This is an interesting read. Thanks.
Doesn't really help me to answer my questions though.
Bart
"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
Quote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "bartman" <bartman@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A2289624-12D9-430A-8A07-58175FD314C7@xxxxxx Quote:
> > Could someone please explain to me how DirectX 9.0c and 10 are related to
> > each other? I understand DirectX10 is what ships with Vista and there are
> > no
> > new versions of this. I read some system requirements on programs that
> > state
> > 9.0c MUST be installed for their software to work and that 9.0c is NEWER
> > than
> > version 10.
> >
> > I had one software package that ran like a turtle until I installed 9.0c
> > then it worked perfectly.
> >
> > Is this a case where software companies who had an XP program than made it
> > work for "Vista" didn't really do what should have been done to make it
> > work
> > under DirectX 10 so it needed, what appears to be, a backwards step with
> > 9.0c?
> >
> > I asked the software company and they said they have their program working
> > under both an XP machine with DirectX 9 and a Vista machine with DirectX
> > 10
> > with no differences. They suggest my install of 10 was no good and by
> > putting in 9.0c it corrected the problem, but if my install was bad
> > wouldn't
> > Vista have been giving me issues in general?
> >
> > So I am confused as to what DirectX i really have and how these two
> > related
> > to each other, if at all. Can someone enlighten me on this please?
> >
> > Bart
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