So anyway I've been looking for a way to fix it forever (it's been doing this awhile) and I finally found the link in someone's sig on another forum to go to prod2.srtest.com/referrer/srtest and test to see if I could run FFXI. It said my disk space was low (although I already have it installed), and I HAVE had problems with my C Drive getting too full, so I finally made 6.09 gigs of free space (WITH all expansion packs installed). It also told me I might need to update my video card driver (not the card itself, thank goodness) and sent me to www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp to do so. The problem is it doesn't tell me what kind of driver I have nor how to install the new one. I'm not a computer dummy, but you do have t do something once just to learn, and I've never done this before. It tells me I have "GeForce" video card, but there are three different "GeForce" updating options on that site, and don't know what I should download. How do I check my computer for this stuff?
Here's a copy-paste of what the "Can I Run It?" site tells me:
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Video Card
Recommended: 64 MB 3D video card (NVIDIA GeForce FX or better)
You Have: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5100 (GeForce FX 5100)
PASS
Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Video RAM: Required - 64 MB , You have - 64.0 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 2.0
Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 2.0
Video Card Driver Version (DirectX)
Your driver version number is: 6.14.10.5305
FYI: Make sure you have the latest driver for your video card. Click 'Free Driver Update' and we'll direct you to your video card manufacturer.
Recommended: 64 MB 3D video card (NVIDIA GeForce FX or better)
You Have: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5100 (GeForce FX 5100)
PASS
Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Video RAM: Required - 64 MB , You have - 64.0 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 2.0
Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 2.0
Video Card Driver Version (DirectX)
Your driver version number is: 6.14.10.5305
FYI: Make sure you have the latest driver for your video card. Click 'Free Driver Update' and we'll direct you to your video card manufacturer.
I'm running a kind of old Compaq Windows XP that doesnt get updated much, and I don't have any antivirus programs. I use the built-in Windows firewall, and Mozilla Firefox as an internet browser. (Dunno how much help that last one is, though.) And yes, I use windower.
So, any help with updating the video card drivers or if you have any clue as to what might help FFXI run better, I'd appreciate all the help I can get. I've posted my problem on a lot of forums, and asked a lot of people, and everyone says it should be easy to fix, then they give vauge instructions and act surprised when the problem continues. I need specific instructions on what to do to fully be able to carry out the action. I could really use help, and no one seems to be able to help me.
If you can help me, I would be forever grateful. This problem is seriously starting to have bad effects on myself and my computer!