Vista - Eragon demo-DX9 update??????

Hi,

Just downloaded the Eragon demo; and after scanning it for buggies, I
ran the install.
Which fails and says I need the dx9 updates for Dec 2005????
Umm,
Isn't dx9 final already in Vista?

Jeff

Vista includes Dx10. You can check the version by clicking on the Start Orb
and typing "dxdiag" in the Start Search box and hitting return.

"Jeff" <S.Cerevisiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Just downloaded the Eragon demo; and after scanning it for buggies, I
> ran the install.
> Which fails and says I need the dx9 updates for Dec 2005????
> Umm,
> Isn't dx9 final already in Vista?
>
> Jeff

yup,
knew that part Colin,
seems some games don't see dx9 even tho its in Vista.

So I installed the December '06 dx9 updates and it saw dx9.

Jeff

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Vista includes Dx10. You can check the version by clicking on the Start
> Orb and typing "dxdiag" in the Start Search box and hitting return.
>
> "Jeff" <S.Cerevisiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
> news:%23D5REOtKHHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just downloaded the Eragon demo; and after scanning it for buggies, I
>> ran the install.
>> Which fails and says I need the dx9 updates for Dec 2005????
>> Umm,
>> Isn't dx9 final already in Vista?
>>
>> Jeff
>

so Vista has dx10, but not 9?
im a game noob
lol

Jeff

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Vista includes Dx10. You can check the version by clicking on the Start
> Orb and typing "dxdiag" in the Start Search box and hitting return.
>
> "Jeff" <S.Cerevisiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
> news:%23D5REOtKHHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just downloaded the Eragon demo; and after scanning it for buggies, I
>> ran the install.
>> Which fails and says I need the dx9 updates for Dec 2005????
>> Umm,
>> Isn't dx9 final already in Vista?
>>
>> Jeff
>

If the game was written for a specific version of dx rather than for a
version 'later than' then the specific version needs to be installed. It is
more an installer thing than whether the game can run OK with a newer
version of dx.

"Jeff" <S.Cerevisiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
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> so Vista has dx10, but not 9?
> im a game noob
> lol
>
> Jeff
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
> newsE107AE3-F177-450F-B309-2314EA1F69B0@microsoft.com...
>> Vista includes Dx10. You can check the version by clicking on the Start
>> Orb and typing "dxdiag" in the Start Search box and hitting return.
>>
>> "Jeff" <S.Cerevisiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
>> news:%23D5REOtKHHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Just downloaded the Eragon demo; and after scanning it for buggies, I
>>> ran the install.
>>> Which fails and says I need the dx9 updates for Dec 2005????
>>> Umm,
>>> Isn't dx9 final already in Vista?
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>
>

Colin,

thx for the clarification
:-)

Jeff

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
news:3048B319-8C95-4F31-8905-B59F368075FB@microsoft.com...
> If the game was written for a specific version of dx rather than for a
> version 'later than' then the specific version needs to be installed. It
> is more an installer thing than whether the game can run OK with a newer
> version of dx.
>
> "Jeff" <S.Cerevisiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
> news:eXzDPHuKHHA.3488@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> so Vista has dx10, but not 9?
>> im a game noob
>> lol
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
>> newsE107AE3-F177-450F-B309-2314EA1F69B0@microsoft.com...
>>> Vista includes Dx10. You can check the version by clicking on the Start
>>> Orb and typing "dxdiag" in the Start Search box and hitting return.
>>>
>>> "Jeff" <S.Cerevisiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
>>> news:%23D5REOtKHHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Just downloaded the Eragon demo; and after scanning it for buggies,
>>>> I ran the install.
>>>> Which fails and says I need the dx9 updates for Dec 2005????
>>>> Umm,
>>>> Isn't dx9 final already in Vista?
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>>
>>
>

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
news:3048B319-8C95-4F31-8905-B59F368075FB@microsoft.com...
> If the game was written for a specific version of dx rather than for a
> version 'later than' then the specific version needs to be installed. It
> is more an installer thing than whether the game can run OK with a newer
> version of dx.


DirectX 9 games won't necessarily run under DirectX 10 - it's not completely
backward compatible.

But Vista also ships with DirectX 9C, so everything *should* still work
seamlessly.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...gplatform.mspx


--
Colin Nash
Microsoft MVP (www.microsoft.com/mvp)
Windows - Shell/User

Colin,
Thx for the link, and it should have worked I guess,
but the installer would not let me go forward until I dloaded the Dec. '05
dx9c update.
Strange, as you'd think with Vista shipping with the newest dx9c and
dx10;that the installer would see it.
But it didn't-upon further talks with gaming people(which I wholeheartedly
confess-I'm not)
it seems some game installers do go flaky, but I got it resolved by
installing the Dec. '05 update. (over one in Vista already-probably)
Then the Eragon installer saw it, and let me proceed.


On a different note-
One big thing with me about pc games, is the keyboard.
I'm no good with it, and preferred;in my limited gaming, to use
controllers(PS2 is the console I have)
so when Colin B. addressed a question that I could use a xbox controller
with my pc-I went out and grabbed one.
Alas,many PC games aren't set up to use controllers-or easily configed if
they do.

It just so happens that Eragon is one that does-right out of the box-so
earlier today I went out and bought it!!!!
woohoo
Bring on them nasties-woohoo

Thx again,

Jeff

"Colin Nash [MVP]" <abc@123.xyz> wrote in message
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>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:3048B319-8C95-4F31-8905-B59F368075FB@microsoft.com...
>> If the game was written for a specific version of dx rather than for a
>> version 'later than' then the specific version needs to be installed. It
>> is more an installer thing than whether the game can run OK with a newer
>> version of dx.
>
>
> DirectX 9 games won't necessarily run under DirectX 10 - it's not
> completely backward compatible.
>
> But Vista also ships with DirectX 9C, so everything *should* still work
> seamlessly.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...gplatform.mspx
>
>
> --
> Colin Nash
> Microsoft MVP (www.microsoft.com/mvp)
> Windows - Shell/User