I cannot run any SL viewer, because I keep getting a message saying that "Second Life is unable to run because your video card drivers did not install properly, are out of date, or are for unsupported hardware". I know many users have already had this problem, but I could not find an answer on this topic providing a step-by-step guide to solve it.
I am running Windows 7 64-bit and I had to reinstall my OS. Before reinstalling it, my SL viewer was working fine, I had no problem. Then, I made a full re-installation (not just an update), downloaded the SL viewer again and started receiving that message about my video card. My system has the following characteristics:
What's particularly intriguing here is the fact that, before reinstalling my OS, everything was working fine - and now the viewer does not run. Does anyone know what can be done about this problem? Thanks in advance.
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Ricco Saenz
I cannot run any SL viewer, because I keep getting a message saying that "Second Life is unable to run because your video card drivers did not install properly, are out of date, or are for unsupported hardware". I know many users have already had this problem, but I could not find an answer on this topic providing a step-by-step guide to solve it.
I am running Windows 7 64-bit and I had to reinstall my OS. Before reinstalling it, my SL viewer was working fine, I had no problem. Then, I made a full re-installation (not just an update), downloaded the SL viewer again and started receiving that message about my video card. My system has the following characteristics:
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E7200 2.53GHz
Video card driver: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM v1.1)
What's particularly intriguing here is the fact that, before reinstalling my OS, everything was working fine - and now the viewer does not run. Does anyone know what can be done about this problem? Thanks in advance.
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