Okay, so the problem with Direct3D not working in Windows XP? Maybe I’ve found a solution… better drivers. Purportedly, Windows XP only supports 2D out of the box on the Cirrus 5446 video card, not to mention that the card is 2D itself. Proper 3D support simply entails the inclusion of a software 3D renderer included as part of the video card’s drivers. As for the Direct3D interface, “device capabilities” bits will be set to indicate which features and functions are available, and up to Direct3D is compatible with drivers written for any older version, back to Direct3D 6 or maybe even Direct3D 5.
20200605/DuckDuckGo qemu cirrus video
20200605/https://www.claunia.com/qemu/drivers/index.html
20200605/DuckDuckGo cirrus 5446 direct3d
20200605/DuckDuckGo cirrus 5446 direct3d windows xp
20200605/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX
20200605/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Logic