N3 & DirectX 7.0a

I just downloaded DirectX 7.0a from the MS web site. Before installing it I would like to know if I SHOULD. I am running DX6.1 right now. Will I benefit from this version? Here's my system: PII 333 128MB RAM ATI All in wonder pro (agp w/8mb) Win98 (NOT SE) OLD joystick (could use suggestions on wheel also) Any help??? Thanks DB (Don't use NOCRAP in E-mail) You think in the storm we've found the eye of the calm.....Bill Mallonnee, Vigilantes Of Love

i just did the 6->7a last night. i cant really tell any difference on my pll 400. maybe 1 or 2 fps. no problems or bugs either. Rik Anthrax - - "trust the government?? what are you, some kind of moron?"

Dx7a worked great for me with Win98, P450, 128Mb and V3 2000. It seemed to make controls and games 'smoother' but I couldn't say it improved FPS. And for a wheel, the MSFF takes some beating, it sits at a good angle on the desk, the pedals are good, is built very well. The majority of things that people don't like about it are that it can seem to use up FPS, and that people don't read the instructions and know how to programme it. Steve Doug Bishop Jackson Mich wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

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>I just downloaded DirectX 7.0a from the MS web site. Before >installing it I would like to know if I SHOULD. I am running DX6.1 >right now. Will I benefit from this version? Here's my system: > >PII 333 >128MB RAM >ATI All in wonder pro (agp w/8mb) >Win98 (NOT SE) > >OLD joystick (could use suggestions on wheel also) > >Any help??? > >Thanks >DB > > > >(Don't use NOCRAP in E-mail) > >You think in the storm we've found the eye of the calm.....Bill Mallonnee, >Vigilantes Of Love

As long as it is 7.0a, and not the original 7.0, you should be ok. 7.0 was horrible software. It broke many, if not most, USB controllers and caused all sorts of hate and discontent. -larry

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>I just downloaded DirectX 7.0a from the MS web site. Before >installing it I would like to know if I SHOULD. I am running DX6.1 >right now. Will I benefit from this version? Here's my system: >PII 333 >128MB RAM >ATI All in wonder pro (agp w/8mb) >Win98 (NOT SE) >OLD joystick (could use suggestions on wheel also) >Any help??? >Thanks >DB >(Don't use NO***in E-mail) >You think in the storm we've found the eye of the calm.....Bill Mallonnee, >Vigilantes Of Love

Amen to that. DX 7.0 gave me (and still is) many grey hairs. DX 7.0a seems to have solved most of the problems, but in some cases you will need to also remove and re-install your sound, video and controller drivers after updating to 7.0a - to clean up the mess left by 7.0. Regards, Zenon

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>As long as it is 7.0a, and not the original 7.0, you should be ok. >7.0 was horrible software. It broke many, if not most, USB >controllers and caused all sorts of hate and discontent. >-larry >>I just downloaded DirectX 7.0a from the MS web site. Before >>installing it I would like to know if I SHOULD. I am running DX6.1 >>right now. Will I benefit from this version? Here's my system: >>PII 333 >>128MB RAM >>ATI All in wonder pro (agp w/8mb) >>Win98 (NOT SE) >>OLD joystick (could use suggestions on wheel also) >>Any help??? >>Thanks >>DB >>(Don't use NO***in E-mail) >>You think in the storm we've found the eye of the calm.....Bill Mallonnee, >>Vigilantes Of Love

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