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Old September 28th 04, 05:15 PM
CC
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Default DirectX and the System Restore utility

Hi! I hope this is the right place to put this question...

When I do the Windows update, one of the critical updates=20
is DirectX 9.0b End-User Runtime. I haven=B4t done the=20
download yet because I have some doubts.
First, the Microsoft recommends that Windows Me users=20
should create a "System Restore" point before installing=20
the DirectX 9.0b. I have never used the System Restore=20
utility before, so I would like to know how to create=20
that "System Restore" point.
Second, I read the article 179113 from the Microsoft=20
Knowledge Base "How to Download and Install Direct X" and,=20
in the end, it said that the information in the article=20
applies to Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Runtime and Microsoft=20
DirectX 8.x Runtime users.
I have the Directx 7.1(or 7.0?) on my computer. Is it save=20
to do the update to DirectX 9.0b?
Thanks for any support.
Carla
Portugal
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Old September 28th 04, 08:38 PM
Noel Paton
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Carla
Yes, it's perfectly safe to install Dx9 over Dx7 - and is the route that
people who use the MS Security CD on a fresh install of ME will take.

To create a System Restore point - first check that System Restore is
working!!
Do a search for the file C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SMGR.DLL - right-click on it, and
select Properties. Click on the Version tab....
If you are to have a working System Restore the File Version must be
4.90.0.3003.
If it's anything else, then It's possible that you haven't installed the
System Restore Patch - without which any current restore points are just
space fillers.

To install the patch, either visit Windows Update, or go here, and download
the patch for offline install
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q290700
Run the installer, and windows should reset System Restore at the same time,
clearing your old restore points (which wouldn't have worked, anyhow), and
creating a single new one.

Once you've checked that, and corrected if necessary, then you may want to
check out SR more thoroughly - look here for instructions (and other
information on System Restore)
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/quiktipsr.htm

for information on what SR can do for you, then look here
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=267951

HTH
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Hi! I hope this is the right place to put this question...

When I do the Windows update, one of the critical updates
is DirectX 9.0b End-User Runtime. I haven´t done the
download yet because I have some doubts.
First, the Microsoft recommends that Windows Me users
should create a "System Restore" point before installing
the DirectX 9.0b. I have never used the System Restore
utility before, so I would like to know how to create
that "System Restore" point.
Second, I read the article 179113 from the Microsoft
Knowledge Base "How to Download and Install Direct X" and,
in the end, it said that the information in the article
applies to Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Runtime and Microsoft
DirectX 8.x Runtime users.
I have the Directx 7.1(or 7.0?) on my computer. Is it save
to do the update to DirectX 9.0b?
Thanks for any support.
Carla
Portugal


 




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