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Message 11534 - Posted: 23 Jul 2004, 20:24:43 UTC

The graphics feature works on my home machine but not my office. Both are Win2k with all patches installed, 256M memmory, ~800Mhz Pentium processor. Any suggestions?
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Message 11544 - Posted: 23 Jul 2004, 20:38:42 UTC

Dunno if this is at all correct, but maybe...

Does one perhaps have an older version of DirectX or of OpenGL support, depending on which one BOINC uses (if either).

Might also check the video drivers for possible updates.

Again, it might not have anything to do with any of that, but it's a good place to double-check first. If one machine is different than the other, that could be the reason.
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Message 11545 - Posted: 23 Jul 2004, 20:39:31 UTC
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Does your system support OpenGL? The graphics needs it.
If you don't know, you can download "OpenGL Extensions Viewer" at this
location.
It will allow you to see if you can run OpenGL applications.

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