Hmm, I believe the stock driver has support for Pixel Shader 2.0, so I don't know why it would fail.
As another "possible" solution, maybe try Windows 7 if you can, driver support there is a bit better. On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 4:49 PM, crucialzine <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey there, > > I am using a Dell laptop with a 945GM card (w/ latest stock drivers), > Centrino Duo core, 1GB and Windows XP. > > I recently got a hold of Vietcong 1 and 2. Vietcong 1, as expected, > runs perfectly at full specs. > > Vietcong 2 however won't start. When I doubleclick vietcong2.exe I get > a set-up menu for resolution and the like (tried both maximum and > minimum settings), but when I click 'OK', I get a black screen for a > split second and then nothing happens. I had a look on the developer's > faq (http://www.pterodon.com/?id=87#5) and all they mention is that it > requires DirectX 9.0 and a card that has pixel shader 2.0 support. > > Is there a way to get it to work on my set-up? Thanks. > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > -- Acer TravelMate 2480 GFX: GMA950 CPU: Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.6Ghz RAM: 2GB DDR2 333Mhz HDD: Samsung 120GB 5400RPM SATA -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
