Help with games and graphics

AMD athlon 64 X2 Dual-core processor 3600+
RAM-512mb
Operating system-win xp
motherboard-msi-k9ngm
Nvidia geforce 6100
have directx 9.0 c .Have all the latest drivers.
Games like RTCW-behind enemy lines,FIFA-2005,Empire Earth-2,HALO etc cant be run...
The images i get when i run these games are absolutely scrambled..Nothing can be
made out..I have tried all kinds of drivers and also changing settings but nothing has worked..Games like aoe-2 and diablo-2 did run tho...cs works in software mode but not in opengl...
Can somebody out there plez help me...

hello, welcome to forum.
onboard VGA provide basic/limited gameplay. if you want to game install external PCI-E VGA.
install chipset drivers: http://download.msi.com.tw/support/dvr_exe/mbd_dvr/NV61xx-Chipset_8.26_2kxp_WHQL.zip
reboot
install latest DirectX: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=105196.0
install VGA Drivers: http://download.msi.com.tw/support/dvr_exe/mbd_dvr/C51_WinXP2K2003_8205.zip
reboot
install Dual Core HotFix V4 --> https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=103843.0
reboot
install Dual Core Optimizer --> http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/Setup.exe
reboot
re-test

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Usually by better design. Move methods that use the
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Now I just have to play around with my editing options to get the graphics I want.
I'll post some sample code just for suggestions that anyone may have. This is just my preliminary structure without most of my condition statements. All the code inside the case structures will be added when I figure all this stuff out.
My goal is to have each strobe and interlock correspond to a different graphic on the floorplan. For example, when strobe 1 reads red, I want the corresponding room to flash red and vice versa with green and yellow. Also, when interlock 1 reads false, I want a flashing light to pop up next to the corresponding door.
Anyone have any ideas for how to make these kinds of graphics? I figured I may be able to use a color box for the solid colors and LEDs for the flashing lights but I would rather edit the pixels to make it look more professional.
Thanks for all the help!
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LabStatusProgram.vi ‏9 KB

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