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Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions

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From: catman
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 00:00
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Won't work if you try AFAIK

Catman

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KCB wrote in message <36E29C75.48DC247E@home.com>...
>Don't you have an uninstall available through Control Panel/Add-Remove
>Programs?  I have DirectX listed there.
>
>Pam Jordan wrote:
>>
>> 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: "catman" <news@cmatth.nospamclara.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions
Date: 1999/03/07
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