Directx 10 or 9 during game install ?

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Im new to this so go easy... i have just got a game that has the option 2 install in directx9 or 10 during installation ? vista has directx 10 i know but although my graphics card is vista compatible it's not a directx10 card.
Do i install in directx9 im guessing i probably should but ive read of people having problems with this ! also if i download directx 9 will it write over directx10 ?
i read vista only has parts of directx9 as default included ?
Any help would be much appreciated, googling has left me more confused if anything ?
 

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Vista has direct x 10 i know but although my graphics card is vista compatible it's not a directx10 card.
Do i install in directx9 im guessing i probably should but ive read of people having problems with this ! also if i download directx 9 will it write over directx10 ?
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If your graphics card is not dx 10 compatible, then you should install the directx 9 version, or else you wont be able to run the game. When you install DX9 you will still be able to use dx10 later on, no worries.
 

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Can you install Dx 9 in Vista?
 

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Can you install Dx 9 in Vista?
yes you can... well it just updates DX9L... that's the backward compatible version of DX9, that is pre installed into vista
 

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