Hi Che, Quote I realize I need to install directX 9c for games written for that version of DX to work, does anyone have a reccomended way of going about this? I downloaded the DX 9c from microsoft, and though I ran it instead of downloading, it asked me for a place to put the files, which I did, but now what, this process isn't exactly intuitive, and I don't want to screw something up. End Quote
Did you download the web setup tool or the full off line installation package? From the sounds of it you have the full off line installation. So assuming you are using the off line installation here are my DirectX installation quick reference notes. 1. Download the March 2008 full off line DirectX installation for DirectX 9.0C. 2. Locate your DirectX setup file, and press the Windows Context key. 3. Arrow to run as administrator, and press enter. 4. it will prompt you where to unpack the setup files to. Provide a temp path such as c:\temp\directx and let it unpack the setup files. 5. Open the start menu, go to computer, and open c:\temp\directx where you unpacked your setup files. 6. Find setup.exe, press the Windows context key, arrow to run as administrator, and press enter. 7. Follow the prompts. Note, under Windows Vista before installing applications, unpacking files, etc your user rights need to be elivated to administrator if you are running with user account control enabled. The instructions above assume you are running with UAC enabled. Quote Is there anything else I need to know regarding making vista backward compatible with games written for XP and 98? End quote Yes. You will need to copy dx7vb.dll and dx8vb.dll from your Windows XP system and register them. here are some quick reference notes how to do this manually. 1. if you have access to your old Windows XP computer open up c:\Windows\System32 and copy dx7vb.dll and dx8vb.dll to some kind of portable backup media. 2. Copy dx7vb.dll and dx8vb.dll to c:\Windows\System32 on your Windows Vista machine. 3. Do Windows+r to open the run dialog. 5. Type command and press enter. 6. Type cd\windows\system32 and press enter. 7. Type the commands regsvr32.exe dx7vb.dll press enter. regsvr32.exe dx8vb.dll and press enter. 8. Just to make sure everything gets refreshed reboot your system. Note, as of the release of Vista DirectX support for Visual Basic 6 is officially dropped by Microsoft. Installing DirectX 9.0C March 2008 will not add dx7vb.dll or dx8vb.dll to your Windows Vista system. As a result the only way to obtain these files is to get a game that includes these files or manually bacthem up from your XP system, and manually install them by hand to Windows Vista. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
