Help with DirectX 6.1 and games running using D3D

I installed TA: Kingdoms without installing Direct X 6.1. The game would not work. I then installed it with DirectX 6.1. Some of my other games now don't work (all games using D3D... main example: EA Superbikes World Championship). For those games, I can only run them in "software" acceleration, which is not good. I went to the Diamond website and the most recent drivers date back to March 99. What should I do to solve my problem? I really like TA: Kingdoms, but can't accept the fact that my other games don't work anymore. Here's my pc: PII 400 Diamond Monster 3D II (12 mb) Diamond Stealth II G460 (8mb) Sound Blaster PCI 128 128 mb of Ram DirectX 6.1 (of course) Help would be appreciated.

Have you tried reinstalling EA Superbikes since DirectX 6.1 was installed?

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>I installed TA: Kingdoms without installing Direct X 6.1. >The game would not work. I then installed it with >DirectX 6.1. Some of my other games now don't work >(all games using D3D... main example: EA Superbikes >World Championship). For those games, I can only >run them in "software" acceleration, which is >not good.

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> Have you tried reinstalling EA Superbikes since DirectX 6.1 was installed? Nope... do you think this will make any difference? Also, does it mean that I have to reinstall all the games that don't work since the installation of DirectX 6.1? Philster

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> >I installed TA: Kingdoms without installing Direct X 6.1. > >The game would not work. I then installed it with > >DirectX 6.1. Some of my other games now don't work > >(all games using D3D... main example: EA Superbikes > >World Championship). For those games, I can only > >run them in "software" acceleration, which is > >not good. > <snip>... > don

I've used this fix for other problems such as sound or controller configuration problems and it has *almost* always worked. I never could get TOCA to run right on my PII 400 but then GPL came along and I didn't care<g>. You might try uninstalling the Sim and then performing the PC tune-up tips by F1 Filter at the Unofficial MGPRS2 site http://www.mgprs2.com/ and then reinstalling. good luck don []-(_)-[] >> Have you tried reinstalling EA Superbikes since DirectX 6.1 was installed?

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>Nope... do you think this will make any difference? Also, does it mean >that I have to reinstall all the games that don't work since the >installation of DirectX 6.1? >Philster >> >I installed TA: Kingdoms without installing Direct X 6.1. >> >The game would not work. I then installed it with >> >DirectX 6.1. Some of my other games now don't work >> >(all games using D3D... main example: EA Superbikes >> >World Championship). For those games, I can only >> >run them in "software" acceleration, which is >> >not good. >> <snip>... >> don