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I recently downgraded from Windows 10, under which I was running XPression Designer 7, to Window 7 (after experiencing too many headaches with Win10). I noticed as soon as I opened Designer, after my fresh install of Win 7, that I was presented with 2 error windows during the Designer splash screen. The first error message reads "Error initializing 3D subsystem (Failure: D3DERR_NOTAVAILABILE), and the second error message reads "Warning, shader model 0 detected, XPression will try to run in a scaled down render mode." The program loads, but does appear to not display materials properly.

I did search the forums and found one other message that brought up the D3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE error, and pointed to choosing a different hardware renderer in software preferences. I've cycled through each of the options under that menu location, but nothing had changed as a result. My system has an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080ti installed in it, the same card I had been using under Win 10. Is there anything else I might have overlooked in my configuration of Designer? Thanks in advance!

Did you install the correct drivers for your graphics card? They are usually Windows version dependent (so a driver for Windows 10 won't necessarily work properly on Windows 7). Try running the DirectX Diagnostics tool to find out if there's a problem with Direct 3D (which is what the error is referring to). To run the tool, open the Start menu, type "dxdiag" (without quote marks) and press enter.
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As far as I can tell, the NVidia drivers for my GeForce 1080Ti are up to date. I manage my video drivers using the NVidia GeForce Experience panel, which is what I was using under Win 10 as well. In my efforts to troubleshoot this, I've also uninstalled current drivers and installed NVidia drivers from a few iterations ago, to identify if the issue was update specific. I did run dxdiag, and there were no errors through that scan. I also ran the 64-bit scan in dxdiag, which produced the same results, no errors. Has anyone else experienced this issue under the NVidia drivers? Could I be missing a Win 7 component? Any thoughts?
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Do you actually see the NVIDIA card as a selectable option in the XPression hardware renderer dropdown?
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I do see the NVidia card as an option - in fact, I see 2 NVidia options - See attached...I have tried choosing all of the options available and restarting, but always left with the same error messages upon start-up of XPression Designer 7

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Anyone out there with experience on this error, or a resolution? Last call before I open a ticket. Any help would be appreciated. :)
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