Alrighty, quick question about DirectX

DHS23 · 02-28-2002, 05:16 PM

I played STB this past year on DirectX 6.1, when it said the minimum requirement was v7. Everything except the Direct3D worked perfectly (Direct3D wasn't too much of a loss I guess). So my question is.....am I still going to be able to get by on the current version I have installed (6.1) again this year without having to download the newest version?

DHS23 · 02-28-2002, 05:51 PM

Steve? Any beta testers? Anyone?!

Draft Dodger · 02-28-2002, 05:52 PM

I can't imagine too many of the beta testers were running dx 6.1, but maybe I'm wrong.

Dargone · 02-28-2002, 06:04 PM

The system requirements state that you need DirectX7. Hope this helps

You can download the newest DirectX from Microsoft, which I believe is 8.1.

[ March 01, 2002: Message edited by: Dargone ]

Giants44 · 02-28-2002, 06:06 PM

Direct X is generally pretty stable, will make all graphical programs run better and is free so why wouldn't you want to upgrade it?

Dargone · 02-28-2002, 06:08 PM

I thought I 'd check for you and found if you click on the link for Directx, in the system requirements section, it takes you right to the microsoft DirectX web page. How is that for ease of use

DHS23 · 02-28-2002, 06:09 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Giants44:
Direct X is generally pretty stable, will make all graphical programs run better and is free so why wouldn't you want to upgrade it?<hr></blockquote>

Laziness

Seriously though....from what I read before, you have to go through quite a bit of stuff to get it downloaded and changed, and I'm not really looking forward to messing with the computer too much.

Dargone · 02-28-2002, 06:28 PM

Being a computer consultant let me chime in again with some good news

All you have to do is download the DirectX file which is an executable file. Once it's downloaded you just run the file and it will update your version of DirectX. Restart your computer and you are all done. Then it's OOTP4 all weekend...

J P Falcon · 02-28-2002, 06:51 PM

I have Direct 8.0 and this issue was brought up on another post so I went to Microsoft and tried downloading 8.1... afterwards I clicked on the setup icon for 8.1 from my C drive and a prompt appeared that stated 8.1 cannot be installed on Win95, Win98, and WinME (I have ME)...I therefore concluded that 8.1 is strictly for WinXP... any thoughts? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">

Giants44 · 02-28-2002, 06:57 PM

[quote]Originally posted by DHS23:


Laziness

Seriously though....from what I read before, you have to go through quite a bit of stuff to get it downloaded and changed, and I'm not really looking forward to messing with the computer too much.<hr></blockquote>

It is a very easy upgrade - download, run, takes about three minutes and then reboot. that is it.

Dargone · 02-28-2002, 06:58 PM

DirectX 8.1 works with Win 98,Me,2000, and Xp. So you should be fine

Just make sure you download the right file. There is a separate file for windows 2000, that might have been your problem. Obviously you need to download the one for 98 and Me. Windows Xp comes with 8.1 so they are good to go. Here is the link for the DirectX page <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/" target="_blank">DirectX8.1</a>

Hope this helps

02-28-2002, 05:16 PM	#1
DHS23 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 506	Alrighty, quick question about DirectX I played STB this past year on DirectX 6.1, when it said the minimum requirement was v7. Everything except the Direct3D worked perfectly (Direct3D wasn't too much of a loss I guess). So my question is.....am I still going to be able to get by on the current version I have installed (6.1) again this year without having to download the newest version?

02-28-2002, 05:52 PM	#3
Draft Dodger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: formerly of the OTBL Posts: 4,113	I can't imagine too many of the beta testers were running dx 6.1, but maybe I'm wrong. __________________ Draft Dodger (Anarchy: Anything goes. The Draft Dodger viewpoint.) Sophmoric[sic] Member of the OOTP Boards (It's not OOTP; it's your computer) 15 GB Webhosting for $6.95 a month IMO we are best off abandoning that sinking ship that is Off Topic to the rats infesting it and just starting a whole new Baseball Forum from scratch.

02-28-2002, 06:04 PM	#4
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	The system requirements state that you need DirectX7. Hope this helps You can download the newest DirectX from Microsoft, which I believe is 8.1. [ March 01, 2002: Message edited by: Dargone ]</p> __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

02-28-2002, 06:06 PM	#5
Giants44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 2,408	Direct X is generally pretty stable, will make all graphical programs run better and is free so why wouldn't you want to upgrade it? __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah

02-28-2002, 06:08 PM	#6
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	I thought I 'd check for you and found if you click on the link for Directx, in the system requirements section, it takes you right to the microsoft DirectX web page. How is that for ease of use __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

02-28-2002, 05:51 PM	#2
DHS23 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 506	Steve? Any beta testers? Anyone?!

02-28-2002, 06:09 PM	#7
DHS23 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 506	[quote]Originally posted by Giants44: <strong>Direct X is generally pretty stable, will make all graphical programs run better and is free so why wouldn't you want to upgrade it?</strong><hr></blockquote> Laziness Seriously though....from what I read before, you have to go through quite a bit of stuff to get it downloaded and changed, and I'm not really looking forward to messing with the computer too much.

02-28-2002, 06:28 PM	#8
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	Being a computer consultant let me chime in again with some good news All you have to do is download the DirectX file which is an executable file. Once it's downloaded you just run the file and it will update your version of DirectX. Restart your computer and you are all done. Then it's OOTP4 all weekend... __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

02-28-2002, 06:51 PM	#9
J P Falcon Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 406	I have Direct 8.0 and this issue was brought up on another post so I went to Microsoft and tried downloading 8.1... afterwards I clicked on the setup icon for 8.1 from my C drive and a prompt appeared that stated 8.1 cannot be installed on Win95, Win98, and WinME (I have ME)...I therefore concluded that 8.1 is strictly for WinXP... any thoughts? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">

02-28-2002, 06:57 PM	#10
Giants44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 2,408	[quote]Originally posted by DHS23: <strong> Laziness Seriously though....from what I read before, you have to go through quite a bit of stuff to get it downloaded and changed, and I'm not really looking forward to messing with the computer too much.</strong><hr></blockquote> It is a very easy upgrade - download, run, takes about three minutes and then reboot. that is it. __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah

02-28-2002, 06:58 PM	#11
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	DirectX 8.1 works with Win 98,Me,2000, and Xp. So you should be fine Just make sure you download the right file. There is a separate file for windows 2000, that might have been your problem. Obviously you need to download the one for 98 and Me. Windows Xp comes with 8.1 so they are good to go. Here is the link for the DirectX page <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/" target="_blank">DirectX8.1</a> Hope this helps __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell