Direct X10 on Windows XP

[hemant1827]

i have heard from my friend in russia that one of his friends had been able to install direct X10 on xp............
he told me a little about a SDK to install it.................
can anybody explain me, how to install the same...

 

[raybay]

It can be done, but it doesn't perform the same and is really not worth all the bother. Stick with what you know.

 

[wolfram]

Well currently I'm running XP with DX10, so far no issues at all. Not a single crash anymore ( I used to get tons with XP), everything seems stable and smooth (and of course much faster than Vista lol)

 

[hemant1827]

Well currently I'm running XP with DX10, so far no issues at all. Not a single crash anymore ( I used to get tons with XP), everything seems stable and smooth (and of course much faster than Vista lol)

are u sure???
does directX10 delievers the same as in vista..in ur xp...

 

[wolfram]

Well I do not have a DX10 card, so I can't comment on the DX10 performance. However it is extremely stable, I haven't had a single crash since I reinstalled XP.

The performance on Dx9 games is completely normal, and I know it's weird, but I've noticed better textures on some games (FEAR, Need for Speed)

 

[nickc]

wolfram, could u tell us how to install it?

 

[Darth_Terra1]

DX9 on both vista and Xp is the same so i don't know how you would get better texture quality unless your runnning in dx10, you sure it's not a placebo with having DX10 installed.

 

[wolfram]

I'm really really sure. I especially noticed it on NFS: Porsche Unleashed (OLD game lol). Under DX10, the dashboard textures look pretty normal, but on DX9, I don't know why, but they are blurry and low res...

Weird indeed....

BTW, I got it from a friend, seems it was posted on a Russian site.