how do i turn on hardware acceleration

ok when i click on a game like solitaire before the game plays there is a message that comes up that says something about game is running in SOFTWARE RENDERING MODE. in the description it says that i must turn on hardware acceleration. does anyone know how to do that????

any help would be greatly appreciated

 

Hello bthacker.

You need to go to:
Control Pannel > Display > Settings > Advanced > Troubleshoot.
There you will see a slider for acceleration, max it out.

 

Thanks binary freek.

i followed your steps but unfortunately it was already maxed out. i am now almost convinced that something is wrong with the driver but i dont know what company made my chipset. if i knew that i might be able to fix it.

oh well

thanks for trying i really appreciate it

 

Theres an app that will give you a spec on everything your computer consists of:

http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html

It's a small app so there's no worry about drive space.

This is exactly the same only it's here @ MG... Look up system info & you'll find it
http://www.majorgeeks.com/SIW_System_Info_d4387.html

 

Belarc Advisor will also give you the name of your motherboard. You can go to the manufacturer's website to find out the chipset.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html