I tried to change the monitor's resolution to 800圆00 (which is the default resolution of Age of Empires I): In dxdiag I checked that all my displays have DirectDraw enabled: I followed the instructions printed on DirectDraw or Direct3D option is unavailable but it didn't work (and they went written for Windows XP, not Windows 7). I tried to change the compatibility mode and run as administrator but it didn't help: Make sure that your video cardĪnd driver are compatible with DirectDraw. After the installation whenever I tried to run the game ( Empires.exe) I get the following error right at the beginning:Ĭould not initialize graphics system. I installed Age of Empires I on Windows 7 SP1 圆4 Ultimate.
