Apparently, NetMeeting disables DirectDraw and Direct3D.
So if you have it running in the background to accept calls, don't.
I just got hit by this last week, and was about to do a full re-install.
It was translated from a Russian site I found on deja news.
So in case people had the same problem in the past or gets it after enabling netmeeting.
I didn't notice it for over a week, since all I was playing was Tribes2... which is openGL.
If your problem isn't because of this... then good luck to ya.
4. Why is my Direct3D and/or AGP disabled in Windows2000? (top)
- This will occur if you have Netmeeting 3.01 running. Since NetMeeting 3.01 is
built in to Windows 2000, it cannot be removed. The DESKTOP SHARING element of
NetMeeting DISABLES DIRECT3D and in most cases, also disables AGP
automatically. To reenable Direct3D and/or AGP, do the following: - enable
desktop sharing by using the desktop sharing wizard. - right-click on the
Desktop sharing icon (NOT the Netmeeting icon) in the taskbar and choose
"Exit". - go back into the desktop sharing configuration and disable Desktop
Sharing. - reboot. Direct3D and/or AGP should be restored. If your desktop
icons are now in 16 color, go into display properties, click on the Effects
tab, disable "display icons in all possible colors", click Apply, enable
"display icons in all possible colors", click "Apply" again and your colors
should be restored.
