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Article #1Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions
From: Rambisboy
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 00:00
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Just search around the net for a directx uninstaller Pam Jordan <pjordan1@uswest.net> wrote in message news:36E1911C.6AE8098F@uswest.net... >Go for DX 6.0... after installing 6.1, I'm unable to run FF7 or Theme >Hospital in hi-res mode. Very annoying... speaking o' which, anyone know of >a way to completely erradicate DX6.1 and get back 6.0? (what kind of >crapo-o company doesn't include an uninstall? ANY other company would hear >about it, but MS? nooo, of course not...) > >Rich Niemaszyk wrote: > >> Need to install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1. >> I am leaning to try 6.0 first. If games (half-life, Sin, etc) don't run >> right, I figure I can go to 6.1. Heard its tougher going from 6.1 back >> to 6.0 >> If things are fine, stay with 6.0. >> Looking for positive suggestions or others' experiences. >> Currently using DirectX 5.0 and everything runs fine. I am using Win95b >> (2.1) >> >> Before installing 6.0, I plan to upgrade the velocity drivers (1.52?) >> and the voodoo2 drivers to diamond's 207. >> Will use reference drivers as a last resort. >> >> System: >> P-II266, DMI motherboard (P2XLX),128ram, velocity 4400 agp (1.44 >> drivers), voodoo2 (diamond 203 drivers), AWE64, mitsubishi 87txm >> monitor. >> >> Current games run great, quake2, unreal, Need4Speed3, no problems. >> Hope it stays that way with 6.0 or 6.1! >> Thanks > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 105253,f3fc889daed7d2bc X-Google-Attributes: gid105253,public X-Google-Thread: f4bb2,f3fc889daed7d2bc X-Google-Attributes: gidf4bb2,public X-Google-Thread: feaeb,f3fc889daed7d2bc X-Google-Attributes: gidfeaeb,public X-Google-Thread: 107fd6,f3fc889daed7d2bc X-Google-Attributes: gid107fd6,public X-Google-Thread: 10ec8c,f3fc889daed7d2bc X-Google-Attributes: gid10ec8c,public X-Google-Thread: 10b507,f3fc889daed7d2bc X-Google-Attributes: gid10b507,public From: "Rambisboy" <rambisboy@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions Date: 1999/03/06 Message-ID: <7bs5ur$den$1@fir.prod.itd.earthlink.net> X-Deja-AN: 452013202 References: <36E18B8C.8D8F4BE0@interaccess.com> <36E1911C.6AE8098F@uswest.net> X-Posted-Path-Was: not-for-mail X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.0810.800 X-ELN-Date: 6 Mar 1999 21:16:11 GMT X-ELN-Insert-Date: Sat Mar 6 13:25:03 1999 Organization: EarthLink Network, Inc. X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Newsgroups: microsoft.public.directx,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia,3dfx.products.voodoo2,3dfx.d3d.drivers.diamond,alt.games.half-life