Re: new windows XCOM demo is out

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From: Andy Bolstridge
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 19:29

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"Jeremy Gummow" <jgg27@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
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> I can't get the demo to work on my computer. It gives the error "couldn't
fall
> back to software refresh. Has anyone got any ideas how to fix this, as
> from the sound of all of your reactions to this game, this is well worth
> trying.
>

software 'refresh'?? Well, normally I'd say it meant 'software rendering'
probably because your graphics card drivers wern't supporting openGL
properly/sufficiently/etc.

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