For anyone interested, New Direct X

[flewpastu]

new Direct X End-User Runtime

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en

Bill

[Helldiver]

I have been using it for a few days and I can see improvements
in frame rates and scenery. As far as I'm concerned it's an winner.

[Quixoticish]

Here's a link for anyone who has problems with the Windows Validation rubbish:

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/DirectX-9.0c-Redistributable-Download-3545.html

[JoeW]

I have been using it for about a week also. Better in several ways with no problems.

[Mr.Mugel]

It says Version 9.26.1590, so I guess it is DX9, but it is supposed to work on Vista? This is confusing me....

[d0mokun]

It's not for Vista -> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en#Requirements

[Mr.Mugel]

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Professional Edition ; Windows 2000 Server; Windows 2000 Service Pack 2; Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows 98; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows Home Server; Windows ME; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 x64 Edition; Windows Server 2003 x64 editions; Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Web Edition; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 Datacenter; Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V; Windows Server 2008 Standard; Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V; Windows Small Business Server 2003 ; Windows Vista; Windows Vista 64-bit Editions Service Pack 1; Windows Vista Business; Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Enterprise; Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Basic; Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Premium; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Windows Vista Starter; Windows Vista Ultimate; Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition; Windows Web Server 2008; Windows XP; Windows XP 64-bit; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack 3; Windows XP Starter Edition; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

Quote from that site, looked there, too...

[d0mokun]

Sorry about that, I did a search with Firefox and it didn't come up. Crazy thing.

But I'd assume it's not for Vista because from what I understand, Vista is a DX10 platform.

[Mr.Mugel]

Yes, that´s what is confusing me....

[blaze191]

Yes, that´s what is confusing me....
Vista use both version of the directx .dll ;)

Bye Fabio.

[Quixoticish]

DX10 also contains the Direct3D part of DX9 amongst others so I would imagine that running this on Vista would update the relevant parts of of DirectX that are provided for backwards compatibility.

[d0mokun]

Ahar. Well in that case, time to give it a try on the other PC.

[Bone]

DX10 also contains the Direct3D part of DX9 amongst others so I would imagine that running this on Vista would update the relevant parts of of DirectX that are provided for backwards compatibility.

Are you sure?

[Quixoticish]

Are you sure?

About DX10 containing parts of DX9 for backwards compatibility? Yes. About this file updating them? No, I don't use Vista.

Run it and find out, if it won't install then no problems. If it does install then you've just updated the DX9 parts of your DirectX installation.

[EMatheson]

Vista runs concurrently DX9 and DX10, which is why the DX9 run-times have Vista in their compatibility listings...
when I first got this Vista machine, some of my programs wouldn't even work until I had installed DX9 (much to my chagrin, having assumed that DX10 would be backwards compatible as the other versions of DX had been...)

[Quixoticish]

Hmmm, suspicious. Has anyone else had a blue screen of death since installing these?

[d0mokun]

Niet, on Vista.

[spotlope]

Nope. Just took a flight around SE Alaska and all was well. Nice frame rates, but that might have just been the gorgeous scenery. ;)

[cheezyflier]

i don't usually do this, but i just downloaded it. tomorrow ill see how it goes

[EMatheson]

Working nicely over here... as Helldiver says, it gives better FPS and clearer scenery - and this is FS9 - not having FSX, I cannot comment there...

[GypsyBaron]

Seems to be working fine for me.

XP Pro w/SP2, FSX-Acceleration. eVGA 8800GTS 640MB card.

OZ with ORBx looks great...did some circuits in the Sydney
area and then north up the coast a couple of hundred miles.

Just took a Baron 58 to Geneva with no problems.

Paul

[Quixoticish]

Must just be an unhappy coincidence then. I notice Firefox is causing my hard disk to thrash around something chronic this morning so that may be the cause.

[Bone]

I defragged and made a new restore point, then I installed it and flew for two hours. So far so good.

[harleyman]

As I read it all DX updates are for XP and Vista...Being as they are as stated before backward compatiable...



Im run XP but used it to with no problems....

[stansdds]

I'm running XP 32 bit Home edition, SP2, no issues at all with the new DX9.

[Cazzie]

Well, I'll tell you what, I have Vista 64-bit. I downloaded the new DX10 and now the runway flickers are gone in Preview DX10 mode. I still have slight flicker problems with the taxiway markings, but even those are no where near as severe as before. My water texture, better in DX10 than DX9 before are now simply outstanding, rivers even seem like running water.

Caz

[Odie]

So do I need it for Vista 64??

[Dimus]

Well, I'll tell you what, I have Vista 64-bit. I downloaded the new DX10 and now the runway flickers are gone in Preview DX10 mode. I still have slight flicker problems with the taxiway markings, but even those are no where near as severe as before. My water texture, better in DX10 than DX9 before are now simply outstanding, rivers even seem like running water.

Caz

Now that's what I want to hear. :applause:

So do you get this from MS?

[mjrhealth]

The dirxt x update should be in the form of a downloader, so all you need to do is save it somewhere then when you need to check for updates just run it and it will check and download any updates. I have being doing it like that for 3 years now.

[Quixoticish]

Incidentally ignore my earlier comment regarding a blue screen of death. I've narrowed it down a bit, it only appears to occur with one aircraft (the RAZBAM EA-6B) so further investigation is certainly required.

[JoeW]

I'm not sure it's related but ...... AVG is running a scan 30 minutes faster since I installed this.
It used to take 3 hours and 20 to 40 minutes.... now it over at 2 1/2 hours.

[cheezyflier]

i flew it today, i don't see an increase in frames like some, but i do see an overall improvement in quality. nothing big, but something.

[Cazzie]

Now that's what I want to hear. :applause:

So do you get this from MS?

Yes. The link is on page one, but here it is again:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en

Caz

[GT182]

Same as Stan.... running XP 32 bit Home Edition with SP2, and no issues with the new DX9c. Looks ok so far.

[Henry]

Thanks trying it now on Vista!
H

[Wiens]

It slowed FSX down for me. I haven't tested changes in my bufferpool and texture bandwidth settings yet so I may need to do some more tweaking there. (I want to fly, not tweak!!) I dropped from a steady 15 fps to 9.0 fps. After a few more minutes of flight I drop down to a staggering & stuttering 0.9 fps. I'm not going with this update.:faint:

Kevin