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Direct Draw and Direct3D Settings

This document provides instructions for modifying DirectX settings in the Windows registry to enable or disable various DirectDraw and Direct3D options. It lists registry keys and DWORD value names that can be created or modified to control settings like AGP support, MMX extensions, wider surfaces, and software emulation. The Direct3D DisableDP2 and Drivers SoftwareOnly values can also be set to control Direct3D functionality and emulation. Restarting is required for changes to take effect.

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Direct Draw and Direct3D Settings

This document provides instructions for modifying DirectX settings in the Windows registry to enable or disable various DirectDraw and Direct3D options. It lists registry keys and DWORD value names that can be created or modified to control settings like AGP support, MMX extensions, wider surfaces, and software emulation. The Direct3D DisableDP2 and Drivers SoftwareOnly values can also be set to control Direct3D functionality and emulation. Restarting is required for changes to take effect.

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DirectDraw and Direct3D Settings (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP) Popular

These DirectX settings allow you to change some of the DirectDraw and Direct3D v
ideo acceleration parameters.
Open your registry and find or create the key below.
Create a new DWORD value for each optional item from the list below and set it t
o "1" to enable the setting or "0" to disable it.
* DisableAGPSupport - Disable AGP support
* DisableMMX - Disable MMX processor extensions
* DisableWiderSurfaces - Disable Wider Surfaces support
* DisableInactivate - Disable dual-head video card debugging
* EnablePrintScreen - Enable Print Screen capture
* ModeXOnly - Use Mode-X for older video cards
* ShowFrameRate - Display the frame rate (if supported)
* DisableNoSysLock - Disable long-duration locks on video memory
* ForceNoSysLock - Force use of long-duration locks on video memory
* EmulationOnly - Enable software emulation layer for older video cards
Open the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Direct3D] key and change the val
ue of DisableDP2 to "1" to disable Direct3D, or "0" to enable it.
Open the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Direct3D\Drivers] key and change
the value of SoftwareOnly to "1" to use software emulation or "0" to disable it
.
Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

________________________________________________________________________
|_Registry Editor Example______________________________________________|
|_Name________________|_Type___________|_Data__________________________|
|(Default) REG_SZ (value not set) |
|DisableAGPSupport REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) |
|DisableMMX REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) |
|DisableWiderSurfaces REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) |
|DisableInactivate REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) |
|EnablePrintScreen REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1) |
|ModeXOnly REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) |
|ShowFrameRate REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1) |
|DisableNoSysLock REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) |
|ForceNoSysLock REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1) |
|EmulationOnly REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) |
------------------------------------------------------------------------
|__HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw____________________|

[Registry Settings]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw]
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 or 1)

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