"Back to DirectX" 6 site?

I could have sworn I saw and address to a site that would change the name of DirectX 7 back to an older number so it could be covered it up with DirectX 6 again. I should've written it down because now I want to get rid of DX7 and put DX6 back in. For some reason I've got controller problems that popped up after I installed DX7. (Sidewinder) Thanks in advance... Jim Tester

Ain't hard to do. Just back everything up, reboot with your cd-rom drivers on a boot disk, reformat, re-install. I do it about every two months (Paint Shop Pro's 60-day reminder tracks my time ;) and it usually only takes about half a Saturday. > reinstall Windows 98??? You don't need to do that!!! -- -----------------------------------+--------------------------------- ICQ #: 18197225 | http://members.xoom.com/morganv/ -----------------------------------+---------------------------------

http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp/99/03/204/english.shtml Follow the directions. Run the version changer, reinstall win98 (if you running it) and then reinstall direct6.1 . Worked fine for me. Jeff

reinstall Windows 98??? You don't need to do that!!! > >I could have sworn I saw and address to a site that would change the name of > >DirectX 7 back to an older number so it could be covered it up with DirectX > >6 again. > >I should've written it down because now I want to get rid of DX7 and put DX6 > >back in. For some reason I've got controller problems that popped up after

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> >I installed DX7. (Sidewinder) > >Thanks in advance... > >Jim Tester > http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp/99/03/204/english.shtml > Follow the directions. > Run the version changer, reinstall win98 (if you running it) and then > reinstall direct6.1 . Worked fine for me. > Jeff

Sorry TEsting

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> I could have sworn I saw and address to a site that would change the name of > DirectX 7 back to an older number so it could be covered it up with DirectX > 6 again. > I should've written it down because now I want to get rid of DX7 and put DX6 > back in. For some reason I've got controller problems that popped up after > I installed DX7. (Sidewinder) > Thanks in advance... > Jim Tester

Well Colin, that is what the directions said to do and that is what I did. It works fine. Perhaps you used something different. I've reinstalled windows 98 so many times one more isn't going to hurt :) Jeff

Here is the readme: Notes on DXBackdate, 22-OCT-99 Please note: DirectX 7 replaces some Win 98 system files which will be left unaltered by earlier DX versions. If you use DXBackdate to force a reinstallation of DX 7, this isn't a problem. For a real backdate (i.e. installation of DX 6 over DX 7) you will need a Win 98 ^^^^^^ installation CD (and roughly half an hour). This version of DXBackdate hasn't been checked for Windows 2000 as this OS doesn't seem to work properly with anything earlier then the DX 7 files supplied. Arne Sch?pers Jeff Haas

I apologise profusely to all, then, but when I ran the program I didn't reinstall Windows and all went ok. > Ain't hard to do. Just back everything up, reboot with your cd-rom drivers on a > boot disk, reformat, re-install. I do it about every two months (Paint Shop > Pro's 60-day reminder tracks my time ;) and it usually only takes about half a

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> Saturday. > > reinstall Windows 98??? You don't need to do that!!! > -- > -----------------------------------+--------------------------------- > ICQ #: 18197225 | http://members.xoom.com/morganv/ > -----------------------------------+---------------------------------

> Well Colin, that is what the directions said to do and >that is what I did. It works fine. Perhaps you used something >different. I've reinstalled windows 98 so many times one more >isn't going to hurt :) Why the need for some "version changer" if you're going to reinstall Win98??? Reinstalling Win98 will remove any version of DirectX without needing any "version changer". Sounds a bit like snake oil to me. Trips

Trips, It is not a "fresh install". If that were the case then no version change would be required.I didn't want to do a fresh install since you lose all your windows settings, programs, etc. However with a refresh install, some modules will not be written over if they are of a later version. Hence I think having the directx dlls marked as older allow them to be refreshed. In all it is just a general pain in the butt... Jeff

Well, whether it works or not it's not a bad idea to do a fresh reinstall every so often, regardless. I almost always notice that Win98 boots several seconds faster and overall performance is better. -- -----------------------------------+--------------------------------- ICQ #: 18197225 | http://members.xoom.com/morganv/ -----------------------------------+---------------------------------

You too, huh? I have a SideWinder Pro USB that used to work great until I installed DX7. Now, it works ok in the Game control panel, but all my software can't access it correctly. I've also heard that the SideWinder software 4.0 (which, oddly, STILL isn't available from Microsoft's web site) that comes with that cheap new MS non force-feedback wheel is broken under DX7. I just re-imaged my system, and I'm sure as hell not installing DX7. Unfortunately, I believe the new GeForce cards require it for full performance :( -Larry

You need to be introduced to DriveImage 2.0. Badly :) -Larry > Ain't hard to do. Just back everything up, reboot with your cd-rom drivers on a > boot disk, reformat, re-install. I do it about every two months (Paint Shop > Pro's 60-day reminder tracks my time ;) and it usually only takes about half a

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> Saturday. > > reinstall Windows 98??? You don't need to do that!!! > -- > -----------------------------------+--------------------------------- > ICQ #: 18197225 | http://members.xoom.com/morganv/ > -----------------------------------+---------------------------------

Subject: Re: DirectX 7.0 problems Date: Mon, 18 October 1999 08:25 PM EDT I had problems with Dx7 also, I downloaded an uninstaller from Ebrink.It is Direct X Uninstaller, v10t. It worked for me. Go to THE URL BELOW. Bill Keys http://www.ebrink.com/dxun/ http://www.ebrink.com/dxun/Direct.htm

Thanks! -Larry > Subject: Re: DirectX 7.0 problems > Date: Mon, 18 October 1999 08:25 PM EDT > I had problems with Dx7 also, I downloaded an uninstaller from Ebrink.It is > Direct X Uninstaller, v10t. It worked for me. Go to THE URL BELOW. > Bill Keys > http://www.ebrink.com/dxun/ > http://www.ebrink.com/dxun/Direct.htm