Topic: Directx issues.... (Read 1067 times)

DestinyCallingV2 · « **on:** October 27, 2003, 04:16:17 pm »

Anyone else spot this..... i've just reistalled all my progs and XP on my comp (hence the new moniker, I forgot my passwrd..original eh??) and ever since I updated directx to 9.0b, my Taldren Mod viewer, M6 Mod Viewer AND milkshape have all started behaving odd in a really SLOOOOOWWWW way...

It's annoying, any ideas???

Pestalence · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2003, 04:42:10 pm »

Run them in compatability mode...

find the application.. either .exe or .com files, right click and select properties,

click on the compatibility tab,

then put a check mark in " run this program in compatibility mode for "

and in the drop down menu, select Win 98/ME

click Ok and see how it works then...

DestinyCallingV2 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2003, 04:44:29 pm »

Well I'll try that... BUT I've always had Windows XP and I've only had the problem recently.. Ever since I updated to Directx 9.0b...

Cheers Microsoft....!!!

DestinyCallingV2 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2003, 04:45:35 pm »

What I meant there was that they always ran fine under normal XP compatability...

Pestalence · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2003, 05:32:22 pm »

Understood, however.... Win 98/ME is the OS that mod Viewer was based on and that was built under Direct X 7.0

Direct X 9.0b is an XP creation that was retrofitted to older oS platforms.. and as such, could cause problems for older software.... the compatibility mode makes Direct X 9.0b behave as if your running a Win ME system, which should clear up the "Dragging" of the Model Viewer...

at least it cleared it up on my system...

DestinyCallingV2 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2003, 05:46:44 pm »

Aaaahhhh!!!

Now I get you.... Ok, will try that thanks muchly..!!

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #6 on:** October 28, 2003, 03:11:45 pm »

Well I tried it and no joy.... Trouble is you cant uninstall directx 9.0b and revert back to directx 8.1 or something...

Unless someone knows better of course

Pestalence · « **Reply #7 on:** October 28, 2003, 06:00:55 pm »

search the web for Direct X buster.. or better yet, use system restore back to a point to before DX 9 was installed.. you will revert back to DX 8.1...

with DX buster.. it will remove DX from your system completely, but you better have a full install of DX 8.1 ready first... because when you reboot.. it will need to be the first thing you run...

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