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Article #29Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions
From: a.schaepers
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 00:00
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Well, kcbaird, this will gray out itself after a couple of unsuccessful attempts. Try http://www.delphi-jedi.org/DelphiGraphics/DirectX/DXBackdate.zip (and be sure to read the README). Arne In article <36E29C55.E4D6E88E@home.com>, KCB <kcbaird@home.com> wrote: > 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 > -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ec8c,f3fc889daed7d2bc X-Google-Attributes: gid10ec8c,public X-Google-Thread: feaeb,f3fc889daed7d2bc X-Google-Attributes: gidfeaeb,public X-Google-Thread: 105253,f3fc889daed7d2bc X-Google-Attributes: gid105253,public X-Google-Thread: f4bb2,f3fc889daed7d2bc X-Google-Attributes: gidf4bb2,public From: a.schaepers@digitalpublishing.de Subject: Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions Date: 1999/03/09 Message-ID: <7c3avi$cam$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> X-Deja-AN: 452967766 References: <36E18B8C.8D8F4BE0@interaccess.com> <36E1911C.6AE8098F@uswest.net> <36E29C55.E4D6E88E@home.com> X-Http-Proxy: 1.0 PROXY, 1.0 x1.dejanews.com:80 (Squid/1.1.22) for client 149.228.230.126 Organization: Deja News - The Leader in Internet Discussion X-Article-Creation-Date: Tue Mar 09 14:25:00 1999 GMT Newsgroups: microsoft.public.directx,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia,3dfx.products.voodoo2 X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows 95)