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DirectX 7 Vista compatible?
From searching the forums I've found that it's a common problem to find games
that were fine pre-Vista throwing up error messages due to the requirement of DirectX 7 - despite later versions already being installed. I've already installed dxsetup.exe from Microsoft's Download Center, which claims to be backwards compatible from v9.0c, although I've read elsewhere that versions 7 and/or 8 are not included. There are various opinions about whether or not Vista is DirectX 7-compatible. I'm trying to find a definate answer, and if so, where is the best place to find it? |
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DirectX 7 Vista compatible?
The problem with some apps is the method used to detect the DX version, not
the version itself. IE DX7 or later instead of DX7 only. There were app specific fixes when it was a more common problem. "daztrue" wrote in message ... From searching the forums I've found that it's a common problem to find games that were fine pre-Vista throwing up error messages due to the requirement of DirectX 7 - despite later versions already being installed. I've already installed dxsetup.exe from Microsoft's Download Center, which claims to be backwards compatible from v9.0c, although I've read elsewhere that versions 7 and/or 8 are not included. There are various opinions about whether or not Vista is DirectX 7-compatible. I'm trying to find a definate answer, and if so, where is the best place to find it? |