win2k + AMD + Directx 8.1 or was it .2 who cares... AHHH!
So I heard in another thread that my asumptions are true. I have an athalon 900mhz prossessor win2k, asus mb, video, micron ram running SOLID. . all untill I installed the latest direct x. Why oh why did I trust microsoft to come out with a product that actualy works? Now I reboot my machine 35 times a day.
So I heard in another thread that my asumptions are true. I have an athalon 900mhz prossessor win2k, asus mb, video, micron ram running SOLID.. all untill I installed the latest direct x. Why oh why did I trust microsoft to come out with a product that actualy works? Now I reboot my machine 35 times a day.
Hard lock ups. No mouse movement. Forget about the three finger salute.
Anyone aware of any fixes, solutions, or *sigh* good sites on the long prossess of unistalation of direct x so that I can go back to v.7 ??
thanks!
Hard lock ups. No mouse movement. Forget about the three finger salute.
Anyone aware of any fixes, solutions, or *sigh* good sites on the long prossess of unistalation of direct x so that I can go back to v.7 ??
thanks!
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dx9 is not to hard to find
it is working great here
be ware it is a beta
i allways run the betas cause everything works great on an i840 no matter what.
it is working great here
be ware it is a beta
i allways run the betas cause everything works great on an i840 no matter what.
Dr Suds,
Well, exactly which DirectX version did you install? There's been a DX8.1a and a DX8.1b this year, and as is now apparent, a DX9 in beta form. a and b have been quite reliable, from my own experience. The b version is otherwise known as DX81NTeng.exe and you should be able to download it from Microsoft's site.
I know how flakey and troublesome DX8.1 derivatives can be, though. I recently installed 'Direct X' off a motherboard installation CD, thinking it was DX81NTeng.exe (I'd previously used that NT version and found it A OK) but the darned version on that CD wasn't at all compatible and now causes my e-mail client and mouse to arbitrarily freeze and I then have no recourse but to do a system reset. I'm planning to re-format shortly, as that's the only guaranteed way of getting rid of a duff DirectX. But when I reinstall everything, I'll make damn sure I use that NT version.
Someone on the Net told me about a utility that's been designed to completely remove DirectX from Windows. It was called DX Exterminator and the program can be downloaded as dxe108.zip. Trouble is, I can't remember the name of the website now. Anyway, you could probably find it, if you're interested, by doing a search on Google or similar. Personally, I wouldn't trust a program to be that good, as DirectX is well and truly integrated into Windows.
Well, exactly which DirectX version did you install? There's been a DX8.1a and a DX8.1b this year, and as is now apparent, a DX9 in beta form. a and b have been quite reliable, from my own experience. The b version is otherwise known as DX81NTeng.exe and you should be able to download it from Microsoft's site.
I know how flakey and troublesome DX8.1 derivatives can be, though. I recently installed 'Direct X' off a motherboard installation CD, thinking it was DX81NTeng.exe (I'd previously used that NT version and found it A OK) but the darned version on that CD wasn't at all compatible and now causes my e-mail client and mouse to arbitrarily freeze and I then have no recourse but to do a system reset. I'm planning to re-format shortly, as that's the only guaranteed way of getting rid of a duff DirectX. But when I reinstall everything, I'll make damn sure I use that NT version.
Someone on the Net told me about a utility that's been designed to completely remove DirectX from Windows. It was called DX Exterminator and the program can be downloaded as dxe108.zip. Trouble is, I can't remember the name of the website now. Anyway, you could probably find it, if you're interested, by doing a search on Google or similar. Personally, I wouldn't trust a program to be that good, as DirectX is well and truly integrated into Windows.
