RCFS 2001 was compiled with DirectX 7.0a. The runtime libraries for DirectX 7.0a are included on the RCFS 2001 CD-ROM and are automatically installed if your system does not already have DirectX 7.0 installed.

From the main RCFS 2001 window, click on the "About..." menu item. Then click "About". The User's Guide is not provided in printed form. The User's Guide exists on the RCFS 2001 CD-ROM (ver. 1.1.01) in HTML format and PDF format. The HTML document may be viewed in your web browser and the PDF document can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Acrobat Reader is provided on the RCFS 2001 CD-ROM in the \Acrobat folder.

Maybe. If you find a converter that allows your transmitter to plug into the game port of your computer and act as a standard, analog joystick in Windows, then you should be able to use your transmitter in RCFS 2001. You do so at your own risk. This option is not supported. Do not call us for technical support if you have problems arising from such an arrangement.

You must be able to prove that you own an older version before we can provide you with a new serial number. You will need to contact us at (513) 738-1576 in this situation.

Probably. We have not tested the RealFlight joystick. The only joystick that we support is the SimStar joystick that we manufacture. Yes. In version 1.1.01 of RCFS 2001 we provide support for game port to USB converters. We have successfully tested the Radio Shack 26-164 converter and the Rockfire USB Nest convereter. These adapters will be automatically recognized and you do not need to install the SimStar controller into "Gaming Options/Controllers" in the Windows control panel.

Yes and no. There won't be any seasonal changes in the game, but there is snow in some areas. The game takes place during summer, so there won't be any snow except in the mountains.

Make sure that A) you have a previous installation of RCFS installed on your hard drive, or B) you have the floppy disk for your old version of RCFS. Insert the RCFS 2001 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and close the drive drawer. If you have Autoplay enabled on your computer, in about 10-15 seconds a window will appear asking you to choose the type of installation you would like to do. Select the option to do an upgrade installation.

The recommended system configuration is a Pentium II-400 (or equivalent), 64 MB RAM, 16 MB 3D graphics card w/DirectX 7.0 compatibility, 100 MB hard disk space available, CD-ROM drive, sound card, game port, mouse. The exact system requirements are very difficult to determine because systems vary so widely. For example, a machine with the latest and greatest 3D graphics card will relax the CPU requirement.

On any system other than a QuadStation you must install the FMV 2400 PCI Express card in the x1 PCIe slot only. Dell Optiplex GX620. Customers report that they could not get the FMV cards to work in the PCI or the PCI Express slots on this system. It has been reported in 11/06 that if the BIOS is updated to version A10 this system will work but has not been tested by NTI. Dell XPS400.

If you have installed other audio software that can run as a DirectX plug-in, you can access that software for use in DartPro 98 by accessing this menu. The window will show a list of all available DirectX plug-ins found on the system, from any manufacturer. DirectX technology, designed by Microsoft for the Windows family of operating systems, allows you to create and run multimedia applications (called 'Plug-Ins') on any Windows-based PC, no matter what the hardware.

If you have a DirectX version that is higher than 8.1 then is not necessary to update your DirectX to play the game.

SimAQUARIUM uses your 3D video card through Direct3D API. Support for Direct3D is provided by Microsoft's DirectX drivers. Virtually all modern games for the PC require DirectX. It provides a consistent programming interface to a wide variety of graphics cards and enables game programmers to reach the widest audience. So the solution is to make sure that you have a complete and up-to-date set of DirectX components. To download the latest version from Microsoft, go to their DirectX download page:

Insert the RCFS 2001 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and close the drive drawer. If you have Autoplay enabled on your computer, in about 10-15 seconds a window will appear asking you to choose the type of installation you would like to do. You should select New/First-Time Installation. You will be prompted for your serial number, which is printed on a label attached to the CD-ROM jewel case. Enter the serial number then click OK.

Our testing seems to indicate that DirectX 6 is the minimum required. The best way to find out if Cuboingo™ will work with your version is to simply try it! If Cuboingo™ complains about DirectX, you can download the latest version of DirectX from Microsoft at www.microsoft.com/directx. Please note that installing DirectX, like installing drivers, can be risky. Make sure you back up all of your important data before attempting this.

Ladybug Mixer supports the latest DirectX 9.0c (2004 Summer Upgrade, 7/26/2004). To use Shader Model 3.0 or 2.0x, the DX9.0c is required. Although DX9.0b is supported, we suggest that you upgrade to DX9.0c for better performance and video quality. DX9.0c is pre-installed on Windows XP SP2 and Vista.

Ximulator Setup program is design to support all Windows versions and install all necessary files automatically. Windows 95/98 may prevent copying new version of msado20.tlb which is necessary to run Ximulator. If your installation program cannot copy this system file; Just click "Ignore" to skip this file. If the program does not run after the installation, refer to 3.1 Programs closes after displaying run time 13 error.

Click the Start button. Select "Run" from the Start menu, and type in "dxdiag." This launches the DirectX Diagnostic Utility. (If it doesn? t, then you don? t have DirectX installed at all!) After dxdiag launches, it performs a system inventory which takes a few seconds. On the very first page (under the "System" tab), the DirectX version is listed.

Click the "Start" button, select "Run" in the Start Menu, then type in "dxdiag". The DirectX version should be stated at the bottom line of the "System Information". If nothing happens, it probably means your system does not have DirectX . You can grab it FREE at this link: www.microsoft.com/directx

Yes. Using the most recent version of LimeWire allows users to enjoy the best program functionality. Bugs reported in older versions have been fixed for our latest version. Any users with LimeWire 2.5 or earlier MUST update. To download LimeWire, please visit www.limewire.com. The LimeWire program will automatically notify you if there is a new version available. To update means to install the latest version of LimeWire. To upgrade is to purchase LimeWire PRO.

Use the DirectXSetupGetVersion() function. It gives you two numbers - a version number and a revision number. To get the number you want out of that, use the LOWORD() macro on the version number. A more detailed explanation follows... The version number is the part you'll usually be interested in. It's made up of the 'major' and 'minor' versions - the major version in the top two bytes, and the minor version in the bottom two.

The latest. It's the most stable, has the most features, and has the most documentation. You're going to want to learn it eventually, so instead of starting with an old version and then having to learn a whole load of new stuff when you switch, you might as well start with the latest version.

If your os is Win98,WinMe or Win2000. DirectX 8.0 or higher is needed. Please download it and install it. If you have any problem on downloading DirectX please feel free to visit Microsoft DirectX Downloads.

The minimum requirement will be DirectX 7 but it will obviously function with later versions of DirectX.

If you have DirectX installed and your game crushes you should check out if your DirectX version coincides with the version required for your game. You should run DirectX diagnostic tool. To do it click on Start, choose Run and enter DxDiag

DirectX is only available on Microsoft Windows systems. My philosophy is to offer software which runs on Linux and possibly Macintosh, too. DirectX does not meet this requirement. Besides that, OpenGL is much superior to DirectX.

Yes, in fact a couple of people already have. Some people say that ODE has one handedness and DirectX another, but that's a myth. ODE doesn't assume any handedness, its only when you hook it up to inputs and outputs that handedness becomes an issue.

You can get .lib files from MS DIRECTX SDK and convert them to OMF format with coff2omf. Then use the .h files from the same SDK. If using only a limited set of DirectX functions, it is possible to build a .lib from .DLL using the implib utility.