FannyPacks Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) So, I think I am slowly realizing that my virtually brand new XPS [specs below] may be unable to run Skyrim at the lowest of settings. This is obviously distressing. When I click the Skyrim Launcher, I can click on "Play". Once I do, I am greeted by this: http://i.imgur.com/UXVC1.png "Failed to Initialize Renderer" Here are the specs to my laptop: http://i.imgur.com/G8gKL.png And my video card is a NVIDIA GeForce GT 525m http://i.imgur.com/Od5Qn.png Any help would be greatly appreciated. Edit: I've already made sure directx & video card drivers are up to date. Edited November 11, 2011 by FannyPacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlo Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Well, your first problem is expecting anything more advanced than RuneScape to run smoothly on a laptop. If Bethesda has a "supported graphics cards" list somewhere that might be a good idea to look at. I don't think the game's settings are your problem, but if you have the newest drivers, I'm not sure what the next step would be... reinstall the game maybe? Also, does Oblivion work on that laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happycamper265 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 i had daft errors like that when i changed my resolution try a different resolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FannyPacks Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 I've tried every available resolution for the game's display, and my computer. I don't have oblivion on the laptop. According to this, my video card should be good enough. http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111103025230AA7ZHPW But then again, who trusts yahoo answers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon2u Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Skyrim should launch for you... the 525M scores only 11.5 fps in Unigine 2.1 at 1280x1024 (dx11). Not a powerful card... about half the power of a 570GTX. howvever, in dx9 games (ie. skyrim, fallout, oblivion) It will run on low settings at playable FPS. try to reinstall directx and visualbasic (vcc+)....both are located in your Skyrim folder. download and install the latest beta nvidia driver 285.79.(download, uninstall, reboot, install, reboot... play) set ALL video settings to 'low and resolution to 1366x768. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFluffington Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Your computer's specs aren't the issue. My computer has a much weaker graphics card, and I can still play the game. Perhaps the drivers are not up to date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FannyPacks Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 (edited) Skyrim should launch for you... the 525M scores only 11.5 fps in Unigine 2.1 at 1280x1024 (dx11). Not a powerful card... about half the power of a 570GTX. howvever, in dx9 games (ie. skyrim, fallout, oblivion) It will run on low settings at playable FPS. try to reinstall directx and visualbasic (vcc+)....both are located in your Skyrim folder. download and install the latest beta nvidia driver 285.79.(download, uninstall, reboot, install, reboot... play) set ALL video settings to 'low and resolution to 1366x768. DirectX - ReinstalledVisualbasic - Reinstalled 285.79 - Downloaded the beta. Still nothing. Video settings are all low. Resolution changed to 1366 - 768 Edit: Got the beta drivers working, but still no skyrim. However it still will not work. There appears to be a small number of other people experiencing the same issue as me. Thank you for the help you have provided, though! Edited November 12, 2011 by FannyPacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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