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We have found that in the newly released Windows 2003 server, (and .NET server) all video card acceleration is turned off by default. In
BurnInTest you'll see the error,
3D Graphics test : Error initializing Direct-X device
You need to manually turn it back on. It seems that Microsoft's position is that this acceleration isn't required for typical server functionality (if you ask me this is just plain silly). But maybe this is an admission that DirectX causes a lot of system crashes.
Anyway to fix this,
1. Start the Display applet in Control Panel (go to Start, Control Panel, then click Display).
2. From the General tab, click Advanced, then select the Troubleshoot tab.
3. Move the "Hardware acceleration" pointer to Full.
David
PassMark
BurnInTest you'll see the error,
3D Graphics test : Error initializing Direct-X device
You need to manually turn it back on. It seems that Microsoft's position is that this acceleration isn't required for typical server functionality (if you ask me this is just plain silly). But maybe this is an admission that DirectX causes a lot of system crashes.
Anyway to fix this,
1. Start the Display applet in Control Panel (go to Start, Control Panel, then click Display).
2. From the General tab, click Advanced, then select the Troubleshoot tab.
3. Move the "Hardware acceleration" pointer to Full.
David
PassMark