Graphics Card and XNA 4.0

Question

I create a new project in xna 4.0 for windows. I put it on both Reach and HiDef profile settings in properties. When debugging I get the following error:

No suitable graphics card found. Could not find a Direct3D device that supports the XNA Framework HiDef profile.

I made sure to select the 'Reach' profile, I still get this error.

1. Graphics card is an intel GM45. It states support of DX10 on their website.
2. Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2Ghz
3. Windows 7 Professional
4. Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
5. 3GB RAM

So whats wrong with what I'm doing? Thanks.

PS. If I cant run XNA 4.0 games, Can I create a 3.0 project with xna 4.0?

Answer 1

Hi everyone I had the same error problem. I bought an HP Entertainment Laptop. It has Windows 7 installed, Visual C# 2008. When I start a Windows Game Project, and try to build it, it builds it successfully. But when try to run the program generated by the wizard it displays the error. I changed the profile settings to Reach, and rebuilt the project, and it displayed the Game Window successfully. Why I am not able to run it in HiDef Mode? I have been able to run games like World of Warcraft and Aion. And both of those games requires very high graphic content.