Direct X 6.0 for NT 4?

#1 askii64

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Posted 09 June 2001 - 02:05 AM

I was surfing the internet a few days ago looking for the Direct X 5 patch for NT, and I came across this page: http://www.cnunix.com/ftp/NT4.0/directX/ and it has a file called directx6.0.exe in it. Could this be some not well known patch for NT, or something else? I have yet to try downloading it, since I don't want to mess up my computer, so I am wondering if anyone else has come across it too, and what it does. Thanks for any info.

#2 jaywallen

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Posted 09 June 2001 - 06:52 PM

Why not just download it and check the archive out for readmes or other info files? (Taking the proper precautions along the way, however.) I've never even seen the DirectX 5 patch work all that well on an NT4 box, though that may be more DirectX 5's fault than NT4's fault. I know people who would be very happy to be able to install a fully functional DirectX 6 or upward on their NT4 systems. If you find out what it is, I hope you'll post your findings.

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Jim

#3 DosFreak

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Posted 09 June 2001 - 08:01 PM

That's just DX6 Media runtime. Not Directx6.

#4 shoemakerpom

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Posted 13 June 2001 - 06:55 PM

I believe NT is never going to support Direct X because thats why it automattically partions your harddrive so that things like Direct X can't access the C. Trust me alot of people in my office loaded to the C and eventually they get the BSD's that end up in reformatting the hard drive.