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Article #5Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions
From: Poopypants
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 00:00
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Install DirectX 6.0 which is more stable than 6.1. When upgrading your Monster 3DII with 207 it will look for DirectX 6.0 point to your file m3dII. It will then install your DirectX 6.0. regards, L. S. 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) > >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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