If you install Jim Kitchens Winkit, the games should work just as they are. You won't even have to wait for them to be updated to DX8.
--- On Tue, 5/10/11, william lomas <will.d.lo...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: william lomas <will.d.lo...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] anyone else get direct x seven registered? > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 3:35 PM > if i install jim kitchens things > thomas, will i then be able to run the games then if he > upgrades them? > > On 10 May 2011, at 18:46, Thomas Ward wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > If you are talking about registering DX7VB.dll or > DX8VB.dll those > > libraries still have to be registered simpkly because > they were > > removed from Windows Vista/Windows 7. That said, there > is a simple fix > > for this and it is to install Jim Kitchens Winkit > installer which adds > > a number of VB dependencies, including those for > DirectX 8, so I'd > > definitely say go ahead and upgrade to DirectX 8. To > be honest one > > reason I never installed any of your games is I saw no > need or desire > > to put DirectX 7 on my computer when I have DirectX 8 > already > > installed with the OS. > > > > On 5/10/11, Jeremy Kaldobsky <jer...@kaldobsky.com> > wrote: > >> DirectX 7 will work on windows 7 as long as you > register it. I'm running > >> 64-bit windows 7 myself without any DX7 > problems. I'll look into using > >> directx8 instead. I wasn't aware that simply > jumping up to DX8 would > >> eliminate people's need to register the driver on > windows 7. A while back > >> someone had told me anything under DX9 still > required the registering step > >> so I didn't bother moving away from 7. > > > > --- > > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > > 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/gamers@audyssey.org. > > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the > management of the list, > > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > 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/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the > management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
