Running Roller Coaster Tycoon3 on my puter

I can't seem to run RCT3 on my computer. I was told by a friend that I don't have a good enough video card and short of putting another one in..there is nothing else I can do. I mean, my computer isn't even that old! It says my DirectX Version is DirectX9.0 (4.09.0000.0904). From what I read when you were helping other people...this is enough...What gives?

In post #4 of this thread you will see compatibility info:

Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Demo

What happens when you try to run this game? Any error messages?

What is your graphics card?

Start/Run/ dxdiag | Display | Device

The latest DirectX is here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

When I try to run the game, I get the following message: "Your graphics hardware or drivers do not meet the minimum requirements to run RCT3. The error has also been sent to Debug.log."

My graphics card is RAGE 128 Pro. My main driver is ati2dvaa.dll. I downloaded the latest version of DirectX from Microsoft already too.

If this graphics card is not adequate, is there any way to update it...or do I have to replace it. What does that involve? h

Thanks so much.

You can probably find a newer driver here:
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...ge&folderID=27
Depending on your Operating System.

That RAGE 128 Pro is over 5 years old (in design).
It is probably not sufficient for this game.

The drivers are all that is updatable.
You will find more here although it is normally suggested only to use the manufacturers' (ATI) site:
http://www.google.com/search?q=RAGE%20128%20Pro

As far as replacing / upgrading: what is the make & model of the computer?