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DirectX KILLS my machine?Help!!

Doug Schneide

DirectX KILLS my machine?Help!!

by Doug Schneide » Tue, 26 Jan 1999 04:00:00

You didn't by chance just install a new video card, did you?

            Zog


> Since I upgraded to dx6, I have had severe problems;

> If I try to run dxinfo, dxsetup, dxhelp etc, even from a CD, the screen
> goes black, and the machine hangs. Bam. The Toca2 demo did the same when
> entering setup, and GPL only starts from time to time. If I try to
> uninstall dx6 from the system, I only get the setup "reinstall". I'm
> running win95.
> Will I have to format, or is there some other possibility??

> Matt

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> Matthew Knutsen

> "The Art of Legends" - GPL add-ons
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Matthew Knutse

DirectX KILLS my machine?Help!!

by Matthew Knutse » Wed, 27 Jan 1999 04:00:00

Since I upgraded to dx6, I have had severe problems;

If I try to run dxinfo, dxsetup, dxhelp etc, even from a CD, the screen
goes black, and the machine hangs. Bam. The Toca2 demo did the same when
entering setup, and GPL only starts from time to time. If I try to
uninstall dx6 from the system, I only get the setup "reinstall". I'm
running win95.
Will I have to format, or is there some other possibility??

Matt

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Matthew Knutsen

"The Art of Legends" - GPL add-ons
http://home.sol.no/~kareknut/simrace1.htm
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Morta

DirectX KILLS my machine?Help!!

by Morta » Wed, 27 Jan 1999 04:00:00

On Tue, 26 Jan 1999 00:23:38 +0100, Matthew Knutsen


>Since I upgraded to dx6, I have had severe problems;

>If I try to run dxinfo, dxsetup, dxhelp etc, even from a CD, the screen
>goes black, and the machine hangs. Bam. The Toca2 demo did the same when
>entering setup, and GPL only starts from time to time. If I try to
>uninstall dx6 from the system, I only get the setup "reinstall". I'm
>running win95.
>Will I have to format, or is there some other possibility??

Have you tried updating all your hardware drivers since installing
DX6? Sometimes DirectX will overwrite drivers. As for the formatting,
I think that's always a good thing to do. I do it every 6 months need
it or not.
Good luck.
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Matthew Knutse

DirectX KILLS my machine?Help!!

by Matthew Knutse » Wed, 27 Jan 1999 04:00:00


> You didn't by chance just install a new video card, did you?

>             Zog

Of Course I did, but when anyone yells "banshee" here,  people tend to run
away :-)
The card works "fine" with GPL, only minor texture probs, and I have to reboot
before
starting the game the 2nd time, otherwise it hangs just after the 3dfx splah
screen.

Anyway, can I get it to work again? I'm thinking of setting up a separate
partition for Windows
on my other hard drive, and install it all over again.
The card is a Diamond Monster Fusion 16MB, and it has been a bit
disappointing. But why should everything
related to dx crash? Any Ideas?

Matt


> > Since I upgraded to dx6, I have had severe problems;

> > If I try to run dxinfo, dxsetup, dxhelp etc, even from a CD, the screen
> > goes black, and the machine hangs. Bam. The Toca2 demo did the same when
> > entering setup, and GPL only starts from time to time. If I try to
> > uninstall dx6 from the system, I only get the setup "reinstall". I'm
> > running win95.
> > Will I have to format, or is there some other possibility??

> > Matt

> > --
> > -----------------------------------------
> > Matthew Knutsen

> > "The Art of Legends" - GPL add-ons
> > http://home.sol.no/~kareknut/simrace1.htm
> > -----------------------------------------

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Matthew Knutsen

"The Art of Legends" - GPL add-ons
http://home.sol.no/~kareknut/simrace1.htm
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