Can't start ParaView 5.9.0 - OpenGL issue (Windows 7)

Hello –

I have installed Paraview 5.9.0 on Windows 7 Pro (64 bit). The path is –
D:\Engineering\Paraview\ParaView-5.9.0-Windows-Python3.8-msvc2017-64bit\bin\paraview.exe

When I start ParaView from an administrative cmd window I get the following –

The contents of the Output Messages window are listed below. The significant warning seems to be –

"warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0"
(My OpenGL version is 3.1.0 - Build 9.17.10.4229)

When I try to close the Output Messages window it just reappears in the same location.

I'm running from a Lenovo X220 laptop with an integrated graphics card (Intel HD Graphics 3000; latest driver 9.17.10.4229 - 5/26/2015) with output to a HP 27yh monitor in vertical orientation. (A second vertical monitor is also attached.)

The same ParaView version on a Windows 10 laptop using the laptop's integrated display runs without problems.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Don C.

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warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x1c429700

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25c54350

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QOpenGLWidget: Failed to create context

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25c54580

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QOpenGLWidget: Failed to create context

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a467f0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QOpenGLWidget: Failed to create context

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a4e3b0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: QOpenGLContext creation failed

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a4d310

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a49a70

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a4d4f0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a4d590

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a53940

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a54230

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a539e0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a49a70

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a47400

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a47590

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a53620

warning: In unknown, line 0

warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed

I’m afraid windows 7 is not supported by ParaView (nor by MicroSoft for that matter).

What is the latest version of ParaView that is compatible with Windows 7?

I’d try 5.4.1.

I downloaded the 5.4.1 MPI version here (https://www.paraview.org/download/). However, when trying to start both the zip and exe versions reported a problem with missing msmpi.dll.

I then downloaded the 5.4.0 non-MPI exe version. However, when trying to start it gives the following –

Looks like you need to install/upgrade GPU driver.

You can also try ParaView 4.4 or 4.3.1