------- Intel Extreme Graphics 2
3D Accelerator---------- Intel Extreme Graphics 2

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter------------ Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller
Looks as if you have onboard graphics...you may need an addon card to run those games.Yes, that does look like an onboard graphics card.... and hate to say, the whole system is pretty dated.

I notice it says you are on service pack 2. download service pack 3 from microsoft; its free.... but it won't fix your issue... just a good idea in the first place....

that said, go to intel's site, and download the latest drivers for your video card. It should run, even if it does lag a bit.

Your Direct X looks current, but I have seen cases where the 3d acceleration was somehow disabled.
do a start > run > "dxdiag"

You can re-enable it in there if for some reason it was turned off.... but get the drivers firstHow much cabbage are you gonna throw at this system? ?
You may want to save up to build a NEW system which we can help with........and how do I know the specific DRIVER for my video card? how will I know that it's compatible with my card? would that somehow help me run those gameS? Quote
Display:
Video Adapter---------- Intel Extreme Graphics 2
3D Accelerator---------- Intel Extreme Graphics 2

Extreme graphics 2 is the 865 chipset says wikipedia :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_chipsets

So, the driver you need is here :
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=9498&lang=eng

The driver will enable 3d acceleration. Depending on the game it may lag. This is your best bet though.


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