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03-12-2001, 10:29 PM

Todwest,
Prior to installing W&W I had updated DirectX to version 8.
The game crashed often, froze repeatedly, and finally locked me either in or out of The Serpent Temple in EVERY saved game, including those prior to having even reached Ishad N'ha.
Not only was part of my problem having a bad stick of memory, BUT My boyfriend said that he read some reviews on DirectX 8 and it was being said that it is not compatible with ALOT of games on the market and was proving to hinder rather than help gamers play without game errors.
Unfortunately, DirectX 8 does not have an uninstall option.
Knowing it was time for me to clean house anyway, I reformatted my hard drives and reinstalled everything I needed to run Windows.
I re-installed W&W and let DirectX 7 be installed with the CD and viola, the game has played error free ever since.
Your problem could lie with DirectX 8.
I am not knowledgable enough to take you step through step of the removal of DX8 short of just reformatting and starting from scratch.
Maybe one of our wiser forum members could help you out there.

: )
Moni

P.S. My DxDiag through the sound tab says 4.05 regarding the sound drivers for my SoundBlaster 128.

: )

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03-12-2001, 10:29 PM	#12
Moni Guest Posts: n/a	Todwest, Prior to installing W&W I had updated DirectX to version 8. The game crashed often, froze repeatedly, and finally locked me either in or out of The Serpent Temple in EVERY saved game, including those prior to having even reached Ishad N'ha. Not only was part of my problem having a bad stick of memory, BUT My boyfriend said that he read some reviews on DirectX 8 and it was being said that it is not compatible with ALOT of games on the market and was proving to hinder rather than help gamers play without game errors. Unfortunately, DirectX 8 does not have an uninstall option. Knowing it was time for me to clean house anyway, I reformatted my hard drives and reinstalled everything I needed to run Windows. I re-installed W&W and let DirectX 7 be installed with the CD and viola, the game has played error free ever since. Your problem could lie with DirectX 8. I am not knowledgable enough to take you step through step of the removal of DX8 short of just reformatting and starting from scratch. Maybe one of our wiser forum members could help you out there. : ) Moni P.S. My DxDiag through the sound tab says 4.05 regarding the sound drivers for my SoundBlaster 128. : ) [This message has been edited by Moni (edited 03-12-2001).] [This message has been edited by Moni (edited 03-12-2001).]