Minimum system requirement issues
This can be caused for numerous reason, most of the time, your video card is the problem. There is not enough dedicated memory to it; it uses shared memory with the system. It could be that your soundcard is not supported (see the list of not supported hardware below).Sound cards that are not supported:- Hercules Muse 5.1 (C-Media audio)Video Cards not supported:- S3 Colt- S3 S27- S3 S8- Intel GMA 950 based cardsProcessors that are not supported:- AMD Duron series- AMD Athlon XP 2400+ through 3200+- AMD Sempron 2400+ through 2800+- Intel Celeron seriesHere are the minimum requirements: Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Vista(Operating system must be up to date with latest fixes prior to installation)Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 +28001 GB Ram for Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 21536 Mb Ram for Microsoft® Windows® Vista128 MB Video RAM or greater with DirectX9 Vertex Shader/Pixel Shader 2.0 support (Nvidia GeForce 6600 or Ati Radeon 9800 or better)DirectX 9.0c compliant soundcard.To get it to work, you will need to have the 1.2 patch and create a shortcut to the file c:\program files\the witcher\system\witcher.exeRight click on that shortcut and go in properties, in the target box, add –dontForceMinReqsSo before you do the change, this is what you have in your target box: “C:\Program Files\The Witcher\System\witcher.exe”After the changes it should look that way:“C:\Program Files\The Witcher\System\witcher.exe” –dontForceMinReqs(Dont Copy/pate it, you have to type it. it is : “C:\Program Files\The Witcher\System\witcher.exe”(space)-dontForceMinReqsIf you have an Intel chip as a video card, this procedure will only help to a certain point; those chips are not gaming cards. If you are on a desktop, you should go buy a Video card, if you choose to do so, ask on the board, tell us your budget for that card and if it is an AGP or PCI-E (if you don’t know, someone will help you to find it out.If you are on a notebook and have an Intel chip, there is no way to replace it but, Lord Faux has posted a workaround so you can run it, follow this [iurl=http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=8174.msg211687#msg211687]link[/iurl]_______________________________________What does that mean.. is it not possible to play in my Window Vista? Normally those games doesn't meet the minimum requirement still can be run..here are my info of my Window Vista..------------------System Information------------------Machine name: JIANWEI-PCOperating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.070627-1500)Language: English (Regional Setting: English)System Manufacturer: Hewlett-PackardSystem Model: Presario V3500 Notebook PCBIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1 Processor: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 TL-58 (2 CPUs), ~1.9GHzMemory: 958MB RAMPage File: 1162MB used, 1011MB availableWindows Dir: C:\WindowsDirectX Version: DirectX 10---------------Display Devices---------------Card name: NVIDIA MCP67MManufacturer: NVIDIAChip type: GeForce 7150M / nForce 630MDAC type: Integrated RAMDACDevice Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0531&SUBSYS_30D6103C&REV_A2Display Memory: 285 MBDedicated Memory: 61 MBShared Memory: 223 MBCurrent Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)Monitor: Generic PnP MonitorDriver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dllPlease help, i got this game from a seller in my country.. i don't know where he got it.. but i bought it from him, cause my country not yet been selling it..And i don't want waste my money on this game, without playing a single hitting..
[MOD]Added the fix text since no one reads the stikie FAQ anyway [/MOD]
This can be caused for numerous reason, most of the time, your video card is the problem. There is not enough dedicated memory to it; it uses shared memory with the system. It could be that your soundcard is not supported (see the list of not supported hardware below).Sound cards that are not supported:- Hercules Muse 5.1 (C-Media audio)Video Cards not supported:- S3 Colt- S3 S27- S3 S8- Intel GMA 950 based cardsProcessors that are not supported:- AMD Duron series- AMD Athlon XP 2400+ through 3200+- AMD Sempron 2400+ through 2800+- Intel Celeron seriesHere are the minimum requirements: Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Vista(Operating system must be up to date with latest fixes prior to installation)Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 +28001 GB Ram for Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 21536 Mb Ram for Microsoft® Windows® Vista128 MB Video RAM or greater with DirectX9 Vertex Shader/Pixel Shader 2.0 support (Nvidia GeForce 6600 or Ati Radeon 9800 or better)DirectX 9.0c compliant soundcard.To get it to work, you will need to have the 1.2 patch and create a shortcut to the file c:\program files\the witcher\system\witcher.exeRight click on that shortcut and go in properties, in the target box, add –dontForceMinReqsSo before you do the change, this is what you have in your target box: “C:\Program Files\The Witcher\System\witcher.exe”After the changes it should look that way:“C:\Program Files\The Witcher\System\witcher.exe” –dontForceMinReqs(Dont Copy/pate it, you have to type it. it is : “C:\Program Files\The Witcher\System\witcher.exe”(space)-dontForceMinReqsIf you have an Intel chip as a video card, this procedure will only help to a certain point; those chips are not gaming cards. If you are on a desktop, you should go buy a Video card, if you choose to do so, ask on the board, tell us your budget for that card and if it is an AGP or PCI-E (if you don’t know, someone will help you to find it out.If you are on a notebook and have an Intel chip, there is no way to replace it but, Lord Faux has posted a workaround so you can run it, follow this [iurl=http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=8174.msg211687#msg211687]link[/iurl]_______________________________________What does that mean.. is it not possible to play in my Window Vista? Normally those games doesn't meet the minimum requirement still can be run..here are my info of my Window Vista..------------------System Information------------------Machine name: JIANWEI-PCOperating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.070627-1500)Language: English (Regional Setting: English)System Manufacturer: Hewlett-PackardSystem Model: Presario V3500 Notebook PCBIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1 Processor: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 TL-58 (2 CPUs), ~1.9GHzMemory: 958MB RAMPage File: 1162MB used, 1011MB availableWindows Dir: C:\WindowsDirectX Version: DirectX 10---------------Display Devices---------------Card name: NVIDIA MCP67MManufacturer: NVIDIAChip type: GeForce 7150M / nForce 630MDAC type: Integrated RAMDACDevice Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0531&SUBSYS_30D6103C&REV_A2Display Memory: 285 MBDedicated Memory: 61 MBShared Memory: 223 MBCurrent Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)Monitor: Generic PnP MonitorDriver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dllPlease help, i got this game from a seller in my country.. i don't know where he got it.. but i bought it from him, cause my country not yet been selling it..And i don't want waste my money on this game, without playing a single hitting..
[MOD]Added the fix text since no one reads the stikie FAQ anyway [/MOD]