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Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions

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From: Rambisboy
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
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>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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From: "Rambisboy" <rambisboy@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions
Date: 1999/03/06
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