You say that you should run directsetup during setup, how would you do this?
Basically, I cannot run any games on vista basic as they all say direct 9 not
found.
"Chuck Walbourn [MSFT]" wrote:
> > - Will installing DX9 slow anything down / affect anything?
> > - Doesn't this cancel out the benifits of the new DirectX/WDDM structure?
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> Running DirectSetup will not install any runtime bits onto Windows Vista. It
> will install various optional components such as D3DX9. As such, you should
> run it during setup. You could also try running the DirectX End-User Runtime
> Web Installer http://www.microsoft.com/directx.
>
> If the application requires DirectPlay Voice or Direct3D Retained Mode, it
> just won't work on Windows Vista.
>
> > - Is there a way to trick games into thinking DX9 is installed when it
> > isn't?
>
> If there is bad code in the installer that makes dumb version checks, then
> you can try running the setup with the "Compatabiltiy Mode" shortcut option
> to try to trick it into running the thing correctly.
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> Chuck Walbourn
> SDE, Game Technology Group
>
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