So your laptop is using an integrated Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000 GPU. Intel graphics often suffer from low performance and low compatibility. I don't know if the latter is a driver or hardware problem. The problem you have with the Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000 reminds me of a similar problem someone had with the Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 that was never solved:
LinkBut the dxdiag.txt says your laptop is a LENOVO 4236MBU - which according to the Lenovo support page is a T420 Laptop (ThinkPad) and has also a NVIDIA NVS 4200M GPU:
LinkLenovo laptops with two GPU's are normally set to use a switchable graphics feature called Optimus. That means normally the Optimus feature tries to guess which GPU should be used for which program (e.g. the weak power saving Intel one for office programs and the more powerful power consuming NVidia one for 3D games). But you can also force a game/program to use the NVidia GPU:
LinkStrange thing is that the dxdiag.txt doesn't have the NVIDIA NVS 4200M listed in the Display Devices section. So I wonder if the Optimus feature has been disabled in the BIOS. You should be able to choose if the laptop uses only the Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000 GPU, only the NVIDIA NVS 4200M or the switchable GPU feature (Optimus). You can read about that here:
LinkIf my guess from the dxdiag.txt about your laptop is correct I suggest the following:
Set the system to use switchable graphics in the BIOS (
Link), install the needed NVidia drivers for the NVIDIA NVS 4200M and Optimus and set the game you're trying to play with dgvoodoo to use the NVIDIA NVS 4200M with this method:
LinkOr if power consumption is not a factor set the system to use only the NVIDIA NVS 4200M (
Link), install the needed NVidia drivers for the NVIDIA NVS 4200M and then just try to start the game you're trying to play with dgvoodoo.