DX7 Final .. Here Also.

[D'oh !]

I got DX7 from here. http://www.3dforce.com/downloads/directx7.zip
It is the final international release.(Apparently)

Sound has been greatly improved in respect to speed of processing , but then they didnt
update the sound bits in dx6 did they ?!!!

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I can't even be bothered to be lazy..



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I can't even be bothered to be lazy..

[D'oh !]

By the way...
Has anyone got the OpenGL drivers working
okay with 3DSMax 3 ?

Its a steaming pile of.. on mine.
(G200,p2400,scsi setup)

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I can't even be bothered to be lazy..

[tish beta2]

is that NT? if so, mabye. next summer. late next summer.

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It's said that Matrox Driver Dev. fixes so many bugs in each driver release that it's impossible to make a "what's new" list.

[Borg]

Hi ! D'oh !

I have DirectX 7.0 (4.07.00.0700) is this the same or higher..because my file is 7004 MB & on this link you posted the size is 7185 so is this the same or should I downlod...

thnx !


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PIII450@465,P2b,128mb,Matrox Mill-G400 32SH,SB.Live !(value)...

[D'oh !]

Here are my installation details in full..
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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/18/1999, 20:31:10
Machine name: Homer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98 (4.10, Build 1998)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
Processor: Intel Pentium II, MMX, 400MHz
Memory: 384MB RAM
Page File: 113MB used, 136MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 7.0 (4.07.00.0700)
DX Setup Parameters: None
DxDiag Version: 4.07.00.0700

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DirectX Components
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ddraw.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 352528 bytes
ddraw16.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 28496 bytes
ddrawex.dll: 4.87.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 24336 bytes
ddraw.vxd: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 30469 bytes
ddhelp.exe: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 47066 bytes
dxapi.sys: 4.87.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 2416 bytes
d3dim.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 625936 bytes
d3dim700.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 673552 bytes
d3dref.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 141584 bytes
d3dramp.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 590096 bytes
d3drm.dll: 4.06.02.0436 English Final Retail 1/8/1999 19:10:00 437008 bytes
d3dxof.dll: 4.06.02.0436 English Final Retail 1/8/1999 19:10:00 107792 bytes
d3dpmesh.dll: 4.06.02.0436 English Final Retail 1/8/1999 19:10:00 87312 bytes
dplayx.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 218384 bytes
dpmodemx.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 76560 bytes
dpwsockx.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 65808 bytes
dplaysvr.exe: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 29968 bytes
dsound.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 399120 bytes
dsound3d.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 1320208 bytes
dsound.vxd: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 56259 bytes
dinput.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 633104 bytes
dinput.vxd: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 10874 bytes
joyhid.vxd: 4.87.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 12107 bytes
joy.cpl: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 374032 bytes
gcdef.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 525072 bytes
pid.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 26384 bytes
gameenum.sys: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 10512 bytes
hidgame.sys: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 8880 bytes
dmusic.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 69392 bytes
dmusic16.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 11456 bytes
dmusic32.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 13584 bytes
dmband.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 26896 bytes
dmcompos.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 49936 bytes
dmime.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 82192 bytes
dmloader.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 21264 bytes
dmstyle.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 78096 bytes
dmsynth.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 52496 bytes
dx7vb.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail 9/9/1999 08:00:00 605456 bytes
directx.cpl: 4.05.00.0155 English Final Retail 7/14/1997 17:00:00 62976 bytes

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DirectX Media Files
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actmovie.exe: 6.01.05.0130 English Final Retail 6/11/1999 19:58:08 26384 bytes
amstream.dll: 6.01.05.0130 English Final Retail 6/11/1999 19:58:08 65296 bytes
danim.dll: 6.01.05.0124 English Final Retail 6/11/1999 19:58:22 1215248 bytes
devenum.dll: 6.01.05.0130 English Final Retail 6/11/1999 19:58:08 50960 bytes
dxmasf.dll: 6.04.05.0809 English Final Retail 8/9/1999 15:48:16 497936 bytes
dxtmsft.dll: 6.01.05.0124 English Final Retail 6/11/1999 19:58:22 457136 bytes
dxtrans.dll: 6.01.05.0124 English Final Retail 6/11/1999 19:58:22 181008 bytes
lmrt.dll: 6.01.05.0124 English Final Retail 6/11/1999 19:58:22 309520 bytes
mciqtz.drv: 4.00.96.0729 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:50:02 11776 bytes
mciqtz32.dll: 6.01.05.0130 English Final Retail 6/11/1999 19:58:08 34576 bytes
mplayer2.exe: 6.04.05.0809 English Final Retail 8/9/1999 15:48:16 4880 bytes
msdxm.ocx: 6.04.05.0809 English Final Retail 8/9/1999 15:49:10 843536 bytes
qcap.dll: 5.01.70.0327 English Final Retail 5/11/1998 20:01:00 159744 bytes
qcut.dll: 5.01.70.0327 English Final Retail 5/11/1998 20:01:00 200704 bytes
qdv.dll: 5.01.70.0327 English Final Retail 5/11/1998 20:01:00 151552 bytes
qdvd.dll: 6.01.05.0130 English Final Retail 6/11/1999 19:58:08 262416 bytes
quartz.dll: 6.01.05.0130 English Final Retail 6/11/1999 19:58:08 762128 bytes
quartz.vxd: 4.00.00.0501 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:50:02 5672 bytes
strmdll.dll: 4.00.00.3845 English Final Retail 8/9/1999 15:18:26 248096 bytes
unam4ie.exe: 6.04.05.0809 English Final Retail 8/9/1999 15:49:34 73932 bytes
vidx16.dll: 0.00.00.0000 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:50:02 10240 bytes
iac25_32.ax: 2.00.05.0050 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:34:12 198656 bytes
ir41_32.ax: 4.31.16.0002 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:34:14 857600 bytes
ir41_qc.dll: 0.00.00.0000 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:34:14 120320 bytes
ir41_qcx.dll: 0.00.00.0000 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:34:14 338432 bytes
ir50_32.dll: 5.1026.15.0041 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:34:14 733696 bytes
ir50_qc.dll: 5.00.63.0038 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:34:16 198144 bytes
ir50_qcx.dll: 5.00.64.0038 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:34:16 181760 bytes
ivfsrc.ax: 5.03.02.0038 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:34:16 139264 bytes
tm20dec.ax: 1.00.00.0000 English Final Retail 3/22/1998 13:34:10 175616 bytes
atl.dll: 3.00.8168.0000 English Final Retail 6/17/1998 00:00:00 69632 bytes
comcat.dll: 5.00.1601.0001 English Final Retail 6/12/1998 12:24:38 6144 bytes
msvcrt.dll: 6.00.8397.0000 English Final Retail 7/29/1998 19:00:06 266293 bytes
oleaut32.dll: 2.40.4275.0001 English Final Retail 3/8/1999 12:02:26 598288 bytes
olepro32.dll: 5.00.4275.0001 English Final Retail 3/8/1999 12:02:26 164112 bytes
urlmon.dll: 5.00.2314.1003 English Final Retail 3/18/1999 00:00:00 442640 bytes
wininet.dll: 5.00.2314.1003 English Final Retail 3/18/1999 00:00:00 459024 bytes

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DirectX Drivers
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cspman.dll: 4.14.00.0001 English Beta Retail 7/28/1998 04:14:00 18512 bytes
framebuf.dll: 4.10.00.1998 English Final Retail 5/11/1998 20:01:00 28672 bytes Certified
framebuf.drv: 4.10.00.1998 English Final Retail 5/11/1998 20:01:00 22192 bytes Certified
msanalog.vxd: 4.05.01.1998 English Final Retail 5/11/1998 20:01:00 12101 bytes Certified
msjstick.drv: 4.05.01.1998 English Final Retail 5/11/1998 20:01:00 2336 bytes Certified
supervga.drv: 4.00.00.0950 English Final Retail 5/11/1998 20:01:00 52320 bytes Certified
tsd32.dll: 1.03.03.0007 Final Retail 5/11/1998 20:01:00 32768 bytes Certified
vga.drv: 4.10.00.1998 English Final Retail 5/11/1998 20:01:00 52080 bytes Certified
vjoyd.vxd: 4.05.01.1998 English Final Retail 5/11/1998 20:01:00 35872 bytes Certified
vwstream.vxd: 4.05.00.2112 English Beta Retail 3/10/1999 20:38:32 284743 bytes
wstream.dll: 4.05.00.2112 English Beta Retail 3/10/1999 20:36:02 112336 bytes

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Display Devices
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Card name: Matrox Millennium G200 AGP
Manufacturer: Matrox Graphics
Chip type: MGA - G200 Rev
DAC type: Internal
Device ID: Enum\PCI\VEN_102B&DEV_0521&SUBSYS_FF03102B&REV_01\ 000800
Display Memory: 8.0 MB
Current Mode: 1152 x 864 (32 bit) (70 Hz)
Monitor: (Unknown Monitor)
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: g200.drv
Driver Version: 4.11.01.1000 (English)
DDI Version: 6
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/18/1998 13:14:14, 172432 bytes
Driver Certified: No
VDD: *vdd,*vflatd
Mini VDD: g200.vxd
Registry: OK
DDraw Test Result:
D3D Test Result:


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Sound Devices
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Description: DirectSound (SB Live! Wave Out [D400])
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_00211102&REV_03\BUS_0 0&DEV_09&FUNC_00
Manufacturer ID: 2
Product ID: 104
Type: VXD
Driver Name: EMU10K1.VXD
Driver Version: 4.06.00.0622 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Certified: No
Date and Size: 6/15/1999 01:06:00, 243781 bytes
Other Files: emu10k1.vxd
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Full
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result:


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DirectMusic
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DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\gm.dls
Version: 1.00.16.0002
Ports:
Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
MIDI Mapper, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Creative S/W Synth, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
A: SB Live! MIDI Synth, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
B: SB Live! MIDI Synth, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB Live! MIDI Out [D400], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
SoundFont MIDI Router, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Reality, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Generator Synthesizer, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
SB Live! MIDI In [D400], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
Generator internal Midiport, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
TTS Virtual Piano In, Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
Registry: OK
Music Test Result:

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Input Devices
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Device Name: Microsoft SideWinder game pad
Driver Name: MSGAME.VXD
Driver Version: 3.00.00.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 8/7/1998 00:00:00, 19109 bytes

Registry: OK

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Input Drivers
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Registry Key: msjstick.drv<0001>
Active: Yes
DeviceID: VIRTUAL\*CTL7010\PCI&VEN_1102&DEV_7002&SUBSYS_0020 1102&REV_01&BUS_00&DEV_09&FUNC_01
Matching DevID: VIRTUAL\*CTL7010
16-bit Driver: msjstick.drv
32-bit Driver: vjoyd.vxd


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DirectPlay Service Providers
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Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (4.07.00.0700)
Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (4.07.00.0700)
Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (4.07.00.0700)
IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (4.07.00.0700)
DirectPlay Test Result:

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DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps
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Inactive Display Entries in Registry
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None

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Inactive Sound Entries in Registry
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None



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I can't even be bothered to be lazy..

[Borg]

uuuhhhh ! thanks man ! ..

[Liquid Snake]

heh. i tried dx7 and all my directx games stopped working (pretty much all the games i have). since dx7 can't be uninstalled, i had to reformat and reinstall. well, ill just wait for M$ to release DX7.

[ALBPM]

Since I'll be installing a new mobo and reformating on Monday I decided to give DX7 a try.
I have problems with this version too. 3DMark will run the first race and then reboot my system if it doesn't lock it up first. Same with Final Reality, it locks up, exits to the desktop or reboots my system.
It's a good thing I plan on reformating my Hard Drive Monday. I'll wait for an official MicroShaft release of DX7 before I try again.

Paul

[Frank]

It is interesting how numerous other people indicate that they have had an apparent speed increase especially in Unreal directx.
I am just curious if their system is ok with the release they have downloaded and a hinderence to others' systems.
I also remember when DX6 was coming out that there were dozens of sites that advertised the 'final release' before microsoft had it out the door and on their web site.
Frank.

[Frank]

Well, I will be reformatting my drive next week soooo, I have tried the link above.
Hmmm, I seem to fall in the catagory of those that experienced a speed increse in Unreal. I have not tried anything else except 3D Mark99 and there was little or no difference there. Strange.
Anyway, just a quick list of fps increases,
Dx6.1 Dx7
512x384 42 43 2%
640x480 40 42 5%
800x600 38 40 5%
1024x768 32 36 13%
1152x864 29 33 14%
1200x960 26 30 15%
1200x1024 25 28 12%
1600x1200 20 21 5%

Thats just using the unreal flyby sequence. I will look for any benefit in other applications.
Frank.

[Zypher]

If this is the same dx7 going around from frenchies, heres a hint: It sure as hell ain't final. RC at *BEST*.

[Borg]

no problemes here , UNREAL miss.pack ,NFS4,AVP,FREESPACE2demo,ewerything runs OK for now ,3DmarkMAX99pro eather...

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PIII450@465,P2b,128mb,Matrox Mill-G400 32SH,SB.Live !(value)...