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question and answer site for passionate videogamers on all platforms. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-gaming/could-not-initialize-graphics-system-make-sure/f81ab88a-5873-4617-b801-fef211abf12b The best answers are voted up and rise to the top Age of Empires 2 Direct Draw Compatibility issue up vote 3 down vote favorite This has happened to a number of my favourite games now and its infuriating! Is there a way I can make my GForce graphics card compatible with DirectDraw to run AOE 2 on my new windows 8.1 machine? the http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/158835/age-of-empires-2-direct-draw-compatibility-issue game wont run without that compatibility... age-of-empires-2 share|improve this question asked Mar 5 '14 at 22:02 ThunderToes 61151532 Can you share exact error message? (screenshot can work as well)... edit: ugh, I have not noticed how old this thread is, sorry ;p –PTwr Jul 4 '14 at 8:39 @PTwr It is totally fine I will get that screen shot for you I am still struggling to get this game working... Windows 8 is the bane of my existence –ThunderToes Jul 14 '14 at 8:36 Related: gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/191038/… –camelCase Sep 9 '15 at 22:50 add a comment| 4 Answers 4 active oldest votes up vote 3 down vote I would recommend locating the age2.exe file, right clicking on it and going to properties. Under the compatibility tab, set it to Windows XP Service pack 3 and see if that resolves the issue. Running as administrator I've found to sometimes help as well. If that doesn't work, Age of Empire 2 HD is available on Steam, which is fully compatible with Windows 8.1 (I played it just the other day on 8.1 and it worked flawlessly). share
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