DirectX 7.0a needed

[Preacher 0]

Where can I download Direct X 7.0a for W2k?

Starfleet Command pops up a message saying it needs this version...

[euankirkhope 0]

u've already got it, and the game doesn't work with w2k.

 

Bummer.

[peterro 0]

Just for the record, w2k comes with Dx7, NOT Dx7a!! As for the game, I don't have it so I don't know.

[Xiven 0]

Yes, but DirectX 7.0a on win98 is EQUIVALENT to DirectX 7.0 on win2k

[ThC 129 0]

No Win2k comes with DX7a since build 2194

[Preacher 0]

Nope, W2k comes with DX7 (not DX7a). Why I know this? Because I´ve checked with "dxdiag". So anyone who states something different has an already patched up system or was just misinformed.

[euankirkhope 0]

Just for the record, Children:

 

The only difference between DX7 and DX7a is that DX7 had a very minor error with the function assignment in some USB joysicks that was found by a N64 emulator IN WINDOWS 98. So if the Win2000 version of DX7 doesn't have this error what does that mean? Also if the two operating systems are very much different, and the binaries are incompatible between OS's them why would the revision numbers mean anything with respect to the other OS?

 

With repect to D3d DDraw and what not there the exact same between dx7 and dx7a. The only chage is in Dinput, which is in its self very minor.

[CyRUS64 0]

it is true that win2k comes with dx7 - the emulator in question is nemu (www.nemu.com) when used with the adaptoid (www.wishtechnologies.com). To fix this problem, and any others that people have with usb joysticks you can overwrite the dinput.dll file for dx7 with the one from dx8 - you can find these files at www.myzar.com

Hope this helps,

CyRUS64

www.boob.co.uk

[Preacher 0]

euankirkhope,

 

I already knew that but it won´t stop Starfleet Command from popping up an error message saying it needs DX7a