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wattage

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Problem: "Error starting Direct3D engine" in Theater View
« on: July 02, 2013, 08:20:27 am »

I get the error above when trying to enter theater view in MC18.  I'm running a Intel® Desktop Board DN2800MT with Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit using the HDMI display output.  I saw that there was a dll file that had to be loaded in MC14 and I think with XP.  Is this still a valid fix?  Any other suggestions?
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JimH

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Re: Problem: "Error starting Direct3D engine" in Theater View
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2013, 09:48:49 am »

Are you using 18.0.206?
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wattage

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Re: Problem: "Error starting Direct3D engine" in Theater View
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2013, 10:45:08 am »

Yes, running 18.0.206.  Additional information on the error message is

(Adapter 0 not capable of windowed mode)

A friend of mine is using the same board but with windows 8 32 bit and does not have the issue.

Thanks for the fast reply.
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Re: Problem: "Error starting Direct3D engine" in Theater View
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2013, 10:48:10 am »

Try updating the driver.  Try searching for similar problems here.
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Re: Problem: "Error starting Direct3D engine" in Theater View
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2013, 11:01:10 am »

Yes, running 18.0.206.  Additional information on the error message is

(Adapter 0 not capable of windowed mode)

A friend of mine is using the same board but with windows 8 32 bit and does not have the issue.

Thanks for the fast reply.

Do you use the Origin client? I've noticed sometimes that it fails to drop SystemUIOverlay after exiting a game.
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wattage

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Re: Problem: "Error starting Direct3D engine" in Theater View
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2013, 11:06:40 am »

I don't know what that is, sorry.  I don't use the PC for anything other than a music server.  No software other than Windows, JR MC, and the driver for my DAC is loaded on the PC.  So I would say no, I am not using this.  The board is supposed to be able to handle 1080P HDMI graphics but that is not what I'm seeing.  Any other thoughts?

Thanks for the quick reply.
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wattage

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Re: Problem: "Error starting Direct3D engine" in Theater View
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2013, 01:18:21 pm »

Have you installed the latest BIOS and drivers?

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Desktop+Boards&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+NM10+Chipset+Family+Boards&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+Desktop+Board+DN2800MT

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Windows* 7 was not loaded.  Now it is working like a charm.  Thank you very much!
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