Please carefully follow the instruction in the dialogue box of the DirectX 6.0 installation programme. Insert your Windows 95 set-up disk or CD as requested. Reboot your Windows 95 according to the instructions.

Yes you can - go to http://www.microsoft.com/directx and follow the links to the DirectX Core Components as these are the only ones you can install on Windows 98, or just load up Windows Updated and download it from there. No, but Microsoft Plus! 98-a separate package of enhancements and extras for Windows 98-includes McAfee antivirus software and six months of updates.

In order to view the Virtual City using either the Netscape Navigator plug-in or Microsoft Internet Explorer ActiveX control, you need to install the DirectX support for your basic Windows 95 Operation System. Please follow the links in the Virtual City home page for the links to the download site. Or check out here for DirectX 6.0 drivers download information.

Microsoft describes Microsoft DirectX as "an advanced suite of multimedia APIs built into Microsoft Windows operating systems." WinDVD requires Microsoft DirectX 8 or greater. The WinDVD installer will prompt you to install DirectX 8, if it is needed.

Click on the download button below to download the self extracting DXinstall.exe file to your hard drive. Select a location where you want to save the DXinstall.exe file (we recommend you save this file to your desktop). After the download is complete, run the DXinstall.exe file to start the installation process. The total size of the file is 11.5MB and should take about 25 minutes to download on a 56K modem.

Normally the DirectX installer will refuse to install if it detects that you already have the latest version of DirectX installed. This makes it a pain in the ass to fix a broken DirectX installation. Luckily, there is a small workaround to trick the DirectX installer into a full re-installation. Run the Codec Tweak Tool. It has a fix for broken audio (Midi, WaveOut). It will restore some missing registry keys.

In the early days of computing, producing any sort of real-time animation or computer game for Microsoft Windows was pretty much a nightmare. There were all kinds of video cards, sound cards, and hardware configurations, and all of them worked just a little bit differently. What this meant was that a programmer either had to study and design his program for all of the possible configurations or limit the program to a select few. On top of this, Windows generally tended to run things pretty slow.

Wine itself provides a DirectX implementation that, although it has a few bugs left, should run fine. Wine supports DirectX 9.0c at this time. Plans for DirectX 10 are underway. If you attempt to install Microsoft's DirectX, you will run into problems. It is not recommended nor supported by Wine HQ to attempt this. You can install the runtime, but it will not run. The runtime needs access to the Windows drivers, and Wine cannot access them for obvious reasons.

Be sure to get DirectX 8.0a available here . DirectX 7.0 had a few bugs... Re-install the Force RS drivers using the sure fire install procedure outlined above. Ultimately, the best solution is to upgrade to Win98, especially if you have a Pentium II class or later system. The squeak is caused by the (carbon block) brushes of the motor vibrating against the commutator. There is no lubrication possible or desirable.

When I start the screensaver I get this message: "Could not reset the direct 3D device. This program will now exit".

Right click on the Virtual city that is playing in Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator and under preferences - general preferences, please make sure the settings are as shown below: If your operating system is Windows 98, under Renderer, select DirectX Renderer as shown below. Select OpenGL Renderer in case DirectX Renderer is not present, R 98 Renderer, if both DirectX and OpenGL Renderer are not present in the settings.

Windows 98 (Second Edition), Windows 98 SE, Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), and Windows 2000 users will need to download DirectX 8.1.

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:

There are improvements over DirectX 8.1, but most users will do fine with running 8.1. Future games and hardware will obviously take better advantage of DirectX 9.

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.

Short Answer: There are 3 common ways to install drivers. But basically, you'll be helping the system look for a directory that contains the installation files that starts in the form of an "inf" file. For example, "oemsetup.inf", "setup.inf", etc. st Method - Upon power-up after installing the new PnP component, Windows 95/98 will detect the new device and will ask you to insert the drivers disk.

You will find that information in the most current installation manual available on the customer support site. To access that site, use your customer account number to login.

Microsoft's DirectX DirectInput Force Feedback features were designed expressly to work with Immersion TouchSense. Starting in early 1997, we have worked closely with Microsoft to get Immersion TouchSense fully integrated into DirectX. Therefore, any Immersion TouchSense product will work with any DirectX application. DirectX has all the necessary functionality to access and control force feedback joysticks, gamepads, and wheels, but not mice.

No. It is simply a term that describes a certain LibGGI feature, which allows applications to directly use a (frame)buffer.

Log::Log4perl is fully supported on the Win32 platform. It has been tested with Activestate perl 5.6.1 under Windows 98 and rumor has it that it also runs smoothly on all other major flavors (Windows NT, 2000, XP, etc.). It also runs nicely with ActiveState 5.8.0, and, believe me, we had to jump through some major hoops for that. Typically, Win32 systems don't have the make utility installed, so the standard perl Makefile.PL; make install on the downloadable distribution won't work.

If you have a VIA chipset in your PC (commonly used in PCs based on AMD Athlon CPUs), please make sure you are using the latest VIA drivers “ found at: Painkiller also requires the installation of DirectX 9.0b. If you don't have the latest version of DirectX, please download the installer from: For multiplayer gaming please make sure to set your Connection Speed accurately under Player Settings in the Multiplayer Menu.

No, as mentioned on ActiveWin a long time ago, the Digital Sound System 80 has been discontinued by Microsoft, so as they tend to do, there will not be any new software coming out for it...so you are basically stuck with the speakers working in analog mode.

Answer - Yes. The software is for Shasta College work only. When installing Office at home, there is no technical support provided. CD's can be purchased through the Foundation for California Community Colleges. Shasta College - Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District - 11555 Old Oregon Trail - P. O. Box 496006

Microsoft® DirectX® is a group of technologies designed for creating games and other high-performance multimedia applications. It includes support for 2D and 3D graphics, sound, music, input devices, and support for networked applications such as multiplayer games.