DDO not recognizing DirectX 10/11

[PopeDX]

I'm running a new laptop with Windows 8 with a GeForce 730M with the latest drivers. There is the on-board graphics as well, but DDO is definitely running off the GeForce.

The game doesn't seem to pick up DirectX 10-11 at all, the option to change DirectX versions is grayed out in the graphics options. Somehow I got it to recognize it a few days ago (or it picked it up on its own), but after the update I had to go back to the default graphics or the game wouldn't get past the launcher (it would crash right when it should be picking up DirectX).

Changing admin privileges and/or compatibility modes in all the .exes in the DDO folder doesn't make a difference.

The reason that it's such a big deal is that the screen frequently freezes in-game with a kernel mode driver error. I need to ALT+Tab around back to the program again every time it happens. It didn't happen when I managed to get DirectX 11 working in game (or, more likely, it somehow worked on its own). DxDiag, DirectX Caps Viewer and GPU-Z show definite DirectX 11 compatibility. MSI Afterburner shows normal voltage, temperature, etc.

Here's the relevant lines from the dndclient logger -

000000000.000: Initializing display with title 'Dungeons and Dragons Online'...
000000000.000: Device_WIN32::Init: called.
000000000.000: Device_WIN32::InitDEVICE| Detected operating system: Windows 7 (is this weird?)
000000000.000: RenderD3D::Startup: called.
000000000.000: RENDER| DirectX 9.0 detected and initialized successfully

What am I missing? Thanks.

[PopeDX]

Of course after struggling with it for a couple of days I figure out how to fix it right after starting a forum thread. Do I ever feel like a goose.

So I went into the UserPreferences file in the documents folder and changed DisplayAdapter=0 to DisplayAdapter=1

I guess the game thinking it's going to be on the on-board graphics then being switched over to the GeForce by the Optimus nonsense confused the dookie out of the program.

[belawnel]

Of course after struggling with it for a couple of days I figure out how to fix it right after starting a forum thread. Do I ever feel like a goose.

So I went into the UserPreferences file in the documents folder and changed DisplayAdapter=0 to DisplayAdapter=1

I guess the game thinking it's going to be on the on-board graphics then being switched over to the GeForce by the Optimus nonsense confused the dookie out of the program.

I'm having the same problem. i tried what you did but it still wont work for me. i still have DX9 grayed out

Any thoughts?

[Marcus-Hawkeye]

I had a similar problem a while back. I've searched my email and I can't seem to find it but they had me run some directx download from Microsoft to make sure Directx was installed then it worked for me. I wish I had the link for you but I can't seem to find it.

[PsychoBlonde]

I had a similar problem a while back. I've searched my email and I can't seem to find it but they had me run some directx download from Microsoft to make sure Directx was installed then it worked for me. I wish I had the link for you but I can't seem to find it.

I'm resurrecting this thread because I'm having precisely the same problem on a laptop. I've got DirectX 11 installed, I tried the DisplayAdapter thing, not sure what's going on.

[Marcus-Hawkeye]

You actually ran the microsoft installer for directx 11? I thought I had it installed, but had to actually run the installer (maybe it did a repair or something) in order for the problem to go away.