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direct draw error?
12/04/2010, 01:11:35

    Daante writes:

    the game browser launches but straight away pops up with a *Direct Draw Error* dialog box saying *DDERR_CANTLOCKSURFACE in file D:/mm7Src/MM8/MMVIII/Code/Screen16.cpp at Linenumber: 2410*
    then asks if i want to autosave game then closes




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Could you elaborate?
12/07/2010, 02:43:03

    Anri writes:

    Do you have any more detailed information?

    * What operating system are you using?
    * What DirectX version are you using?
    * Do you get the same error with any other games?
    * Have you tried updating DirectX?
    * Have you had the save problem before?





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pc info
12/07/2010, 21:38:10

    Daante writes:

    *Windows XP
    *DirectX9.0
    *haven't got any other game. got this because i see it in a shop and i played it years ago so thought id buy again lol
    *haven't tried updating DirectX but will if you think it will work
    *have never got onto the game to save it
    Intel Pentium 4 processor
    1GB RAM

    does that help?
    btw its the basic DirectX that comes with installing windowsXP





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That's strange!
12/08/2010, 09:16:22

    Anri writes:

    That's strange!

    DirectX is usually the first thing I install/update after I've installed the OS and all drivers, so I don't know if there's something about the version shipped with XP, but I don't think it should make a difference. It's not like any of the MM games are using the latest and greatest anyway (except maybe MM9). Still, update DirectX and try again. [Link provided]

    According to MSDN: "Access to this surface is refused because an attempt was made to lock the primary surface without DCI support."

    DCI is "Display Control Interface," possibly a low-level API (direct access) used in conjunction with DirectX in older games, but I *think* that DCI is deprecated these days? So the game can't lock (done before you can draw on a surface) the primary surface (the current frame buffer).

    Something like that.



    Related link: DirectX 9.0c

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You'll want to make sure that you're using DirectX 9.0c....
12/08/2010, 13:39:55

    Bones writes:

    It took them until the third revision to get all the backward compatibility bugs worked out.

    Something else you might need to do is to toggle DirectDraw on and off. Start -> Run -> "dxdiag" -> Enter. Choose the Display tab and click the Disable button for DirectDraw Acceleration in the DirectX Features box. Then click to re-Enable. While you're at it, do the same for Direct3D.





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direct draw...
12/08/2010, 21:52:22

    Daante writes:

    hmm don't have a direct draw installed... that could be the problem lol. let me try install the driver. not sure which one it is for this video card though




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video card details
12/09/2010, 08:25:24

    Daante writes:

    ok i found out what video card it is. its on the motherboard. the motherboard is a ASUS P5PE-VM. so does anyone know a link for the video driver? and what do i do after downloading it?




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Drivers
12/09/2010, 08:37:20

    Bones writes:

    Use the link below to visit the Asus support page for your motherboard. Expand the VGA entry and download the drivers. Run the program and follow the on-screen instructions -- then see if you can access that DirectDraw function.


    Related link: P5PE-VM support

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woop
12/09/2010, 21:36:15

    Daante writes:

    YESSSS! that worked XD
    thanks so much




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