i bought a game with a minimun of directx 9.0c compliant... and so i installed it in my pc which has directx 10... but then when i start the game.. after i clicked new game.. the screen goes black after that.. and so i really dunno what happened.. is it because there are only certain types of games that work in directx 10?....
2007-07-07 14:30:42 · 8 answers · asked by etan_20 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
also i have the GeForce 6100 video card... im not sure if that supports dx10 but the thing is.. i only need directx 9.0c... which i know is compliant to my video card since its Geforce 6 series
2007-07-07 16:44:22 · update #1
yes most dx10 games i know of will be backwards compatible with dx9 and xp ... but i dont think any dx10 games have been released yet so dont worry about it ... since ur pc is dx10 compliant it is a vista machine .. and u want my honest opinion vista is the problem .. and a black screen in a game usually means a video driver problem ... another vista virtue .. drivers arnt very compatible with it ...
2007-07-07 14:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
From your description the likely answer is that you have outdated drivers. I have a directx 10 graphics card and i can play old directx 9.0c games fine. Go to windows updater and download the latest drivers for your computer, also if you have an ATI or Nvidia card to go their site and download the appropriate drivers for your graphics card.
2007-07-07 21:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by cake 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DirectX is always backwards compatible.
You probably just need to run the latest Updates for DX at the MS site. (See source for the link)
If that does not fix the problem, try running the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP.
If that still doesn't work, get the latest drivers for your card at Nvidia.com
2007-07-13 17:46:54 · answer #3 · answered by Jag 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it has anything at all to do with what DirectX version you are using. The problem is most likely the graphics card itself. Don't take this personally, but the graphics cards is junk. I would not be at all surprised if this game you bought was fairly new that it wouldn't work on that card, it is a very very low end card, and its old as well.
2007-07-08 03:00:44 · answer #4 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NVIDIA 6100 is not DirectX10 compatible and DirectX10 is "NOT" backwards compatible with any other version...you should uninstall 10 and reinstall 9.0c...gaming won't catch up with 10 until later this year or next.
2007-07-14 03:28:05 · answer #5 · answered by J.I.M.M.Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as of now there are no games that are direct 10 only there is a game thats vista only (halo2) but no games that are direct 10 only and game in the future that support direct 10 will still have a option to run the game at direct 9
2007-07-07 21:34:06 · answer #6 · answered by matt 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THERE ARE GAMES THAT CAN UTILIZE DX10 NOOBS
what about flight sim. X???
halo 2 does work in xp, if u want to know how, IM me
dont forget bout shadowrun!!!!!!!!!!!!
dx10 is like upgrading from win 2000 to xp, lots of more features
but with all the same familiarities.
dx10 will not work in xp as of this moment, and i doubt MS will release it for xp, they want their $$$
to chat IM me
2007-07-07 21:38:01 · answer #7 · answered by NoOneButMe 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes directX10 is backwards compatible.
2007-07-07 21:33:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋