Drivers on this List will cause the preferred renderer to default to #software mode despite the setting assigned during authoring. This list was compiled by the Macromedia Director QA team and will be updated periodically. Please refer to your operationg System and Video Card Documentation for determing how to derive the Video Card model name.
3DFX
drivers
3D Labs drivers
ATI drivers
Diamond drivers
Intel drivers
Matrox drivers
Nvidia drivers
S3 drivers
Miscellaneous drivers
3DFx
Drivers
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Model Name: (as shown in Windows System Properties/Windows
Registry or Macintosh Preferences)
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Driver Version
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Notes
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OS
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Renderer
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3dfxvoodooseries |
5.00.2195.0197
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Misc OpenGL issues and random
crashes for Voodoo 3 PCI card. Unfortunately, all 3Dfx Voodoo cards
are blocked, because 3Dfx didn't create specific product labels in their
installer .INFs.
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Win2k |
OpenGL |
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3dfxvoodooseries |
4.00.1381.0229 | Misc OpenGL issues and random crashes for Voodoo 3 PCI card. Unfortunately, all 3Dfx Voodoo cards are blocked, because 3Dfx didn't create specific product labels in their installer .INFs. | Win95 Win98 WinME Win2k NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| *voodoo4 | 4.00.1381.0229 | 3dfx Voodoo 4 crashes with OpenGL on NT4 with any 3D content with this driver. | NT
4.x |
OpenGL
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| *3dfxvoodoo3 | 4.00.1381.0391 and earlier | 3Dfx Voodoo3 crashes any OpenGL 3D content on NT4, with this driver version or earlier. | NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| voodoo5500pci | 4.00.1381.0229 and earlier | 3Dfx Voodoo5 crashes any OpenGL 3D content on NT4, with this driver version or earlier, especially when multi-texturing. | NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| *voodoo3 | 4.11.01.1204 and earlier | 3Dfx Voodoo3 crashes using DX7 for wire-frame on Win98. | Win98 |
DirectX7
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| *voodoo3 | 4.11.01.7160 and earlier | 3Dfx Voodoo3 on Win98SE - OpenGL reflection maps cause browsers to crash. Drivers this version and previous are blocked for OpenGL. | Win98 |
OpenGL |
| *voodooseries | 5.00.2195.0232 and earlier | 3Dfx Voodoo 5 crashes Internet Explorer 5 when switching between renderers. Unfortunately several other Voodoo chipsets are also blocked, because 3Dfx didn't create specific product labels in their installer .INFs. | Win2k |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| *voodoo3 | 4.12.01.1225 and earlier | 3Dfx Voodoo3 crashes using DX7 on Win98. | Win2k |
DirectX7
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| *voodoo3 | 5.00.2180.58 and earlier | 3Dfx Voodoo3 crashes W2K when using DX7 for movies with overlays. | Win2k |
DirectX7
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3D Labs Drivers top
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ModelName: (as shown in Windows System Properties/Windows
Registry or Macintosh Preferences)
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Driver Version
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Notes
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OS
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Renderer
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permedia2 |
4.10.01.2359 and earlier
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3D Labs Permedia2-based products
with this driver (or earlier) offer no textures with OpenGL.
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Win95 |
OpenGL |
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*permedia3 |
4.12.01.2107 and earlier | 3DLabs Permedia3 products: OpenGL is blocked for misc rendering defects, lack of textures, orcrashes, for this driver and earlier versions.. | NT
4.x |
OpenGL
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| elsagloriasynergy | 5.00.2180.1 | Elsa Gloria Synergy (3dlab Permedia 2): OpenGL and DirectX 7 are blocked from Win2000 for crashes. | Win2k |
OpenGL
DirectX7 |
| glintdelta+glintmx | 4.10.0106 and earlier | Elsa Gloria XL (3D Labs GLINT MX chipset): DirectX 7 is blocked on W9x, because 3D movies don't begin playing. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
DirectX7
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| 3dlabsoxygengvx1 | 4.12.01.2107-0828 and earlier | 3Dlabs Oxygen GVX1 causes crashes on Win9x with all hardware renderers, for this driver and all previous. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| permedia2.90mhz | 4.10.01.2105 and earlier | 3DLabs Permedia II displays no textures with DirectX or OpenGL. This driver and all previous are blocked from hardware rendering. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| glintr3. | 4.12.01.2107-0829R and earlier | 3DLabs Permedia3 chipset has texture problems with OpenGL on Win9x, with this driver or previous versions. | Win98 |
OpenGL |
ATI drivers top
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Model Name: (as shown in Windows System
Properties/Windows Registry or Macintosh Preferences)
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Driver Version
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Notes
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OS
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Renderer
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atigraphicsproturbopci(atim64-g |
(all
versions)
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ATI Mach64-GX, a.k.a, ATI
Graphics Pro Turbo: this is an older product which has rendering issues
or crashes on all drivers we tested, with all hardware renderers.
Users are recommended to use the Software renderer if they have this video
card.
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Win95 |
OpenGL |
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mach64:ragepro |
4.11.2560 | ATI Mach64 Rage Pro has occasional texturing problems with DirectX 7. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
DirectX7
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| mach64:ragepro | 4.10.1720 and earlier | ATI Rage Pro: Severe cosmetic issues with Microsoft's Win98 CD driver. All hardware renderers blocked. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| radeon | 4.3.3109 and earlier | ATI Radeon failed to render textures on NT using OpenGL on drivers of this version or earlier. | NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| *ragefury | 4.3.139 and earlier | ATI Rage Fury: OpenGL anomalies and crashes with various drivers. | Win95 Win98 WinME Win2k NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| *rage128glagp | 4.0.0.0 | ATI Technologies Inc. RAGE 128 GL AGP: OpenGL anomalies and crashes with various drivers. | Win95 Win98 WinME Win2k NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| mach64:ragepro | 4.11.2611 and earlier | ATI Xpert@Play (Mach64:RagePro): DirectX and OpenGL experience severe rendering defects with this driver version or previous, ex., half the 3D stage is displayed. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL |
| *xpert@play | 4.10.2237 and earlier | ATI XPERT@Play (Rage Pro chipset): Win9x experiences visual anomalies with all hardware renderers of this version of earlier. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| *rageii | 4.10.2165 | ATI 3D Xpression Plus (Mach64:Rage II chipset): DirectX has rendering defects. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
DirectX7
DirectX5 |
| mach64gt | 4.03.00.2030 and earlier | ATI Mach64 GT (Rage II chipset): Win 95 OSR2.1 CD driver crashes 3D movies with DirectX 5. This driver and all previous are blocked from using DX5. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
DirectX5
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| mach64gt | 4.11.2022 and earlier | ATI Mach64 LT experiences texturing defects on DirectX 7. This driver and all previous are blocked from using DX7. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
DirectX7
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| mach64gt | 4.11.2474 and earlier | ATI Mach64 GT (Rage II chipset): Win9x crashes 3D movies with DirectX 7. This driver and all previous are blocked from using DX7. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
DirectX7
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| *atirage128glsdagp | 4.12.6269 and earlier | ATI Rage 128 chipset experiences OpenGL crashes with this driver and previous versions. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL |
| mach64gt!^ | 4.03.00.2030 and earlier | ATI Mach64 GT (Rage II chipset) Win 95 OSR2.1 CD driver crashes on 3D movies using DirectX 5. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
DirectX5
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| *rage128gl | 4.3.40 | ATI RAGE 128 playing 3D movie using OpenGL freezes system | NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| magnum/xpert128/x99/ xpert200 | 4.12.6292 | ATI Xpert2000 (Rage128 chipset) The DirectX5 renderer crashes this driver on Win9x. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
DirectX5
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| magnum/xpert128/x99/xpert2000 | 4.13.7078 | ATI Xpert2000 (Rage128 chipset) The DirectX5 renderer crashes this driver on Win9x. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
DirectX5
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| atiragemobility-pagp(english) | 5.00.2195.4045 | ATI RAGE MOBILITY-P on this Win2000 driver experience severe DirectX 5 rendering defects (not drawing all polygons), and minor DX7 anomalies. DX5 is blocked for this driver. | Win2k |
DirectX5
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| *ragexl | 5.00.2180.1 | ATI Rage XL (Rage LT Pro chipset): DirectX 5 non-Direct to Stage severely corrupts 3D. DX5 is blocked for this driver. | Win2k |
DirectX5
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| .display_rage128 | 1.0.1f14/opengl1.1.2 | Mac - ATI Rage 128: Fog and Reflection map together crashed; OpenGL is blocked for this driver. |
Mac
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OpenGL
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Diamond Drivers top
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Model Name: (as shown in Windows System
Properties/Windows Registry or Macintosh Preferences)
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Driver Version
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Notes
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OS
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Renderer
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diamondstealthiiis530 |
5.12.01.8007-8.30.24
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Diamond Stealth S530 has OpenGL
rendering anomalies and occasional crashes with this driver.
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Win2k |
OpenGL |
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diamondstealthiiis540 |
5.12.01.8007-8.30.24 | Diamond Stealth S540 has OpenGL rendering anomalies and occasional crashes with this driver. | Win2k |
OpenGL |
| *diamondviperv770 | 4.11.01.0402 and earlier | Diamond Viper 770 (NVIDIA TNT2 chipset) OpenGL is blocked on Win9x for this driver and earlier versions due to rendering anomalies and crashes. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
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| *voodoobanshee | 5.00.2195.2b | Diamond Monster Fusion AGP (3DFX Banshee): OpenGL crashes with this driver version. | Win2k |
OpenGL
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| diamondviperv330 | 4.10.01.0014 | Diamond Viper V330 (Nvidia Riva 128): W95 crashes in DX7 w/Retail Box driver. | Win95 |
DirectX7
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| diamondmultimediafiregl1000pro | 5.00.2180.1 | Diamond Multimedia Fire GL1000 Pro (Permedia 2 chipset) crashes browser using Dx 7 on Windows 2000 | Win2k |
DirectX7
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Intel Drivers top
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Model Name: (as shown in Windows System
Properties/Windows Registry or Macintosh Preferences)
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Driver Version
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Notes
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OS
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Renderer
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intel(r)82810graphicscontroller |
4.12.01.2656
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Intel 810 graphics chip has
OpenGL issues on this Win9x driver.
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Win95 |
OpenGL |
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59x*810chipset |
4.11.01.2506 and earlier | Intel 810 graphics chip has DirectX 5 issues on this Win9x driver - this renderer will turn a 3D text sprite blank. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
DirectX5 |
Matrox
Drivers top
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Model Name: (as shown in Windows System
Properties/Windows Registry or Macintosh Preferences)
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Driver Version
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Notes
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OS
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Renderer
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m |
5.00.2180.3711
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This driver version has rendering
anomalies for several Matrox products, all which identify themselves only
as "M" instead of the G200, G400, G450, etc.
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Win2k |
DirectX7 |
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m |
5.12.01.1200 and earlier | This driver version (and earlier) have rendering anomalies on OpenGL and DirectX for several Matrox products, all which identify themselves only as "M" instead of the G200, G400, G450, etc. | Win2k |
OpenGL |
| m | 5.12.01.1509 and earlier | This driver version (and earlier) have rendering anomalies on OpenGL for several Matrox products, all which identify themselves only as "M" instead of the G200, G400, G450, etc. These problems are epidemic across driver for various Windows OSes. | Win95 Win98 WinME Win2k NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| *mystique | (all versions) | All Matrox Mystique-based products: these are older products which have rendering issues or crashes on all drivers we tested, with all hardware renderers. Users are recommended to use the Software renderer. | Win95 Win98 WinME Win2k NT 4.x |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| *g400 | 4.12.1.1710 and earlier | Matrox G400 experiences crashes or rendering defects on all hardware renderers on Win9x with this driver version or earlier. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| 2164w | 4.11.01.1204 and earlier | Matrox Millennium II: This is an older product which have rendering issues or crashes on all drivers we tested, with all hardware renderers. Users are recommended to use the Software renderer. | Win95 Win98 WinME Win2k NT 4.x |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| *g100 | (all versions) | Matrox Productive G100: This is an older product which have rendering issues or crashes on all drivers we tested, with all hardware renderers. Users are recommended to use the Software renderer. | Win95 Win98 WinME Win2k NT 4.x |
OpenGL |
| 2064w | 4.10.1682 and earlierr | Matrox Millennium doesn't display any 3D content with any hardware renderer, or other various rendering anomalies, depending on driver version. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| *g200 | 4.11.01.2519 and earlier | Matrox G200 draws horizontal lines on top of screen on Win9x with any hardware renderer, with this driver or previous versions. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| *g200 | 4.12.01.2730 | Matrox G200 draws horizontal lines on top of screen on Win9x with OpenGL, with this driver or previous versions. Other OpenGL rendering anomalies exist in previous drivers versions.. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
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| *g400 | 4.12.01.1799 and earlier | Matrox G400 has OpenGL issues on all Win9x drivers equal or previous this version. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
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| *g400 | 9999.0.0.0 and earlier | Matrox G400 has OpenGL issues on all NT40 and all Win 2000 drivers seen thus far, so it is blocked. | Win2k NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| *g450 | 4.12.01.1799 and earlier | Matrox G450 experiences misc rendering defects and crashes on Win9x with all hardware renderers, with this driver version and previous. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| *g450 | 4.12.01.1799 and earlier | Matrox G450 experiences rendering defects and crashes on NT40 OpenGL with this driver version and previous. |
Win95 |
OpenGL
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Nvidia Drivers top
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Model Name: (as shown in Windows System
Properties/Windows Registry or Macintosh Preferences)
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Driver Version
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Notes
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OS
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Renderer
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stbnvidiatnt16mb |
4.10.01.9131
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STB nVIDIA TNT does not render
any 3D objects using DirectX 7 -- 3D stage is blank.
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Win95 |
DirectX7 |
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nvidiageforce256 |
4.00.1381.0327 | NVIDIA GeForce256 video chipset: OpenGL is blocked for this NT4 driver, because of rendering defects that occur when changing the zoom factor of the 3D stage | NT
4.x |
OpenGL
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| *3dblasterriva | 4.03.00.2100 and earlier | NVIDIA Riva TNT2 chipset: NT4 drivers of this version or earlier have their OpenGL support blocked for rendering defects, poor performance, and crashes. | NT
4.x |
OpenGL
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| *nvidia | 4.00.1381.0508 and earlier | All NVIDIA chipsets of this NT4 driver version or earlier have their OpenGL support blocked for rendering defects, poor performance, and crashes. | NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| *nvidia | 4.12.01.0513 and earlier | All NVIDIA chipsets of this Win9x driver version or earlier have their DirectX 7 support blocked for rendering defects, or crashes. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
DirectX7
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| ont*nvidiarivatnt2 | 4.00.1381.0631 and earlier | NVIDIA Riva TNT2 chipset: OpenGL is blocked for this generric Nvidia driver and earlier versions due to rendering anomalies and crashes. | NT
4.x |
OpenGL
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| *nvidia | 4.12.01.0618 | Misc NVIDIA chipsets experience OpenGL rendering defects with this driver. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL |
| *nvidia | 4.00.1381.0618 | Misc NVIDIA chipsets experience OpenGL rendering defects with this driver. | NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| *nvidia | 5.12.01.0618 | Misc NVIDIA chipsets experience OpenGL rendering defects with this driver. | Win2k |
OpenGL
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| *nvidia | 4.00.1381.0650 | Some Nvidia products experience intermittent OpenGL crashes after extensive use of Shockwave 3D. | NT 4.x |
OpenGL
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| *nvidia | 4.12.01.0650 | Misc NVIDIA chipsets experience OpenGL a rendering defect with this Win9x driver, where the 3D stage continues to draw on top of other applications or windows that are supposed to be active and in the forefront. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
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S3
Drivers top
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Model Name: (as shown in Windows System
Properties/Windows Registry or Macintosh Preferences)
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Driver Version
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Notes
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OS
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Renderer
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savage/ix |
5.12.01.7012 and earlier
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S3 Inc. Savage/IX crashes
with fog using DirectX; OpenGL blocked for other problems. All renderers
blocked for any W2K driver earlier than or equal to this version.
|
Win2k |
OpenGL |
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*virge |
(all versions) | All S3 Inc. ViRGE-based products: these are older products which have rendering issues or crashes on all drivers we tested, with all hardware renderers. Users are recommended to use the Software renderer. . | Win95 Win98 WinME Win2k NT 4.x |
OpenGL |
| *s3inc.savage/mx | 5.12.1.7026 and earlier | S3 Inc. Savage/MX crash when closing a movie playing in OpenGL, with this driver and older. | Win2k |
OpenGL
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| s3inc.savage4 | 5.12.01.8011 and earlier | S3 Inc. Savage4: DirectX crashes machine and OpenGL texturing is not working | Win2k |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| *trio | (all versions) | All S3 Trio-based graphics chipsets are blocked from hardware rendering in any Windows OS, with any driver version. Users are recommended to use the Software renderer. | Win95 Win98 WinME Win2k NT 4.x |
OpenGL DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| *trio3d/2x | 4.11.01.5001 and earlier | S3 Inc. Trio3D/2X has many DirectX 7 rendering defects. This driver and all previous version are blocked from DX7. | Win95 Win98 WinME |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| *savage/ixdisplaydriver | 5.12.01.7028-7.31.06 | DirectX7 experiences rendering anomolies. | Win2k |
DirectX7
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| *prosavagepm133 | 4.1024.1010.0010 and earlier | S3 Inc. ProSavage PM133: using OpenGL causes severe texture distortion. | NT
4.x |
OpenGL |
| *prosavagepm133 | 5.12.01.1002 and earlier | S3 Inc. ProSavage PM133: texturing fails on Win2000 OpenGL. | Win2k |
OpenGL
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Miscellaneous Drivers top
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Model Name: (as shown in Windows System
Properties/Windows Registry or Macintosh Preferences)
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Driver Version
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Notes
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OS
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Renderer
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unknown |
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This UDL entry is made to
block hardware rendering, and therefore any potential crashes and drawing
errors, if a card does not allow itself to be detected correctly by the
Shockwave 3D Xtra.
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Win95 |
OpenGL |
| ibmthinkpad(cyber9397dvd) | 4.10.01.2173 | IBM Thinkpad (Trident Cyber9397DVD video chipset): This driver is blocked due to rendering defects with DirectX and OpenGL | Win2k |
OpenGL
DirectX7 DirectX5 |
| *cyber9397dvd | 4.11.01.2177 and earlier | IBM Thinkpad (Trident Cyber9397DVD video chipset): DX7 had lines of corruption, but those were definitely more palatable than DX5's blank 3D window. DX7 not UDL'd, but DX5 is. | Win2k |
DirectX5
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| neomagicmagicmedia256xl+ | 5.38.00 and earlier | Neomagic MagicMedia 256 XL+ crashes DirectX 5 on Win2000. Drivers of this version or previous are blocked for DX5 | Win2k |
DirectX5
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| *3dimage9 | 4.10.01.2161 | Trident 3DImage 9750: Texture isn't mapped correctly on 3D models using DirectX. | Win2k |
DirectX5
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| *3dimage9 | 4.10.01.2161 | Trident 3DImage 9850: Texture isn't mapped correctly on 3D models using DirectX. | Win2k |
DirectX7
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