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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / How good works DBPro programs on Vista and 7 ? Does it need a DirectX 9.0 installation?

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Leonid
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Posted: 3rd Feb 2012 21:50
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How good works DBPro programs on Vista and 7 ? Does it need a DirectX 9.0 installation?
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Posted: 3rd Feb 2012 22:21
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Follow the links in this thread, currently two threads above yours.

DBPro Operating System Compatibilty
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Leonid
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Posted: 8th Feb 2012 02:48
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Marking up my question on the word "PROGRAM". How good works DBPro programs (not a DBP!) on Vista and 7 ? Does it need a DirectX 9.0 installation?

Just see it! I sending my game to another man (he (she) knows me not so good as friend), which has a Vista or 7 and does not know about DX10, DX11, DBPro and do not wants (may be) think about Administrator mode. What I must explain him (her): "Try to install a DX9 and log-in into Windows in Administrator mode". I must know all to explain. May be player can play my game without Administrator mode. I had been buying my DBPro in 2011 and know not so much.

PS. Tried to write into "DBPro / Operating System Compatibility Thread", but forum writes "Time is out. You can only read".
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Posted: 8th Feb 2012 02:58
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They'll need the DirectX Runtime package installed from Microsoft's website to use the programs, otherwise they'll get a missing DLL complaint.
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Posted: 8th Feb 2012 15:28
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Your user will need to have DirectX 9.0c installed, which can be confusing for non-techie folks.

I have found the best way to go about this is to use somthing like NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) and use that to bundle together your DBP project and the installer for DX9.0c.

That way, the installer can run the DX setup and the user will be happier with a more normal installation procedure.

As for anything else, as long as you don't try and write to a protected area of the hard drive, you should be ok. Microsoft have some rules about where it's ok to save stuff but as a rule of thumb (and as I can't find the exact details right now) you should save your data in the c:\users\ folder.


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Leonid
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Posted: 10th Feb 2012 01:19
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But, what about Administrator mode in Vista and 7 to play my game without DBPro installed?
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Posted: 10th Feb 2012 18:55
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As long as you don't try and write to any of the protected areas of the hard drive you should be ok without being an administrator.


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