Games that automatically try install Direct X 9.0c
Posted by admin on Sep 30th, 2006
What to you do when prompted by a computer game to install Direct X 9.0c? Will that try and overwrite Direct X 10? Do you just say no to the install of Direct X 9.0c and if you do what happens to the overall installation of your game?Someone please help!
Oct 1st, 2006 at 09:06 pm
I've been told that there is no problem in letting a game instal 9.0c. The installer will only write the files that are not there, leaving the DX10 files alone since they are newer. I've done it and what little demos that are available for DX10 didn't have any problems running on my system."JeffR"
Oct 4th, 2006 at 01:07 pm
Just let them install DX9.0c. It won't overwrite any files, and if they don't exist, it adds them. It won't overwrite DX10 files at all, and some games require some DX9.0c components. This is the simple answer, MS developers have a much more indepth answer if you need it.But, it doesn't hurt anything to install DX9.0c. Dustin Harper dharper@vistarip.com vistarip.com "JeffR"
Oct 8th, 2006 at 03:13 am
Well, Battlefield 2 won't install if you cancel the DX9 installer. But have no worries, you're not going ot hurt vista by installing DX9.0c, as it doesn't really install anything. Now, don't confuse, install DX90c with installing the DX9.0c updates, which is what games like FEAR and Battlefield 2142 do. "JeffR"
Oct 8th, 2006 at 09:51 pm
Hi, just let the game install fully even when it says it is updating the Directx with 9.0c it won't over write Directx 10. I've reinstalled all my games since doing a clean install of Vista and it still has Directx 10. I think once it goes to install the Directx 9 it realizes that you have an more update version so doesn't install it after all.If you cancel installing Direct 9.0c then the whole game won't install. "JeffR"