The hardware acceleration is a setting that affects the graphics on your computer. It mostly affects games and 3D software since these are the most graphically intensive programs. Some programs operate better with a lower acceleration, and others work better with a higher acceleration. It is up to you to try different settings to find the happy medium that will suite your needs.
Your computers hardware acceleration can cause system problems such as lockups, run-time errors, and other graphicrelated problems.
Follow these steps to adjust your system for better performance:
1. From your desktop, click the Start button.
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click on Control Panel.
4. Double-click on System.
5. In the System Properties box, select the Performance tab.
6. Under Advanced Settings, click the Graphics button.
7. Slide the Hardware Acceleration bar to None.
8. Click OK. Then close all of your windows.
The computer will prompt you to restart your computer. Once you have restarted, test a program to see if you are experiencing the problems.
If the program plays without error, you can try sliding the Hardware Acceleration bar back towards Full one increment at a time until you find the optimum acceleration setting for your system.
If you have a problem with a display driver loading, it's not related to hardware accelleration. It could, however, cause problems with programs you are running. You should first turn your hardware acceleration all the way to None to determine if it is the cause of any problem (with a program). If it is, then you can try change the settings one increment at a time towards full. If you still encounter problems with the acceleration at none, then the acceleration is not the cause of any problem and so should be set back to full.
Good luck,
Maxwell
