Please Help!!!

[redwing]

I recently bought FFXI and loaded it. However, it will not play because it cannot find Hardware TnL, after looking this up, I discovered it has to do with the graphics card. I, being computer illiterate, have no idea about these things but my computer has an "integrated graphics with 64MB shared video memory". I was told this would run the game. Was I told wrong? Thank you

P.S. This message may not be as urgent as implied in the thread title but I have been loading this game for the past 7 hours (other problems with virus scanner, not due to slowness of computer), and am upset that it will not run.

 

[Steverooo]

Sorry I can't help you... All I can suggest is that you look for the file on the disk/CD(s) that came with your graphics card...

Best wishes!

 

[Leareth]

Do you have any more info on your video card? If it isn't specificly labeled as GForce or a RADEON there is a good chance it can't meet the 3d graphics requirements of the game. Upgrading to the latest drivers for your card would definatly not hurt.

Leareth

 

[Viking Bastard]

If you have a GForce 4 MX card it won't run a lot of games because it's basically just
a slightly amped up, cheaper version of GForce 2. I lacks something concernig dymanic
shadow creation or something. Won't, for example, run Deus Ex 2, the new Prince of
Persia games and Thief 3.

I have GForce 4 MX. I feel royally screwed.

 

[KenM]

Intergrated video means your video card is right on the mother board. The shared memory means the system RAM and Video RAM is used buy the system RAM, its not different RAM, so the comuter can't run the newer games.
You need to find out what kind of motherboard you have and what kind of slot you have for a video card. If you have WIN XP, it should automatally detect the new hardware and boot up fine. Also make sure you download the latest drivers once you get it.