Hi there, I have a Radeon HD 4870 video card, I have downloaded the 11.5b Catalyst drivers, I have Directx 11, so everything is completely updated.
However, when I try to start Warcraft 3, it says "Warcraft III was unable to initialize DirectX. Please ensure you have DirectX 8.1 or newer installed adn that your display drivers are current. DirectX may be found on your Warcraft III install CD under Options."
I downloaded and installed DirectX 8.1 (since for some reason I couldnt install it through the cd) and the same problem happens.
I used the Video Test program for WC3 as well. The OpenGL part works fine, but when I test the Direct3D, I get the same error message as when I try to run Warcraft 3.
Everything I have looked up on this or other forums seems to indicate that recent Catalyst drivers are buggy, but I think this is beyond that since I can not run the game at all. I am also unable to run other games like Age of Mythology Gold, Age of Empires 2, or Diablo 2 (which I really want to work again).
So does anyone know if theres a miracle version of DirectX or a previous version of Catalyst drivers that will let me run these games? Im sorry for the lengthy post, but Im sick and tired of hearing "hurrdurr find latest drivers"
However, when I try to start Warcraft 3, it says "Warcraft III was unable to initialize DirectX. Please ensure you have DirectX 8.1 or newer installed adn that your display drivers are current. DirectX may be found on your Warcraft III install CD under Options."
I downloaded and installed DirectX 8.1 (since for some reason I couldnt install it through the cd) and the same problem happens.
I used the Video Test program for WC3 as well. The OpenGL part works fine, but when I test the Direct3D, I get the same error message as when I try to run Warcraft 3.
Everything I have looked up on this or other forums seems to indicate that recent Catalyst drivers are buggy, but I think this is beyond that since I can not run the game at all. I am also unable to run other games like Age of Mythology Gold, Age of Empires 2, or Diablo 2 (which I really want to work again).
So does anyone know if theres a miracle version of DirectX or a previous version of Catalyst drivers that will let me run these games? Im sorry for the lengthy post, but Im sick and tired of hearing "hurrdurr find latest drivers"