Can't detect DirectX device

[Ayaka]

Thanks for your responses all, I tried reinstalling DirectX, installing graphic card driver from nvidia website, i don't know what is DWM thought... but i have everything disabled through FFXIV Config (Ambient Occlusion, Depth of Field...), last i can do is install & patch from scratch but... ewww, i'll try that.

And at Seirra... well, my husband has the same graphic card than me, me on Win 7 he on Win XP, when he goes to Gridania his screen freezes for a sec then it changes all colors, shows loads of small horizontal lines in red/pink all the abilities and chat text become squares but it doesn't kick him out. Many people have problems in Gridania even with compatible cards.

[Coldfire]

DWM aka Aero is the desktop window manager. It's a process running in background which can be disabled in different ways. Closing it with the taskmanager seems to work.

[Diraco]

Thanks for your responses all, I tried reinstalling DirectX, installing graphic card driver from nvidia website, i don't know what is DWM thought... but i have everything disabled through FFXIV Config (Ambient Occlusion, Depth of Field...), last i can do is install & patch from scratch but... ewww, i'll try that.

And at Seirra... well, my husband has the same graphic card than me, me on Win 7 he on Win XP, when he goes to Gridania his screen freezes for a sec then it changes all colors, shows loads of small horizontal lines in red/pink all the abilities and chat text become squares but it doesn't kick him out. Many people have problems in Gridania even with compatible cards.

Funny lines and colors appearing in busy areas can be a symptom of graphics card overheating. Might want to check for dustyness on the heatsink and fan! Same thing with crashing to the desktop in busy areas.