Sorry to disappoint you about not "spouting off my greatness" this time.
I'll try to fix that in my next post.
-:)
TP
PS: "Thinking........Once falsely tagged with some less-than-enduring
reputation, does it ever go away?" Not in the minds of some people,
apparently.
> > I don't know if this has been posted here before, but I have just used
> this
> > "routine" to remove DirectX 9.0 from my computer and reinstalled DirectX
> > 8.1a. This is easy to do, and it works like a champ. Those of you who
> may
> > be like me, and don't like the way many things operate on your system
> after
> > (thinking you had to) installing DX 9.0 (maybe during the NR2003
> > installation)......can now rejoice in easily returning your system to DX
> 8.1
> > (or any version you want). I am still running Win98SE....and my system
> was
> > unstable and had lots of hangs and BSOD's with DX 9.0 installed.
> > Save these instructions, they are universal for removing any version of
DX
> > and installing any version of DX!
> > Removing DirX from your Computer:
> > 1. Download the version of DirX you want to install from MS or any
other
> > suitable source (or copy from a game CD if you have one).
> > 2. Clear your c:\Windows\temp directory and copy the .exe DirX
installer
> > you've just downloaded to that directory. Leave it there for now.....go
> to
> > step #3.
> > 3. Go to Start/Run and clear the window, type in: "regedit" (omitting
the
> > quotes), hit the "enter key" on your keyboard. You will now be in the
> > WindowsXX (any version) Registry using a "registry editor" called,
> > "regedit." This is a little utility that automatically installs with
all
> > versions of Windows...its just fine to use it.
> > 4. Go to "HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Microsoft/DirectX" - this folder
> > contains the DX version entry that DirectX uses to make sure that a
> current
> > installation is an earlier DX version than the one being installed (or
it
> > won't do the installation). I don't like to "delete" any registry entry
> > until I'm sure that it doesn't***up my computer, so I like to
"rename"
> > things. So, right click - rename the "DirectX" folder to something like
> > "xDirectX" and close the regedit program. ***DO NOT REBOOT YOUR
COMPUTER
> at
> > this time!
> > 5. Now, go to "Start/Run" and browse to the c:\Windows\temp folder,
> select
> > your Dx installer executable file and run the Dx installation routine.
> > Now...you can reboot your computer when so prompted.
> > 6. Back at your desktop? Confirm that the DX version you are now
running
> > is the correct one. The are several ways to do this, the easiest is to
> run
> > DXDiag (from the C:\Programs\DirectX\Setup tab)....look at the version
> > number of DX on the first tab/page.
> > 7. If this is correct (it should show DX 8.1 if that's what you
installed
> > after removing DX 9.0 - for example), then it would be wise to return to
> the
> > registry editor and remove/delete the "xDirectX" folder you created
> earlier
> > completely.....but its not totally necessary (but it is a good idea).
> > That's it, you are now back to the version DX you wanted.
> > Hope this is helpful.......
> No
> ;)
> Surprisingly, it is. Cheers