Portal Help

[Crafterz 31]

Okies, so i downloaded Steam, made an account, bought Portal, i know i know, i BOUGHT portal. Er... I started it, it warned me that I needed Direct x 8, so i got it and then I got directx 10. So Tried it again, loads, loads, loads, loads, loads...Then crashes.

 

Ideas?

 

Thanks

[Mastric 77]

DirectX 10, guess you have Vista, you might need to downgrade to XP, make sure you can run portal and give me the results of this test.

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

[Crafterz 31]

I have XP

[plutomic 76]

I have XP

lol...nobody tell him

[Crafterz 31]

Im really confused...wha???

[Lost Prodigy 158]

WOW

WOW

WOW

OMFG

HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

 

 

Omfg no way dude...

 

Sorry Pluto I gotta help him out.

Many of the newest Windows games take full advantage of the next-generation graphics technology in Windows Vista called DirectX® 10.

 

Source: http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/About...irectx10-a.aspx

 

 

- Windows XP cannot run DirectX 10 (technically, Direct3D 10) applications because of the significant changes in the graphics API and driver model

- And while I’m on it, the Xbox 360 cannot run Direct3D 10 because it lacks the Shader Model 4.0 hardware.

 

So, if you’ve read this far and STILL want Windows XP to run DirectX 10, you know the only answer: You’ll need to upgrade to Windows Vista and install a Shader Model 4.0 graphics card!

 

 

 

Source: http://letskilldave.com/archive/2006/10/17....-No_2E00_.aspx