WoW Message: suitable display device.

Original thread: http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=740732
for some reason it was closed there, maybe this is a more suitable method.

alrighty. Ive been having comp problems for a while and had to reinstall my operating system and now everythings better...yea i wish!

After reinstalling WoW, BC, Wotlk and the latest patch, i went to play WoW and a little window popped up (labeled: world of warcraft) and read:

"Failed to find a suitable display device, exiting program"

please help! im suppose to be starting raf with nonamekiller and cant until this is fixed, plz help

screenshot:

 

Go to Start > Right click on My Computer > Devices > Show Devices

Under the monitor tab, what do you see?

 

there is no "devices option when right clicking on my computer.

 

Sorry its right click, properties, devices.. etc. My bad.

 

As you can see theres no display tab:


maybe the system restore has something to do with it cus my sound card, video card and display devices dont show. System restore removes everything and puts it in its original state i believe.

 

System restore rewinds your system to an earlier state. Unless your last restore point was before you installed drivers, this shouldn't have been a problem.

Those devices with uninstalled drivers shouldn't affect your monitor.

Keep that screen open, unplug your monitor, and plug it back in. See if a display tab comes up.

Also, are you using onboard video?

 

i didnt mean system restore, i meant reinstalling my operating system, sorry botu thaT.

 

Ah gotcha. This still generally isn't an issue because monitors are mostly PnP (PlugnPlay). Did you try the above suggestion?

 

I don't play WoW, but hopefully this link can shed some light on your problem.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=1272000790&sid=1

 

I unplugged my monitor and nothing changed on that device screen. I think it has something to do with my graphic card. cus it doesnt show up on that list, the graphics card is on comp but does not show any info

 

I'll summarize r33l's link for you. Install video drivers and update Direct X.

If you need help finding links for driver files and Direct X let me know.

(I still think it's something else though, if you performed a Windows Update and you're using a high resolution.. I think you would have those files).

EDIT: Ignore the above, install your video card driver.

 

im very computer illiterate how i do that? i have the video card on the motherboard

 

It's fine.

Can you check what model the onboard video is? If you have your motherboard model I can check for you as well.

Or, look for the disk that came with your motherboard.

 

i do not have the disks and i dont know how to check lol.

I have an HP Compaq d530 tower

 

There are various versions of that computer model. If you bought it online can you link me?

 

i did not buy it online.

 

I see. I could not find a "Tower" version of the computer you specified. You may have to call HP and ask what kind of onboard video came with your computer.

 

i tried already and they refused to give me ANY info unless i paid 40 bucks because my warranty ran out.

 

Can you attempt to find your computer online?

 

http://www4.dealtime.com/xPF-Compaq-HP-CPQ-D530-CMT-8-3-0-40GB-1GB-XPP