Paralells on my intel - GAMES - AGE OF CONAN

Hey guys. I purchased AOC recently and I installed it on paralells.
After installation completed, I tried to load the game but it said ''directx driver not installed'' or something along those lines.
Any success stories with playing AOC on paralells? Also how you got past that ''directx driver not installed'' or whatever it said.
Thanks, all tips appreciated.

I'm actually installing AoC at the moment and am just a step behind you, but from what I've heard parallels doesn't/can't handle gaming well regardless and you're better off just booting up via bootcamp.
Doesn't sound like you're having a parallels specific problem though. First I would Download and install DirectX 9 or perhaps Directx 10 (although AoC doesn't require 10... yet).
I'll keep you posted on my progress and let you know what snags I run into as I install.

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Drumwiz,
Hmmm, you must have XP with SP2. You cannot install any earlier version and upgrade it. Of course, Vista will install with no problems, regardless of which point release.
Now, it sounds to me like your Macbook Pro is a Core Duo model, not a Core 2 Duo. Please confirm this by choosing "About this Mac..." from the Apple menu, but the 2.16 models with the X1600 were all Core Duo, if I am not mistaken.
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Hey guys! This is my first post and its me asking for help... so sorry...
But today I installed vista ultimate on a 50g partition on my mbp to play Age of Conan and every time i try to start to play it says something about not being able to find compatible direct 3d devices and shuts down the game
i have looked all over for drivers for my card (which i will show specs in a second) but cant find anything to help... sorry to be newbish but i want to play this game with my friends and dont have a windows computer
thanks in advance for help
video specs Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3175
edit: forgot to show video specs xD
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Reading these Apple Support documents will help clarify what you need to purchase:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21153?viewlocale=en_US
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1585?viewlocale=en_US
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Quote from: BOSSKILLER on 02-June-08, 22:23:13
"So we could say there is some sorta sound issue?"
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Message was edited by: dynamostia

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