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December 10, 2001 at 1:31 am #2130676

Directx 8.1 troubleshooting

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by taphilbrook · about 20 years, 5 months ago

Opening DirectX 8.1 on Win98SE turns my screen blank. Must Reboot. Same occurs using Deer Hunter 3, Monitor: Compaq Pres MV500 and Display: Nvidia latest driver. What can I do to correct problem.

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- December 10, 2001 at 1:47 am #3549404
  
  Directx 8.1 troubleshooting
  
  by paulote · about 20 years, 5 months ago
  
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  change the display driver….if you are using the nvidia driver install the driver that compaq offers in the product page…
  - March 10, 2002 at 2:55 pm #3651854
    
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    by taphilbrook · about 20 years, 2 months ago
    
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- December 10, 2001 at 3:58 am #3549254
  
  Directx 8.1 troubleshooting
  
  by sfhsgrad00 · about 20 years, 5 months ago
  
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  try to re-install DirectX. If the problem persists, maybe you oughta think about going down to a later version like DirectX 7.
  - March 10, 2002 at 2:55 pm #3651855
    
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- December 10, 2001 at 8:42 am #3549137
  
  Directx 8.1 troubleshooting
  
  by lizzy · about 20 years, 5 months ago
  
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  If updating the video driver as in answer one does not help or reinstalling or downgrading the version as in answer two, you may have to get rid of the direct x altogether and then start over. Directions for direct x install always say that uninstalling it is virtually impossible but you can go to this site to help you get the newer version off of your PC if nothing else works:
  
  http://www.directxbuster.de/index_e.html
  
  best wishes.
  - March 10, 2002 at 2:55 pm #3651856
    
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- December 12, 2001 at 12:36 am #3568381
  
  Directx 8.1 troubleshooting
  
  by dimm · about 20 years, 5 months ago
  
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  Troubleshooting DirectXYou can diagnose and resolve DirectX problems using the DirectX Diagnostic Tool and the Multimedia and Games Troubleshooter. The DirectX Diagnostic Tool helps you test the functionality of DirectX, to diagnose problems, and toadjust the level of hardware support used by DirectX, which can be used to avoid issues on some multimedia drives. The DirectX Diagnostic Tool (Dxdiag.exe) is installed with DirectX and can be run by clicking Start, clicking Run, and then typing dxdiag. For information about using the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, click the Help button in the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
  
  Open the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
  The Multimedia and Games Troubleshooter assists you in diagnosing and repairing problems with DirectX drivers and games.
- March 10, 2002 at 2:55 pm #3651853
  
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  by taphilbrook · about 20 years, 2 months ago
  
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