Conflict BTW DirectX9 and 10

> Well, understandable, you're confusing things a little.
>
> DX10 is it's own install under Vista
> DX9.0L is it's own install under Vista.
> The two do not work together
>
> You can't use DX10, if you don't have a DX10 video card. If you are using a
> DX10 card, with Vista, but playing a DX9 game, then you are still not using
> DX10. Only when you play a DX10 game, in which there are currently none
> available, under Vista with a DX10 card will you be using DX10
>
> Vista ships with DX9.0L so that it will be compatible with all the DX9.0
> (and 8 and 7) games. Vista's Aero uses DX9.
>
> If you're not able to play games, you might be missing some add-on files,
> which you can get by applying the DX9.0c runtime updates
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>
> You might also have a video driver conflict, in which you'll need to see
> what driver your laptop maker has available for you to update with.
>
> What games are you having trouble with and what are the specs of your laptop
> ?
>
> "Cybethron" <Cybethron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsA8DE025-1EB3-4CA4-8944-67856B16C722@microsoft.com...

> > Hey I bought a new laptop a couple of weeks ago, and this computer has the
> > window Vista by default! However I'm facing a lot of troubles with the
> > games,
> > they are not working with DirectX 10, and if you install DirectX 9 the
> > games
> > willl Crash! Do u hv any ideas what's going on?What can I do?

>
>
>

> Well I have a Compaq Presarion Dual Core 1.6 window vista home edition
> 1 GB Ram
> 256MB VGA
>
> For the games almost all the games:
> Devil May Cry 3 special edition
> Need for speed carbon
> Prince of persia is working but with some image distortion
> The new Red Alert 2007 Tiberium War, you start the game once you start
> building a base, the game crash
> and some other
> Thx for your help
>
>
> "Dale White" wrote:
>

>> Well, understandable, you're confusing things a little.
>>
>> DX10 is it's own install under Vista
>> DX9.0L is it's own install under Vista.
>> The two do not work together
>>
>> You can't use DX10, if you don't have a DX10 video card. If you are using
>> a
>> DX10 card, with Vista, but playing a DX9 game, then you are still not
>> using
>> DX10. Only when you play a DX10 game, in which there are currently none
>> available, under Vista with a DX10 card will you be using DX10
>>
>> Vista ships with DX9.0L so that it will be compatible with all the DX9.0
>> (and 8 and 7) games. Vista's Aero uses DX9.
>>
>> If you're not able to play games, you might be missing some add-on files,
>> which you can get by applying the DX9.0c runtime updates
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>>
>> You might also have a video driver conflict, in which you'll need to see
>> what driver your laptop maker has available for you to update with.
>>
>> What games are you having trouble with and what are the specs of your
>> laptop
>> ?
>>
>> "Cybethron" <Cybethron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> newsA8DE025-1EB3-4CA4-8944-67856B16C722@microsoft.com...

>> > Hey I bought a new laptop a couple of weeks ago, and this computer has
>> > the
>> > window Vista by default! However I'm facing a lot of troubles with the
>> > games,
>> > they are not working with DirectX 10, and if you install DirectX 9 the
>> > games
>> > willl Crash! Do u hv any ideas what's going on?What can I do?

>>
>>
>>

> You didn't mention which video card you have. Also, can you tell me the
> model number of your laptop.
>
> Just so you know I played all of the GDI and Nod campaign of C&C3 under
> Vista 64. So it should work
>
>
> "Cybethron" <Cybethron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4F240932-47FB-4806-9E93-666B451FB64D@microsoft.com...

> > Well I have a Compaq Presarion Dual Core 1.6 window vista home edition
> > 1 GB Ram
> > 256MB VGA
> >
> > For the games almost all the games:
> > Devil May Cry 3 special edition
> > Need for speed carbon
> > Prince of persia is working but with some image distortion
> > The new Red Alert 2007 Tiberium War, you start the game once you start
> > building a base, the game crash
> > and some other
> > Thx for your help
> >
> >
> > "Dale White" wrote:
> >

> >> Well, understandable, you're confusing things a little.
> >>
> >> DX10 is it's own install under Vista
> >> DX9.0L is it's own install under Vista.
> >> The two do not work together
> >>
> >> You can't use DX10, if you don't have a DX10 video card. If you are using
> >> a
> >> DX10 card, with Vista, but playing a DX9 game, then you are still not
> >> using
> >> DX10. Only when you play a DX10 game, in which there are currently none
> >> available, under Vista with a DX10 card will you be using DX10
> >>
> >> Vista ships with DX9.0L so that it will be compatible with all the DX9.0
> >> (and 8 and 7) games. Vista's Aero uses DX9.
> >>
> >> If you're not able to play games, you might be missing some add-on files,
> >> which you can get by applying the DX9.0c runtime updates
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> >>
> >> You might also have a video driver conflict, in which you'll need to see
> >> what driver your laptop maker has available for you to update with.
> >>
> >> What games are you having trouble with and what are the specs of your
> >> laptop
> >> ?
> >>
> >> "Cybethron" <Cybethron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> newsA8DE025-1EB3-4CA4-8944-67856B16C722@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hey I bought a new laptop a couple of weeks ago, and this computer has
> >> > the
> >> > window Vista by default! However I'm facing a lot of troubles with the
> >> > games,
> >> > they are not working with DirectX 10, and if you install DirectX 9 the
> >> > games
> >> > willl Crash! Do u hv any ideas what's going on?What can I do?
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

> It's a Presarion C500
> For the videa card it's Mobile intel(R) 945GM Express chipset controller
> WDDM
> and I have Vista 32
> thx
>
> "Dale White" wrote:
>

>> You didn't mention which video card you have. Also, can you tell me the
>> model number of your laptop.
>>
>> Just so you know I played all of the GDI and Nod campaign of C&C3 under
>> Vista 64. So it should work
>>
>>
>> "Cybethron" <Cybethron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4F240932-47FB-4806-9E93-666B451FB64D@microsoft.com...

>> > Well I have a Compaq Presarion Dual Core 1.6 window vista home edition
>> > 1 GB Ram
>> > 256MB VGA
>> >
>> > For the games almost all the games:
>> > Devil May Cry 3 special edition
>> > Need for speed carbon
>> > Prince of persia is working but with some image distortion
>> > The new Red Alert 2007 Tiberium War, you start the game once you start
>> > building a base, the game crash
>> > and some other
>> > Thx for your help
>> >
>> >
>> > "Dale White" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Well, understandable, you're confusing things a little.
>> >>
>> >> DX10 is it's own install under Vista
>> >> DX9.0L is it's own install under Vista.
>> >> The two do not work together
>> >>
>> >> You can't use DX10, if you don't have a DX10 video card. If you are
>> >> using
>> >> a
>> >> DX10 card, with Vista, but playing a DX9 game, then you are still not
>> >> using
>> >> DX10. Only when you play a DX10 game, in which there are currently
>> >> none
>> >> available, under Vista with a DX10 card will you be using DX10
>> >>
>> >> Vista ships with DX9.0L so that it will be compatible with all the
>> >> DX9.0
>> >> (and 8 and 7) games. Vista's Aero uses DX9.
>> >>
>> >> If you're not able to play games, you might be missing some add-on
>> >> files,
>> >> which you can get by applying the DX9.0c runtime updates
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>> >>
>> >> You might also have a video driver conflict, in which you'll need to
>> >> see
>> >> what driver your laptop maker has available for you to update with.
>> >>
>> >> What games are you having trouble with and what are the specs of your
>> >> laptop
>> >> ?
>> >>
>> >> "Cybethron" <Cybethron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> newsA8DE025-1EB3-4CA4-8944-67856B16C722@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hey I bought a new laptop a couple of weeks ago, and this computer
>> >> > has
>> >> > the
>> >> > window Vista by default! However I'm facing a lot of troubles with
>> >> > the
>> >> > games,
>> >> > they are not working with DirectX 10, and if you install DirectX 9
>> >> > the
>> >> > games
>> >> > willl Crash! Do u hv any ideas what's going on?What can I do?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

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