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Dave J
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Posted: 1st Mar 2004 07:54
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Before I go and do something stupid, is it possible for me to have DirectX9b (already installed) and then go and install the DirectX8 SDK again? Or will DX throw a fit and have no idea what's going on? The reason I want to do this is so I can have my VB6 samples + documentation back while DX9 only has .NET versions.


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Ian T
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Posted: 1st Mar 2004 08:24
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It's about impossible to downgrade DirectX I'm afraid .

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Dave J
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Posted: 1st Mar 2004 09:49 Edited at: 1st Mar 2004 09:52
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Well not downgrade, I want them both installed, I don't even have to use DirectX 8 - just want the documentation that comes with the SDK.

Hmm, I wonder if there's an option to not install it and just the sample files, doubt it, those options are usually greyed out or 'required'.

Edit: Wait... what's that beneath your name Mouse? Could it be? Yes, it is, you finally got yourself an avatar! But now you'll have to change your sig as well


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Dave J
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Posted: 1st Mar 2004 10:06
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Yup, it worked. I just unchecked the 'install runtimes' box and only installed the samples/documentation/etc files, DxDiag says 9b and the tests all worked. Hooray!


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Quote: "Wait... what's that beneath your name Mouse? Could it be? Yes, it is, you finally got yourself an avatar!"


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Oh dear... and I went and made it to keep people happy, too cuz I figured the hard-to-recognize business held some water. Heh.

By the way, sorry I was wrong about that. I can see how one would need both SDKs .

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Exeat: look.

DirectX is an api, steet from DLL-s. The newer versions is contains the older dll-s too..

So the 9 is handlibg the 6,7,8,9 API dll.s

How to the f*** wana install multiple of it!?!??!?!?!

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Posted: 1st Mar 2004 21:29
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Hehe, thanks, but I've got a nice siggy image now

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Oh my god! a sig and avatar! slow down dude!!! its too much of a shock, i can feel my heart giving up

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Posted: 2nd Mar 2004 09:40
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Quote: "DirectX is an api, steet from DLL-s. The newer versions is contains the older dll-s too..

So the 9 is handlibg the 6,7,8,9 API dll.s

How to the f*** wana install multiple of it!?!??!?!?!"


Hmm... maybe you should learn to read, let me quote my VERY first post:

Quote: "Before I go and do something stupid, is it possible for me to have DirectX9b (already installed) and then go and install the DirectX8 SDK again? Or will DX throw a fit and have no idea what's going on? The reason I want to do this is so I can have my VB6 samples + documentation back while DX9 only has .NET versions."



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i meen, when u install the DirectX 9, it vill install the same versionus dll-s, that example the 7 install. So u vill get a dll from the version 7, 8, and the 9. Like d3d7.dll, d3d8.dll, d3d9.dll.

U dont need to install an older version, or tri to downgrade.

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Posted: 3rd Mar 2004 00:28
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You're not listening to me, I don't care about the dll's, I want the sample documentation!!! You know, the help files, the example project files, etc.


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