Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions

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From: Karel Bemelmans
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 00:00

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Simple: if it ain't broken, don't fix it.

Only install a new BIOS, drivers, etc... if your current setup doesn't
work.

Karel

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

-- 

 Karel Bemelmans, corn@narfum.org
 Narfum Inc., http://www.narfum.org

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From: Karel Bemelmans <corn@narfum.org>
Subject: Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions
Date: 1999/03/07
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