To DX9a or DX9b..that is the queestion??

Iridium · Jul 22, 2003, 04:52 PM

What do you all say, just got a fresh reformat, and reinstall of XP home, going to install the new omega drivers.. What opinions do you all have?

Dyre Straits · Jul 22, 2003, 04:53 PM

I did it. Seems to be working fine on both my machines: one XP Home, the other 98SE.

Davidgt · Jul 22, 2003, 05:02 PM

DX9B working great here just got playin some midnight club2 and man i remebered why i love my ati so much iq is awesome!

**Spike** · Jul 22, 2003, 05:09 PM

I think you can try it but remember 9.0b is beta.

Davidgt · Jul 22, 2003, 05:10 PM

all the files are finial files just look for yourself

Dyre Straits · Jul 22, 2003, 05:38 PM

DX9b final was released just last night.....everything is final and no 'beta' files in the installed list.

Shadow Lady · Jul 22, 2003, 08:27 PM

any links? or is it on microsoft site, sheez Im so lazy

neilm · Jul 22, 2003, 08:49 PM

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Originally posted by Shadow Lady
any links? or is it on microsoft site, sheez Im so lazy

It isn't on the MS site yet, but there are some links in this thread. Personally, I'm not going to download it until I see it on the website.

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Jul 22, 2003, 08:52 PM

Will im running DX9B with no problems at all.

Iridium · Jul 22, 2003, 08:52 PM

Just dl'ed and installed, then fresh cleaned copies of Omegadrivers, and working like a charm!

~~Optimummind~~ · Jul 23, 2003, 02:45 AM

I don't see any problems with the new 9b.

BWX · Jul 23, 2003, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Davidgt
DX9B working great here just got playin some midnight club2 and man i remebered why i love my ati so much iq is awesome!

Can you get AA to work on this game>? I could not with 9700 pro- Thanks. Curious...

Oh- I installed 9.0b and it seems to be working great on my rig.

cmac · Jul 23, 2003, 08:53 PM

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Originally posted by Shadow Lady
any links? or is it on microsoft site, sheez Im so lazy

Run windows update and 9.0b comes up

**MIG-31** · Jul 24, 2003, 01:37 AM

no problems with me now it,s official not beta.

jeuda · Jul 25, 2003, 12:53 AM

It is not a question of whether to patch or not.
If you have DX9, no choice but to patch.

Details:

Overview
DirectX consists of a set of low-level Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) used by Windows programs for multimedia support. Within DirectX, the DirectShow technology performs client-side audio and video sourcing, manipulation and rendering.

There are two buffer overruns with identical effects in the function used by DirectShow to check parameters in a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) file. A security vulnerability results because it would be possible for a malicious user to attempt to exploit these flaws and execute code in the security context of the logged on user.

An attacker could seek to exploit this vulnerability by creating a specially crafted MIDI file designed to exploit this vulnerability and then host it on a Web site or on a network share, or send it via an HTML email. In the case where the file was hosted on a web site or network share, the user would need to open the specially crafted file. If the file was embedded in a page, the vulnerability could be exploited when a user visited the Web page. In the HTML E-mail case, the vulnerability could be exploited when a user opened or previewed the HTML e-mail. A successful attack could have the effect of either causing DirectShow, or an application making use of DirectShow, to fail, or causing an attacker's code to run on the user's computer in the security context of the user.

This patch package is provided for minimum download size to address the security issue. Microsoft prefers that customers obtain and install the full DirectX 9.0b update, which contains additional non-security core graphics and DirectShow fixes.

DirectShow Security Fix for DirectX 9.0 and DirectX 9.0a (KB819696)
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Supported Operating Systems: TabletPC, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Requires DirectX 9.0 or DirectX 9.0a to be installed.

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Additional Information
The DirectX 9.0/9.0a patch cannot be uninstalled. We recommend Windows Me and Windows XP users create a "System Restore" point before installing. For information on creating a restore point, please refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Windows Millennium Edition: Microsoft Knowledge Base article 267951.
Windows XP: Microsoft Knowledge Base article 310405.

BavonWW · Jul 27, 2003, 10:53 AM

Installed 9.0b yesterday, the only prob which I'm so sure is resultant is hang-ups with DVD movies. However WMP9 is now running OK as I've just enjoyed Lord O Rings I for the third time. ( I'm supposed to be wiring in a studio!) Wellll, it is a Sunday.

POWER DVD was the problem prg. WMP9 is fine so I don't really use PDVD much anymore. However my system insists on it being installed in order to run DVD movies. This I find confusing.