Guest Zo Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 What is the "best" version of DirectX to run on Win98SE? tia -- Zo ABSENTEE: A missing golf accessory.
Guest MEB Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 Re: Best DirectX Version ? "Zo" <zo@homenet.net> wrote in message news:mn.1a177d7b06acd34a.76389@homenet.net... | What is the "best" version of DirectX to run on Win98SE? tia | | -- | Zo | ABSENTEE: A missing golf accessory. | | Hmm, most would say 9.0c [with quartz update], though others might say 8.1 as they may have encountered issues with older games or applications ... -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com ________
Guest MrBill Posted November 6, 2007 Posted November 6, 2007 RE: Best DirectX Version ? The best version is 9.0c. Infact, each DX version is layered upon previous version. If you go to DXDIAG. you can see that your system probably as the previous versions of DX already installed on your system. Furthermore, if you have code that calls a 8.1 routine, and you have 9.0c installed along with the 8.1 DX instals, the 8.1 DLL will be called to execute the routine. DirectPlay is only a 8.1 module but still is called if 9.0c is installed. Function accessible from older DX version have been re-written obviously, so if a particular program depended on some "feature" lost when the function was re-written, then it will not function correctly. But I currently can run with 0 problems several DX 5 written games without any DX related problems. "Zo" wrote: > What is the "best" version of DirectX to run on Win98SE? tia > > -- > Zo > ABSENTEE: A missing golf accessory. > > >
Guest Dan Posted November 7, 2007 Posted November 7, 2007 RE: Best DirectX Version ? Thanks for the information, MrBill. Is the latest DirectX version 9.0c from November still compatible with Windows 98 Second Edition? I am posting from my Windows Vista laptop because my dual-boot system still needs to be put together. I plan to remedy that tonight with my friend Jeff and then just need the password to APS because the computer was locked down after the system was hacked. It was really weird to see someone trying to log in remotely to XP Professional and knowing that I was not the one moving the mouse and trying to log in after the system had been locked down. "MrBill" wrote: > The best version is 9.0c. Infact, each DX version is layered upon previous > version. If you go to DXDIAG. you can see that your system probably as the > previous versions of DX already installed on your system. Furthermore, if you > have code that calls a 8.1 routine, and you have 9.0c installed along with > the 8.1 DX instals, the 8.1 DLL will be called to execute the routine. > DirectPlay is only a 8.1 module but still is called if 9.0c is installed. > Function accessible from older DX version have been re-written obviously, so > if a particular program depended on some "feature" lost when the function was > re-written, then it will not function correctly. But I currently can run with > 0 problems several DX 5 written games without any DX related problems. > > "Zo" wrote: > > > What is the "best" version of DirectX to run on Win98SE? tia > > > > -- > > Zo > > ABSENTEE: A missing golf accessory. > > > > > >
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