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Shim Kangrey
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Posted: 18th Feb 2007 03:12
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I am confused...
I just downloaded DX10 on XP. I have heard that DX10 is only working on Vista. I need clarification, please.
(I guess this forum is the best place to ask...)

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CattleRustler
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Posted: 18th Feb 2007 05:09
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yes.

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Venge
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Posted: 18th Feb 2007 20:42
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sure.
why not?

your avatar is bloody.

there should be a picture here...
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The Wilderbeast
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Posted: 20th Feb 2007 13:51
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you need a DX10 enabled graphics card, and the only one i can think of is Nvidia 8800


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Fallout
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Posted: 20th Feb 2007 15:15
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Are you sure it wasn't directx 1.0?


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Raven
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Posted: 20th Feb 2007 15:57
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DirectX 9.0c February 2007 Update is the latest for Windows XP
DirectX 10.0 & 9.0Ex February 2007 Update is the lastest for Windows Vista

Windows XP is incapable of running DirectX10 because it requires you're graphics card to be using the new Windows Driver Model which is currently only supported in Windows Vista, as it was changed from a HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) to Direct Hardware. The entire output model means that without some very heavy modification it's impossible to install and use on the Windows XP platform.

It'd be like trying to run DirectX on Linux by just adding support for Win32 Libraries and expecting the system to know what to do, just can't happen.

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Ron Erickson
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Posted: 20th Feb 2007 18:58
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Are you sure you didn't just download the SDK?

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David R
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Posted: 20th Feb 2007 19:33
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Quote: "Are you sure you didn't just download the SDK?"


Or the DX9 SDK for that matter, which includes DX10 samples


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LD52
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Posted: 20th Feb 2007 23:39
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Just cause you downloaded it doesn't mean it works !!!
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