Help Please :(

I Downloaded secondlife and signed up.I Try starting it.A Popup messege pop ups saying: Driver component sizes mis-match.Ok to keep going.Cancel to exit.I Press ok and it pops up 4 times and i keep pressing it.Then another popup messege comes up saying:Can't create GL rendering context.Then an ok button.I Press ok then it says shutting down.And my second life dosen't load up.What should i do?

system specs (or make and model#) please

sounds like you have some junked up video drivers, should be an easy fix once we know which ones to get (unless of course your video card is not supported)

So what should i do ?

What operating system do you have? Windows XP, Vista, mac, Linux?
Do you know what kind of graphics card you have and do you have the most up to date drivers for it?

This site will check whether your system is compatible for SecondLife:
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest
Select "SecondLife".
It will check your system for you.
You can copy and paste the results here.

Sorry, your computer cannot run this product because your system did not meet the Minimum Requirements. If you want to learn how you can fix that problem, please review the details section below. In some cases it may be a free download and you could be good to go.

I Think i have Windows XP,how do i find out?And no i don't

If windows (Most likely if you don't know)
Find the 'My Computer' icon on you desktop or in your start menu. Right click it and select 'properties'. Says the OS near the top. And you're probably not sing linux, you'd know.

Oh ok thnx.Yes i have microsoft windows XP

ok

goto your start menu, choose run type in dxdiag and hit enter

it will open a new window, at the bottom of that you should see a button saying "save information" (or something simmilar i dont have windows atm)

save it as a file on your desktop

then close the dxdiag window

open the file you just saved

copy and paste the sections "System Information" and "Display Devices" here, so we know what kind of hardware you have and we can go from there

Ok,i have the information and everything.Are you sure its safe posting it out in the open like this?

It will be fine. There is no personal information or anything that could be traced to you or your location. Its just generic specs like thousands of other computers out there
Look ….here is mine:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/14/2008, 00:26:47
Machine name: SLPC
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
System Model: RC666AA-ABA a1654n
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 3582MB RAM
Page File: 612MB used, 4850MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTS 512
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0600&SUBSYS_071919F1&REV_A2
Display Memory: 512.0 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.7519 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 5/16/2008 14:01:00, 6108928 bytes

Now show us yours

Time of this report: 7/13/2008, 22:00:56
Machine name: ADRIENNE
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gateway
System Model: C3060
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Sempron(tm) 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0G
Memory: 448MB RAM
Page File: 336MB used, 720MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/13/2008, 22:00:56
Machine name: ADRIENNE
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gateway
System Model: C3060
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Sempron(tm) 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
Memory: 448MB RAM
Page File: 336MB used, 720MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_01F0&SUBSYS_927A1509&REV_A3
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.5673 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/4/2004 00:56:46, 4274816 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 8/3/2004 22:29:56, 1897408 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-42B0-11CF-9060-70B202C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x01F0
SubSys ID: 0x927A1509
Revision ID: 0x00A3
Revision ID: 0x00A3

There was more but it couldn't fit

That’s enough.
My suggestion is if you want to run SL you would first need to get another graphics card. You are running 64 meg and you would at least in my opinion need 128 meg of ram on the card. Something like a 7000 series nvidia can be bought for around $50-$75.
You also have just 512 meg of memory (RAM). When I first started that’s all I had but play was very jerky and not a pleasant experience. 1gig of ram is recommended.
I think the source of the error in your op though is the video.

Try this….go to this site
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
select Option 2
that will install the most up to date drivers. Then try SL again.
Good luck

ok understand a couple of things

your only reporting 448 mb of ram (512 is installed - 64 used for the video card) this is under the system requirements

2 geforce 4mx (shudder) this was a weak card to begin with, and im not even shure nvidia supports it anymore, + instead of having its own ram (since its intergrated with the mainbaord) its not helping anything

this doesnt mean running SL is out of the question, its just going to be difficult, and if it does manage to run it will be quite bad ... if this is something you end up being interested in i strongly suggest at least upgrading your ram and video card asap

but lets try to get you in world first

here is the link to the newest drivers for your video card (from the year 2006), download and install them... it should ask you to reboot, do that and then try SL again and let us know what happens

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71_2.html (same thing as the other person posted, just a direct link to what you need instead of letting their web script figure it out )

Alright thnx.So i download both Graphics Downloads and Motherboard Drivers?

No just the graphics card.
Glad you asked

Np

Ok it loaded up and everything but this is all i see.Nothing else.And when i click that red x button it won't close.

i assume your waiting a while before giving up

cause on my machine, which is very similar to yours, but with better video and 2x as much ram i get nothing but a black screen for nearly 45 seconds, the whole thing takes maybe a min and a half to fully load (altho i usually bang the enter key to login before then)

yours with under the required amount of ram useable, and a video card almost 1/5th as powerful might take a while

SL is a monster program

Lolz ohh alright so it will take like an hour?Because it still isn't loaded up

Ouch! That hurts just to look at.
Second Life requires a 3D capable video graphic card. Your GeForce MX is really just for 2D office applications and Web surfing.
In my opinion, your current hardware just can’t run Second Life.
Sorry.

If you would like some recommendations on what you would need to run SL, there is some good information here:
/327/20/270616/1.html

grr.lol.im not giving up