Final cut wont open AGP  card?

my Final Cut express wont open and it says it is due to no AGP graphics card, wut does that mean and how can i fix it?

The simplest thing to try first, is to hit the "esc" key when you get the error message.
If that doesn't work then you can try editing the info.plist as described in the thread Joe gave you - it sounds complicated but it is dead simple and won't take a couple of minutes.
Some folks claim they have merely deleted the info.plist and it has worked. You can't do any harm because FCE is safe on its Installation DVD and it is the program not the computer you are fiddling with.
Ian.

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