Flight Simulator 2004 : No "hardware" listed?

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Hey there, I purchased FS9 about 2 months ago. I thought it was really cool!
Now. I own a HP Pavilion ze2000 notebook, which means it has an integrated
graphics card if I am correct. An intel one?

Specs:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?dlc=fr&lc=en&product=444477&lang=fr&cc=fr&os=228

Okkaiii, anyway, Under display > hardware nothing's listed so I can't turn
the headlights (landing lights) on or anything when I turn all lights on, the
landing lights are.. nothing, the graphics are poor because of my gfx card
etc. and it takes ages to load custom aeroplanes, especially an a380! so I
tend to stick to smaller craft.

Please help! I'd like to get the best out of fs9 without having to purchase
extra parts >.<!

Thank you!
Michael
 
Hi MichaelC24,

Please follow the instructions in this article to identify the specifics
about your onboard graphics adapter, and then compare it to the
minimum video requirements for that game:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823628

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MichaelC24 Wrote:
=================
| Hey there, I purchased FS9 about 2 months ago. I thought it was really cool!
| Now. I own a HP Pavilion ze2000 notebook, which means it has an integrated
| graphics card if I am correct. An intel one?
|
| Specs:
| http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?dlc=fr&lc=en&product=444477&lang=fr&cc=fr&os=228
|
| Okkaiii, anyway, Under display > hardware nothing's listed so I can't turn
| the headlights (landing lights) on or anything when I turn all lights on, the
| landing lights are.. nothing, the graphics are poor because of my gfx card
| etc. and it takes ages to load custom aeroplanes, especially an a380! so I
| tend to stick to smaller craft.
|
| Please help! I'd like to get the best out of fs9 without having to purchase
| extra parts >.<!
|
| Thank you!
| Michael
 
Thanks for the reply Jimmy
however, under dxdiag on display it says "Device: ect." but there's nothing
there. it says it only supports directdraw ;l

"The system is using the generic video driver. Please install video driver
provided by the hardware manufacturer.
To test DirectDraw functionality, click the "Test DirectDraw" button above.
Direct3D functionality not available. You should verify that the driver is
a final version from the hardware manufacturer."

So...?

I don't know what to do?

Thanks and sorry for being a pest.
 
Hi MichaelC24,

Since you only have the generic graphics driver installed, try updating
that driver from the HP website that you pasted here which leads to:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...en&cc=fr&dlc=fr&os=228&product=444477&lang=fr

--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________


MichaelC24 Wrote:
=================
| Thanks for the reply Jimmy
| however, under dxdiag on display it says "Device: ect." but there's nothing
| there. it says it only supports directdraw ;l
|
| "The system is using the generic video driver. Please install video driver
| provided by the hardware manufacturer.
| To test DirectDraw functionality, click the "Test DirectDraw" button above.
| Direct3D functionality not available. You should verify that the driver is
| a final version from the hardware manufacturer."
|
| So...?
|
| I don't know what to do?
|
| Thanks and sorry for being a pest.
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi MichaelC24,
||
|| Please follow the instructions in this article to identify the specifics
|| about your onboard graphics adapter, and then compare it to the
|| minimum video requirements for that game:
|| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823628
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
||
|| MichaelC24 Wrote:
|| =================
||| Hey there, I purchased FS9 about 2 months ago. I thought it was really cool!
||| Now. I own a HP Pavilion ze2000 notebook, which means it has an integrated
||| graphics card if I am correct. An intel one?
|||
||| Specs:
||| http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?dlc=fr&lc=en&product=444477&lang=fr&cc=fr&os=228
|||
||| Okkaiii, anyway, Under display > hardware nothing's listed so I can't turn
||| the headlights (landing lights) on or anything when I turn all lights on, the
||| landing lights are.. nothing, the graphics are poor because of my gfx card
||| etc. and it takes ages to load custom aeroplanes, especially an a380! so I
||| tend to stick to smaller craft.
|||
||| Please help! I'd like to get the best out of fs9 without having to purchase
||| extra parts >.<!
|||
||| Thank you!
||| Michael
 
Thank you very much! :) It now runs like a dream but slows my PC, but I'll
have to put up with it!

Thank you :)!
 
Hi MichaelC24,

You're welcome! I'm glad we were able to help you. :-)

--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________


MichaelC24 Wrote:
=================
| Thank you very much! :) It now runs like a dream but slows my PC, but I'll
| have to put up with it!
|
| Thank you :)!
 
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