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Old 05-14-2008   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Can't run games in DX 10, no idea why =(


"Akira" <Akira@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello, I'm writing here because I can't get directx 10 to run on any games
> I
> play. For example, Team Fortress 2. The option to change which direcx
> version
> to use is grayed out, and it's on direct x 9 on both hardware and
> software.
>
> My specs:
> I'm running Windows Vista home premium (32 bit), and dxdiag confirms
> DirectX
> 10 is installed. I have an Intel Core 2 6600, and 4 gigs of ram. The
> video
> card I'm running is the MIS Geforce 8800 GTS, updated to the latest
> drivers
> (drivers released may 13th 2008). I have dual monitors, the main one
> running
> at a 1680 x 1050 resolution, and my secondary running at a 1280 x 1024
> resolution.
>
> When I set some game options to run at direct x 10, they will fail to load
> at all. With more and more directx 10 games on the way, I would like to
> have
> this issue fixed asap =(. Thank you in advance to anyone that can help and
> offer suggestions!
TF2 is built on DX8 so it won't run on DX10, heres the sys specs for TS2
System Requirements
Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card,
Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9
level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet
Connection
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