Chilling results after downgrading to DirectX 6.1

[fscott]

No more crashes to desktop for my Geforce 2 card.  Amazing, uninstalled DirectX 7.0a and tried the "old" version 6.1 and now everything is working absolutley wonderful. I can even run with fastwrites enabled on my VIA chipset motherboard.  I suggest you Geforce owners try DirectX 6.1, especially if you don't play anything else that requires DirectX 7.  Again, someone tell me why DirectX 7 is better?

fscott

[AKDejaVu]

I wasn't aware it is possible to downgrade DirectX from 7.0 backward.  Are you sure this has happened?

AKDejaVu

[fscott]

Yes. You need the directX un-installer.  I always had it so I don't know where you can get it currently. Just search for it.

fscott

[Rock]

 http://www.ebrink.com/dxun/index.html

No problems with my GF1 and DX7.0a here.

[Fishu]

I don't have GeForce, but I think that new direct-x versions are must.
There is soon coming direct-x 8 as final (at least beta is already, and I am using it with V770 TNT2)
So games will also require DX7 at least...
I've never had problems with newer DX7, just with the first final version of it.

Try out DX8 beta, Fscott..
Might be better than 7 and surely better than 6.1, if that 'might' works.

At least DX8 has had no problems so far..
(actually I got 10 points more 3d marks  )

[-lynx-]

...(fishu) and you got it where?... I mean, DirectX 8?

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lynx
13 Sqn RAF

[Lucchini]

Where can I find DX8 beta?

Thx Fishu

Lucchini

[Kieren]

Roger Wilco requires DirectX 7.0a, does it not?

[Fishu]

DX8b for win9x:  http://www.neutech.fi/~rahi/axs/ax.cgi?../files/DX80eng.exe

DX8b for W2K:  http://www.neutech.fi/~rahi/axs/ax.cgi?../files/DX80NTENG.exe

Not sure if they give files outside of Finland.

[This message has been edited by Fishu (edited 10-09-2000).]

[Shamus]

fscott, sounds strange, but you know what they say, "if it aint broke, dont fix it"

Shamus

[Kirin]

ouch - just downloaded and installed DX8 - lost FPS in AH, rudders aren't recognized anymore and joystick input has a delay of 1 sec...  

think I gonna go back to DX7 asap...


Kirin

[Camel]

Neg Kieren,

I discovered the other day im still using dx6.1, now im debating getting 7.0a.

[fscott]

I have learned that the DirectX 8 beta has an expiration time limit within a few days after installation.  I ahve also learned that some people are having some great difficulty getting thing erased from their system without having to reinstall Windows just to get back to Directx 6 or 7.  Be careful.

fscott

[Kirin]

Wohoo... after 3 hours of installing fun my system is running again!!!  

Bah, DX8 totally screwed it up - dxuninstall only caused protection errors - reeinstalling DX7 helped nothing...  joystick control disappeared totally... great fun - just installing W98 over again did not help at all --- soooo, format c: FUN !!! well, all up and running now

"never fix a running system" grrrr