Wired Graphics Problems?

Does anyone know why this keeps happening to me on my computer?

Surely by "Wired" you mean "weird"?

Looks like your card is toast, or you need to update your driver.

Or it's simply vista.

Yay. Another "I hate vista" thread. We get the message, Plash. Use XP if you don't like it but for God's sake stop trying to blame it for the problems of the entire world.

Anyway... you haven't posted nearly enough information. What's the relevance of the 3DWS screen? Does it only happen after running that?

Are you having these problems in a DirectX supported game or application?

I guess you need to update your OpenGL drivers.

I would suggest that NitrousGUI DEMO is rubbish (as opposed to Vista), and doesn't redraw it's widgets when it's supposed to.

I once heard it was an Intel graphics card problem. The relevance of the 3DWS window is that none of the textures in the example project are being shown. OpenGL works in BMax ONLY if you load EVERY driver from the BRL and PUB modules.

Oh. You should have said - the 3DWS screenshot looked fine to me.

Anyway - there used to be a load of problems with Blitzmax, OpenGL and Intel GMA drivers. I updated my drivers a few months back and everything is working perfectly now.

You can get drivers either from your laptop manufacturer's site, or from the Intel site.

I have had similar problems using ATI cards with Silo 3D and that free 3D studio Max version they gave away a couple of years ago.
It's a driver issue.

Looks like a graphics card/driver problem to me too. Try turning down the hardware acceleration in troubleshooting under video options and see if it changes anything (i assume this option is still available in vista). If it does then its either the card or driver like plash said. It could also be vista -trying- to handle OpenGL correcly or something related to that (im not sure what 3DWS uses :/).

Bit harsh considering it very well could be 'vista related', regardless of weather it or a 3rd party is to blame .
(ie, Vista+OpenGL or vista drivers for his card).

Does that include v-syncing? Can't get that to fly here.

Well I updated my Drivers and the problem still persists. Does anyone have a driver recomendation for Intel? I'm on a Dell Inspiron E1405 with a Mobile Intel 945 Express Chipset Family.

DING! DING! DING!

Your problem has been located!

Unfortunatly Intel's built-in chips suffer from terrible driver support, particulalry for 3D, this is most likely to be the source of your problem. I'm afraid if you want to use 3D applications your best off using a computer with at least a mid range 3D card preferably from ATi/Nvidia.

Thank you for playing,

Darkheart

Which drivers did you download?

There are drivers on http://www.intel.com dated 26th June 2008. The most recent I can find on the Dell site are dated March 2008.

Gah! intel, i don't know how they can have the face to call them "3D cards".
If its a laptop then i fully sympathize and recommend you sell it immediately.