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05-03-2001, 12:12 PM | #1 |
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(I posted this in Wizards and Warriors forum, but realized that it probably will have a lot of interest, so I'm reposting it here. Apologies in advance for the crosspost! If you're having trouble with DirectX 8.0a from "Microsuck" disrupting your games, read on
I just found this last night, guys. You no longer have to reformat your drive to get DirectX 8.0 off your system! This site has a utility called DirectX Buster that will unload ANY version of DirectX, even 8.0, without going through a system reformat! http://www.directxbuster.de/index_e.html The most stable build of the product is DirectX Buster 1.33 build 103. You'll first need to download a copy of DirectX 7 (or whatever version you wish to return to). You can do this here. When you've downloaded the package, then run DirectX Buster and remove DirectX 8 from your system. Reboot, then reinstall DirectX 7. You're ready to go! Hope this helps solve a LOT of frustration. Here's one in the eye for Microsuck! Cheers, [This message has been edited by Sazerac (edited 05-03-2001).] |
05-03-2001, 12:19 PM | #2 |
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I take it this means that BG2 is now working??
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05-03-2001, 12:54 PM | #3 |
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Well, Memnoch, it looks like I've got to do a reinstall on BG2, so it may have been a bad install to begin with. However, I'm glad to get DirectX 8.0 off. When I get home later today, I'm going to scrub off BG2 and reinstall, and then we'll see. I'll let you guys know over at the BG2 forum. Here's hoping!
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05-03-2001, 01:11 PM | #4 |
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Does DirectX8 have a problem with BG2? I almost installed it the other day for Tribes2, which is at least as buggy if not more then anything Microsoft could aspire to put out.
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