Directx 10 or 9 during game install ?

[jay22]

Im new to this so go easy... i have just got a game that has the option 2 install in directx9 or 10 during installation ? vista has directx 10 i know but although my graphics card is vista compatible it's not a directx10 card.
Do i install in directx9 im guessing i probably should but ive read of people having problems with this ! also if i download directx 9 will it write over directx10 ?
i read vista only has parts of directx9 as default included ?
Any help would be much appreciated, googling has left me more confused if anything ?

 

[revogamer]

Vista has direct x 10 i know but although my graphics card is vista compatible it's not a directx10 card.
Do i install in directx9 im guessing i probably should but ive read of people having problems with this ! also if i download directx 9 will it write over directx10 ?
?

If your graphics card is not dx 10 compatible, then you should install the directx 9 version, or else you wont be able to run the game. When you install DX9 you will still be able to use dx10 later on, no worries.

 

[johngalt]

Can you install Dx 9 in Vista?

 

[ripbox]

Can you install Dx 9 in Vista?

yes you can... well it just updates DX9L... that's the backward compatible version of DX9, that is pre installed into vista

 

[dmex]

Can you install Dx 9 in Vista?

yes you can... well it just updates DX9L... that's the backward compatible version of DX9, that is pre installed into vista

Heres the latest directx redistributable patch from Microsoft, This is not a directx update just the extra files required by many games and applications...

Download details: DirectX Redist (March 2008)

Steven

 

[jay22]

Cheers every1 ?