still cant run SL on any pc now

[kellyjoanne]

Knowl Paine - what the heck are you on abaout lol. i looked at what you put about the shorcut but that is far too technical and way past my understanding. It may have worked but i have no idea how to do what you say. I have loaded it to a laptop with xp but it cant run it as the laptop drive is too small and crashes so really need help

 

 

hi again. i earlier posted to say i had updated to windows 8 from 7 and could not run the SL programme. i have tried to update the graphics card drivers on both pc's and still neither will work.

The laptop that i updated worked fine and now it has 8 on it wont and says the graphics initilization failed, update your graphics card but ti is up to date. I tried running in compatibility mode using 7's settings and still the same.

Exactly the same happens on the desktop but that is still running the exact same copy of windows 7 i had on the laptop but i get the exact same message.

I cant see it can be a grapihcs card issue as both pc's say the same fault. i have tried resetting the modem incase i had an issue there but still the same fault.

I really need some help on this as i cant get on SL on either pc and want to.

Also why cant i make a comment to the replies i get on here?

THanks for any help you can give me 

Kelly

[Knowl Paine]

You can use the startup parameter  --noprobe  to disable hardware checking at startup.

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Viewer_parameters

 

Unplug / reset, your modem or router.

 

hmm... create an Alt

 

look at other Windows 8 questions here at the Forum.

 

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?filter=location&location=qanda-board%3Asla_technical&q=windows

[eyeye Afterthought]

No reply button, you are right.  You can reply to each responder though by using the permalink option that sits at the bottom of each person's post.  There is also OPTIONS<EDIT top right, if it is that you need to just add more to original post.

I'm sorry I cannot help with the graphics initialization error message, that is not familiar to me. There are other residents to come to reply to this thread. Return often please.

[Lindal Kidd]

What Knowl means by "add the start parameter --noprobe" is clearly explained in the Wiki link he provided.  Please read it.

Note, this will only turn off the error message, it does not mean that if a real error exists it is fixed.  Windows 8 is notorious for needing the correct, up to date graphics drivers that are specifically for Windows 8.  Go to the web page for your graphics card type (probably AMD/ATI Radeon or Nvidia GeForce).  Follow the directions there fo locate and install the correct drivers for your graphics card and operating system.

[KarenMichelle Lane]

Duplicate of http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Technical/cant-run-SL-after-installing-windows-8/qaq-p/1838549

We need specifics to help you further. PC make & Model and tech specs + GC information please!!!!

 

Please update your original question as follows:

Select the Options drop-down menu to the right of your question and select Edit Question.

or click on the Permalink option for the person who has asked you a specific question.

[MartinRJ Fayray]

Hello,

it seems that Intel doesn't support OpenGL on Windows 8 for older graphics chips:

http://communities.intel.com/thread/33111

 

To be more specific, Intel doesn't support Mobile Intel 4 on Windows.

 

There possibly could be an update with the next Windows Update, though.