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    All options in Company of Heroes locked?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Warrior1986, Jul 17, 2008.

  1. Warrior1986

    Warrior1986 Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, so I want to try out dx10 on my laptop with company of heroes. I downloaded all the patches and all that. But when I go to change the settings under graphics, everything is pretty much locked.

    If I try to select Direct 3d 10, it is grayed out. But I'm running Vista Home Premium SP1 with a 8600M GT running the 174.31 drivers.

    Even when I try to click on automatic settings, as soon as I let go, it unchecks itself and custom settings remains checked. What the hell is going on?
     
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    sirmetman Notebook Virtuoso

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    Maybe you have your GPU set to override in-game settings? That's my best guess.
     
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    Are you running in compatibility mode of XP or maybe you edited its .ini (tweaked it) for performance.
     
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    Try updating Direct X.
     
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  5. Warrior1986

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    What do I need to check? I looked over everything and nothing seems to be out of order.

    Nope. Everything is default, so no compatibility mode and I haven't touched the ini file.
     
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    In the NVIDIA Control Panel, under 3D Settings>Adjust image settings with preview, make sure the "Let the 3D application decide" radio button is selected.
     
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    Tried that. No change.

    It's already set to that.
     
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