video card?

[dorielle97]

everytime im trying to instal the game it keeps on saying that i need to check the video card, what is it?

[Madelaine McMasters]

Hi dorielle,

There are two possibilities I can think of...

First, if you are using a very old computer, particularly a laptop, it may not meet Second Life's System Requirements. Second Life is a graphically intense application, and wants a beefy graphics system. If that's the case, I'm not sure what can be done, someone else may have a solution that fools SL into launching.

Second, your computer may have a capable graphics system, but old drivers which don't correctly report the systems identity to Second Life at launch. Make sure your graphics drivers are up-to-date.

We may be able to provide more help if you come back to your question and edit it (via "Options" over there on the right) to include more information about your computer. In particular, it would be helpful to know what operating system you're using, and what kind of graphics adapter it has, how much memory, etc.

Good luck!