Re: [Visualpython-users] VPython problems on windows 98 and windows 2000

[Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...>]

These are probably video driver problems, not operating system problems. 
The first thing to do is to update the video drivers, or use the generic 
Microsoft video driver. The second thing to do if that doesn't solve the 
problem is in the video control panel set hardware acceleration to off.

Bruce Sherwood

iu...@wa... wrote:

>
> Hi,
>  
> I have these problems with VPython, can anyone help, please?
>  
> I installed the latest version of VPython from its home page (not the 
> new ver 29 one) on Windows 98 and it worked just fine, using Pythin 2.3.3
> Then I installed the same Python and VPython on two more PCs, one 
> running Windows 98, the other running Windows 2000. I got two problems:
> Windows 98: Whenever the scene window gets BACK to focus (i.e., I move 
> the focus to a different window, then click back on the scene window) 
> a page fault is generated and the application crashes.
> Windows 2000: I cannot start any application that uses VPython. It 
> generates messages about failing to initialize OpenGL, failing to 
> create context and the like.
> On the Windows System path there exists, of course, an original OpenGL 
> file that comes with Windows 2000, so I don't get why there should be 
> a problem.
>  
> Is anyone familiart with these problems?
>  
> Thanks,
> IU
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