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New DirectX 9.0a just come out [03-24-03]

post #1 of 15
3/24/03 at 9:32pm
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Anyone who love to try new driver, you can grab a new Microsoft DirectX 9.0a here...
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...fid=1037189523

I just install it and it's working fine... didn't have any error/problem so far... for the benchmark I haven't check it out yet.


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post #2 of 15
3/24/03 at 9:41pm
You mean anyone who feels like being a guinnea pig...

I have no problems with my setup now, so I ain't gunna change nutin'

Maybe when 9.1 comes out, I'll move to 9.0a... or if a plethora (word of the day) of people swear BY it (and not AT it) then I'll try it.

-myrkat the cautious
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post #3 of 15
3/25/03 at 12:10pm
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Here is what I found on Hardocp.com ...



DX9.0A:
Wow, that did not take long did it? I am not sure what this is all about but I did set a restore point and am installing it now. I will let you know if I get hosed or not. Thanks Tim.

UPDATE: All seemed to have went fine with the install of the new DX files. At first glance it even seems to have fixed some stability issues I was having at high resolutions. Will let you know what we hear via email.

UPDATE2: Reader feedback from James and he has really done some testing this evening. Here is a cut and paste of his mail:

I downloaded DX9a and installed, it has worked perfectly in the following games@ Top Graphical Settings/1600 Res. on my ATi AiW 9700 Pro:

BF1942, BF1942: Road To Rome, UT2K3, MOHAA, MOHAA: Spearhead, Delta Force Black Hawk Down, C&C Generals, Raven Shield, Hitman 2, Mafia.

And they have fixed the pixel drag glitch I had in BF1942 and MOHAA.

No issues and I also have found more stable gaming @ high resolution and a more stable, solid stream of a bit higher FPS (5-10fps increase) in a few games. (No fluctuating fps) ......

Thanks for the linkage; this is actually an update thats worth the time to install. =)


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post #4 of 15
3/25/03 at 2:59pm

New DX9.0 ??

How come I couldnt find it listed on the microsoft website? Doesn anyone know the link to this file on the microsoft website??

I'd rather get it from there than anywhere else...

Or am I being a ninny pooh ?

gsferrari
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post #5 of 15
3/25/03 at 3:19pm

Re: New DX9.0 ??

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Originally posted by gsferrari
How come I couldnt find it listed on the microsoft website? Doesn anyone know the link to this file on the microsoft website??

I'd rather get it from there than anywhere else...

Or am I being a ninny pooh ?

gsferrari
Ninny pooh... yeah, that's it.

-myrkat
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post #6 of 15
3/25/03 at 4:26pm
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It call a quietly update(as I heard from many website said that ) .... I guess Microsoft haven't post any on their website yet, but if you use a DX9-WebUpdate, it will download directly from Microsoft website. After install it use Dxdiag to check it out, it will tell your system have DirectX 9.0a .
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post #7 of 15
3/25/03 at 5:18pm

Its been updated...

Aah well I didnt notice the little a at the end of DX9.0 - I was looking for a big banner with GET YOUR UPDATE TODAY printed in bold

I have updated my DX9.0 to DX9.0a and cant find any noticeable difference...let see how it performs over time...
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post #8 of 15
3/25/03 at 11:48pm
Silly question ...

This is coming from someone who was using WIN95 (doh!) before purchasing his Sager ..

How does one establish a "system restore point" so I could go back to my original drivers/settings if I muck something up by attempting to install new drivers?

And how does one go back to that restore point later on?

Thanks in advance,

Joe C.
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post #9 of 15
3/26/03 at 4:47pm
Weird thing, MS just pulled the 9.0a release from the download site.
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post #10 of 15
3/26/03 at 9:01pm

its still there!!

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dir...oads/drx90.asp
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post #11 of 15
3/26/03 at 11:14pm
Strange. Those MS folks are very tricky. According to my inside contacts, they pulled it because of some bugs that were discoverd right after posting the .a point release. Now it is back with the same name. Hmm, did they fix them and repost with the same name? Did they repost and not fix anything? Was there a problem to begin with?
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post #12 of 15
3/27/03 at 2:22am
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Here is a bug they found in DirectX 9.0a.. I'm not sure the new one they just post(with the same name) have been fixed those bug or not.


UPDATED Microsoft has released DirectX 9.0a for a second time, after it pulled the update due to a problem with ATI graphics cards. Most notably corrected in version 9.0a is an issue that caused MSN Messenger to malfunction when DirectX 9 was installed. Problems with some multiplayer games have also been resolved. The initial DirectX 9.0a release was incompatible with ATI Catalyst 3.1 drivers, still in use by many gamers, according to Microsoft.
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post #13 of 15
3/27/03 at 5:07am

Nutters all of em'

Aah well..I did the install again just to make sure My system is probably such a mess that I am gearing up to do a full OS re-install in summer...it will be a bummer but I can streamline my system from scratch and do it absoltely correct this time.
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post #14 of 15
3/27/03 at 6:51pm
Quote:
Originally posted by tdd
Where'd you get this quote? Read here http://www.rage3d.com/#1048725429 and here http://warp2search.net/article.php?s...rder=0&thold=0 . Apparently, MS pulled the 9.0a for some reason having nothing to do with ATI or the Cat 3.1.
Don't you just love when they tease us?

Oh, Microsoft, you're so baaaaad!

*sigh*
-myrkat
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post #15 of 15
3/27/03 at 9:18pm
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I got that information from www.betanews.com .

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