Age of empires 2 directdraw error windows 7

Great, I want my money back. Microhard blows again. Hey InfinityCircuit.. If you do find any fix please post it here. I've searched high and low but still couldnt find anything. Btw what is the best way to get a refund? I can do through Steam or issuing a claim through PayPal is better? Dimik, you are correct sir. So D1nn, unless you have an upgrade to a newer OS like Win7 or 8. To summarize: if you run XP, make sure you have SP3 installed.

If you have XP bit, don't waste your money until you have 7 or 8. Still the same error message when I try to play Age of Kings, or the conqueror expansion disc. I remain optimistic. The Gun In reply to deleted message. I know right??? I get the same error message about DirectDraw.

My system does meet the minimum requirements Compatibility mode does not work for any earlier version of Windows selected. I've updated DirectX in every way possible.

I've downloaded the aoe2 patch. The game still doesnt work. I've tried opening it with colors and x resolution I've tried disabling my graphics card and got the same message. DirectX says DirectDraw is enabled.

In reply to The Gun22's post on February 14, Please provide me with this information -Are they Windows 7 compatible? I've solved it. Went to Device Manager and disabled my graphic card, then restarted Windows. Then, played perfectly well. When I finish playing, I go back to device manager and enable my graphic card.

The problem is due to newer graphic cards being unable to display in x resolution. PS: Don't trust this Microsoft "Experts" They ask things like "Are you sure you meet the minimum requirements? They bring the worst out of me. In reply to totticrack's post on July 20, Anyone have another workaround?

Thanks for your feedback. Hi, I am having trouble running Age of Empires 2 on my new computer. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Just wait for it to install and once it's done the game should run without that nasty error anymore.

Uninstall the game completely then reinstall only worth trying if the game ran at least once before you experienced the problem.

Disable your graphics card within Device Manager then restart Windows remember to re-enable after you have finished playing. Just right-click and select "troubleshoot compatibility". Test the program. If it works, save it. That worked for me. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Asked 7 years, 10 months ago.

Active 2 years, 3 months ago. Viewed 47k times. This has happened to a number of my favourite games now and its infuriating!