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Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions

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From: Philo Bedoe
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 00:00
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DirectX 6.1 is required for the PIII to operate correctly.

Philo
    Stefan Huber wrote in message ...
    Don't waste your time with DirectX 6.1. There is no performance =
increase in most games. When I put DX6.1 on over DX6, Quake 2 would =
randomly lock-up with DirectSound errors and whatnot. The safest and =
most stable bet, especially if you are a gamer, is to install DirectX 6.
        Rich Niemaszyk wrote in message =
<36E18B8C.8D8F4BE0@interaccess.com>...
        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)
       =20
        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.
       =20
        System:
        P-II266, DMI motherboard (P2XLX),128ram, velocity 4400 agp (1.44
        drivers), voodoo2 (diamond 203 drivers), AWE64, mitsubishi 87txm
        monitor.
       =20
        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: "Philo Bedoe" <screamer48@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions
Date: 1999/03/06
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