Quake 3 vista glw_startopengl could not load opengl subsystem

Discussions Rules and Guidelines. Need help! Quake 3 team arena stops on start up. Proper aspect ratio? Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic harassment, fighting, or rude posts. All rights reserved. Buck View Profile View Posts. It's telling you flat out that it can't set that mode. A different driver revision newer or older might fix it, but try a different resolution, or try windowed instead.

I wont let me launch multi player mode so i cant change the rez in the game.. See if it works afterward. Per page: 15 30 Date Posted: 12 Jan, pm. Microsoft seems to have neglected supportOpenGL on Windows 7? Search for:. Category English. Ryan Morley. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Application Compatibility. Sign in to vote. I loved Windows 7 until it failed to load the only game I play which, incidentally, I play almost religiously.

It's Smokin' Guns, a standalone game based on the Quake3 engine. When I try to run it I get this output: SG 1. My video driver is up-to-date though it was broken when I first installed the RC. Microsoft seems to have neglected support for OpenGL in Windows 7? Please tell me they'll put it in eventually; the reason I'm using the 7 RC is because XP crapped out on me; I really don't have much to go back to. Monday, June 8, PM. It's possible that the implementation has changed in Windows 7, and driver manufacturers have yet to catch up.

Have you tried running the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP? To do this, right click on the program. Thursday, June 11, PM. Tuesday, June 9, AM.

Thank you for your suggestions. I do have the 3dfxvgl.