well i toooooooooooo am having a major prob with this beta version..........yes by changing the reg edit..it does convert it back to 6.0......but the main problem is that it doesnt change DIRECT DRAW :-(....can any 1 help me or us with this?MAD........i came up with this short term answer though.......change your date to a month back...ie,sept to aug..at least youll be able to play games...well it doesnt look like there are any computer BOFFINS out there after all eh MAD.............lol