Gldirect 3 Or 4, Registration Codes Too?

Hello everyone.


I have an old 2001 Sony VAIO laptop I like tinkering around with to see how far old hardware can go.

Windows XP Home Edition, 256MB RAM, Pentium 3 800 MHz processor, 16/24-Bit color, 1024h x 768v resolution, DXDIAG claims DirectX 7-9 installed and working but maybe those only partially work.

Things like SwiftShader, 3D-Analyze, the browsers and software at MSFN, and Puppy Linux (it is a Dual Boot laptop) have worked wonders, but now I'm wondering if anyone can help me with GLDirect by SciTech.

I downloaded and tried GLDirect 5 from this site. It installed, but will NOT work unless SwiftShader 2.1 files are in the program folder. Unfortunately it does not allow the application to use SwiftShader.

SwiftShader 2.1 is actually three files: D3D8.DLL, D3D9.DLL, and SwiftShader.INI. You copy these three files into the game folder and it intercepts the game's rendering calls, handling them itself. This can slow things down but without it quite a few games and the SCUMMVM application would not work.

It began with "The Night of the Rabbit." It uses OpenGL so it wasn't going to work on that antique. But if it could be made to use DirectX 8 or 9 then SwiftShader could get it running.

So I downloaded GLDirect 5 from here, installed, got it running, but overall it was a failure. It didn't get anything running but it DID get "Rabbit" running just enough to show SwiftShader might work- if it would use DirectX 8 or 9.

So I'm hoping someone here can link me to a download for GLDirect 4 and it's serial registration codes. I tried the trial version of GLDirect 3 and had some success with a few other games, but I do not have its registration codes- 11 days to go.

If linking me to something please be sure it works. There are quite a few dead links out there. Thank you.


Oh- and if anyone knows how to get GLDirect to make games directly use things like SwiftShader that would REALLY be appreciated. Thanks!

 

Have you installed Service Pack 3 for WinXP?

 

Yes.

Be assured that any and all "updating" and "upgrading" possible for that antique has been done, and "reinstalling" will solve nothing.

The problem with GLDirect 5 is that unlike earlier versions whatever it uses does not want to play nice with the Sony. GLDirect 3 has had some degree of success. Therefore GLDirect 4 may work better. What I need is to download 4 along with the registration code. If that can't be done then the codes for 3 will have to do.

 

The company no longer makes it. How can one buy it?

In any case what you linked me to is merely source code...for version 5. It is of no use.

 

I've tried GLDirect 5 in every way possible. The problem is it does not play nice with either the Sony itself nor SwiftShader at all. It never works.

At least 3 does get a few things running. So if anyone here has it, knows the serial keys, etc. that would be fine. Note that SciTech is no longer dealing with this so it's not stealing.