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LazerTag
July 27th, 2004, 16:37
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9226a611-62fe-4f61-aba1-914185249413&DisplayLang=en
fivefeet8
July 27th, 2004, 21:47
Just in time for an Official Forceware from Nvidia that supports it too. ;) 61.77..
Talas
July 27th, 2004, 21:59
Well? Is it worth installing it?
Clements
July 27th, 2004, 23:00
Yes, since it contains bugfixes, so even if you don't have a 6800 series it's still worth downloading. I got mine as part of SP2, not this redist package.
smcd
July 27th, 2004, 23:11
Yes, since it contains bugfixes, so even if you don't have a 6800 series it's still worth downloading. I got mine as part of SP2, not this redist package.

Since you're using the SP2 edition, how are things working out with the SP2 release? Are there lots of apps that are broken or act peculiarly like I've read about or is all that blown out of proportion?

Been kinda scared to take the SP2 plunge since there's apparently so many problems with it, plus it is still RC status.
Talas
July 27th, 2004, 23:22
Why cant one download SP2 from the official "Update Windows" homepage anyway?
Trotterwatch
July 27th, 2004, 23:28
Because SP2 isn't released yet.
xamenus
July 27th, 2004, 23:51
Well, I don't think this is the official 9.0c, because at the DirectX Homepage (http://www.microsoft.com/directx), it is not even mentioned.

BTW, how big of a download is SP2? I bet it's hell on a dial-up connection. :P

EDIT: Now 9.0c is officially available at www.microsoft.com/directx :)
Clements
July 28th, 2004, 00:11
Since you're using the SP2 edition, how are things working out with the SP2 release? Are there lots of apps that are broken or act peculiarly like I've read about or is all that blown out of proportion?

Been kinda scared to take the SP2 plunge since there's apparently so many problems with it, plus it is still RC status.

It broke PJ64 until I fixed it with the compatibility mode, other than that, nothing. Probably Microsoft covering themselves if things goes wrong. This update is pretty essential for people who use IE, and clears up the mess in Add/Remove Programs.


Why cant one download SP2 from the official "Update Windows" homepage anyway?

Well, you can (the Release Candidate 2 version), just not v4 of Window Update.

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/default.aspx?ln=en-us


BTW, how big of a download is SP2? I bet it's hell on a dial-up connection.

It's 200MB.
Reznor007
July 28th, 2004, 00:42
The DX9c version that is now out is official. It is the developer resdistributable to be included on game CD's that require DX9.