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Wizard101 technicle error!!!!!!!!

AuthorMessage
Survivor
Jun 03, 2010
4
I'm very angry about that technicle error! It says: Initailization Error:direct 3D renderer creation error:Creation failed:could not find desired framebuffer format. I played this game lots of time on my computer and suddenly one day that popped up. I tried uninstalling and installing but doesnt work. It still says the same thing Pls help!I ' m scared of losing my character like my previous account! :( Help me! :( :(

Defender
May 31, 2010
167
sasukeneji wrote:
I'm very angry about that technicle error! It says: Initailization Error:direct 3D renderer creation error:Creation failed:could not find desired framebuffer format. I played this game lots of time on my computer and suddenly one day that popped up. I tried uninstalling and installing but doesnt work. It still says the same thing Pls help!I ' m scared of losing my character like my previous account! :( Help me! :( :(


I am no pc wiz , but I would think if uninstalling/reinstalling the game didn't work , that the problem might be in the pc and not the game. Some of the things I might try , with the 3d render error , would be to run a dxdiag first, and see if it has any errors with that or files missing. To run a dxdiag , go to your start menu, in the search box type dxdiag and hit enter. It might take a few minutes to pull up , but you will be given a tool in which you can run a diagnostic test on your system , that will let you know if you have any errors with direct 3d. as well as a lot of other info. You might need to download another version of directx that can be found on microsofts website. The tool will also let you know what graphic drivers you are using , and the last time the drivers were updated.
When I played this other online game , My nvidia card worked better with it on older drivers. It might have been your system automatically downloaded and installed new drivers , and the game might like the older version better , in that case , you would need to rollback the drivers.
Not sure if any of this will fix the error , but it is a place to start eliminating the possibilities.
I dont think you will lose your character , I believe the majority of that info is stored on the KI servers.

Administrator
Hello,

This error occurs usually as a result of the video settings not being correctly set. Please attempt both solutions - if you continue to receive the error after trying the below, we would recommend that you uninstall the game, your video card drivers and then update directX, install your video card driver and then reinstall the game. But first, try the below.

1. Make sure your Hardware Acceleration is set to Full

a. Open the Display Properties in the Control Panel.
b. Click the Settings tab, click Advanced, and then click the Troubleshooting tab.
c. Drag the Hardware Acceleration slider to the right (Full).
d. Click Apply/OK and then click OK again.
e. Restart the computer.

2. If the above doesn't work, please make sure your video drivers are updated

And of course, if you still continue to have trouble contact our Technical support staff for more assistance!


Survivor
Jul 20, 2008
4
MsSandy121 wrote:
sasukeneji wrote:
I'm very angry about that technicle error! It says: Initailization Error:direct 3D renderer creation error:Creation failed:could not find desired framebuffer format. I played this game lots of time on my computer and suddenly one day that popped up. I tried uninstalling and installing but doesnt work. It still says the same thing Pls help!I ' m scared of losing my character like my previous account! :( Help me! :( :(


I am no pc wiz , but I would think if uninstalling/reinstalling the game didn't work , that the problem might be in the pc and not the game. Some of the things I might try , with the 3d render error , would be to run a dxdiag first, and see if it has any errors with that or files missing. To run a dxdiag , go to your start menu, in the search box type dxdiag and hit enter. It might take a few minutes to pull up , but you will be given a tool in which you can run a diagnostic test on your system , that will let you know if you have any errors with direct 3d. as well as a lot of other info. You might need to download another version of directx that can be found on microsofts website. The tool will also let you know what graphic drivers you are using , and the last time the drivers were updated.
When I played this other online game , My nvidia card worked better with it on older drivers. It might have been your system automatically downloaded and installed new drivers , and the game might like the older version better , in that case , you would need to rollback the drivers.
Not sure if any of this will fix the error , but it is a place to start eliminating the possibilities.
I dont think you will lose your character , I believe the majority of that info is stored on the KI servers.
i did reinstaled it and did nothing same error

Survivor
Jul 20, 2008
4
I go to Control Panel and there is no settings tab :( please reply

Survivor
May 19, 2010
43
Its not a game error. You have to download the directX 3d driver for your video card. It will install everything you need.

Survivor
Apr 17, 2011
1
sasukeneji wrote:
I'm very angry about that technicle error! It says: Initailization Error:direct 3D renderer creation error:Creation failed:could not find desired framebuffer format. I played this game lots of time on my computer and suddenly one day that popped up. I tried uninstalling and installing but doesnt work. It still says the same thing Pls help!I ' m scared of losing my character like my previous account! :( Help me! :( :(


I just received this error. I have a separate monitor attached to my laptop. I right clicked on my desktop to bring up the monitor settings and double checked my refresh rate and it had set it self back to 60Hz instead of the 75 Hz required to run the monitor properly. After I changed the setting the game worked fine. FYI>>>