hi i have voodoo 3 2000 running on windows xp and installed amigasport 3.0 and noticed that it is not digital signed approved.  also i noticed on dxdiag that my directdraw is disabled and can't enable it. how can i enable this feature? plz help asap ty

..many drivers are not digitally signed,this is not an issue (just another stupid ms feature,I prefer to use the real name-bug :P).but ddraw shouldnt be disabled.have you installed the driver correctly? (see the driver readme.)

well what i did to install the driver was deleting the current driver and restart.  ran driver cleaner program and restarted again.  after the restart i installed the driver and restarted.. is this how to install a driver?

..well,after getting rid of the old driver (not sure what do you mean by deleting) you should run driversetup.exe,reboot and run setup.exe,reboot once again and that should be it..

i did that and still my directdraw is unable to enable..

I say,try runnig a D3D game.if it works,well,dont fix something that isnt broken ;).if you have problems when running it (errors,or wont launch at all),I would try the latest SFFT driver (extract the package,go to the device manager,find the v3,click update driver,choose instal from a specific location,point it to the folder where you extracted the driver,ignore xp moaning about driver not being certified,install,reboot,and that should be it).I dont have a voodoo3 installed right now but I will check on it personally if you continue to have that prob..

i dont know how the directdraw is disabled like that but i remember back ago it was enabled.. i played the same game i played back ago using d3d and it is very very slow.. when it used to be fast..

well,seems like something got screwed up badly.hate to say it,but you may need to make a clean instal of xp :(

well you could try to reinstall DirectX 9.0c anew, otherwise if that doesn't help, you could try and restore [repair] the current WinXP Install, it doesn't work all of the time, but it's worth givin it a go.

And if that doesn't work then, ps47's idea would be the best thing to do.

yeah,reinstalling dx9c is a good idea.

yeah at the ComputerStore where I work part time, I have comeaccros this problem quite a few times sometimes it work but sometimes a fresh install can still be the best option.

wrote on 05.09.05 at 11:48:06:

yeah,reinstalling dx9c is a good idea.

Reïnstalling DirectX 9 won't work in several occasions.
If it doesn't work, try to reïnstall the whole operating system.

Also, don't forget to install the drivers for the motherboard herself.
If your board is fitted with a VIA chipset you should install the Via Arena Drivers.

Also, post the specifications of your PC. Be as precise as possible.
We can help much better if we know with what system you're dealing with  ;)

There used to be a 3rd party DX uninstaller available at download dot com. Might help if it's a DX problem.

wrote on 06.09.05 at 16:55:10:

There used to be a 3rd party DX uninstaller available at download dot com. Might help if it's a DX problem.

here you are, The DirectX Uninstaller:)
http://www.3dcenter.org/downloads/directx-dx9uninstaller.php

Man I love scouting  8)

And if the DirectX uninstaller which Obi-wan provided won't work you can also try DirectX Happy Uninstall V1.2  :)

so i use this directx uninstall program and redownload 9.0c at microsoft.com?

yes , that would be most approciate :)