DIGIT-ARC read-only archive · snapshot: July 23, 2026

Vista has 10 or 9?

15 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/vista-has-10-or-9.65368/

emailaatif786
emailaatif786 Original post #1
Aug 12, 2007 at 7:22 PM
Does Windows Vista has inbuilt DirectX 9 or DirectX 10?
Third Eye
Aug 12, 2007 at 7:24 PM
Vista has inbuilt DirectX 10.
freshseasons
Aug 12, 2007 at 7:27 PM
Vista has Direct X 10 inbuilt.
Infact no other OS has DirectX 10 besides Vista.
Is it usable...i really dont know at this stage cuz i have yet to see any Direct X 10 decent game or application.
Hold your horses a bit as MS is announcing Direct X 10.1
A
Aug 12, 2007 at 7:38 PM
directx 10
emailaatif786
Aug 12, 2007 at 7:41 PM
abhijangda said:
directx 10


OK Ok ok!

I was asking this because my Computer showed 9.0c yesterday! :-(
Choto Cheeta
Aug 12, 2007 at 7:44 PM
Vista have both, DX 10 and DX 9.0c, when u are running in a Card which doesnt support DX 10.0 vista will run under DX 9.0c, and Vista even shows DX 10 with 6200 LE :p
emailaatif786
Aug 12, 2007 at 8:10 PM
Choto Cheeta said:
Vista have both, DX 10 and DX 9.0c, when u are running in a Card which doesnt support DX 10.0 vista will run under DX 9.0c, and Vista even shows DX 10 with 6200 LE :p

Then, my Card is FX5200 which supports upto DirectX 9, but Vista shows DirectX 10? Why?
Choto Cheeta
Aug 12, 2007 at 8:11 PM
I already wrote, thats the Wrong Stats shown by Vista... !!!! u r running under DX 9.0c engine... !!!
A
almighty #9
Aug 12, 2007 at 8:21 PM
@emailaatif786
why u post ur all post in BOLD????
it seems u want to tell ur words forcefully.. just write simply and hi lite only which are essential
don mind a suggestion only :)
Choto Cheeta
Aug 12, 2007 at 8:22 PM
^^^^

I am having the same thought... In his every post he is using Bold... :( hearts the eyes :p
L
leomax #11
Aug 12, 2007 at 8:24 PM
Its actually dx 9l aka dx 9ex..
emailaatif786
Aug 13, 2007 at 7:26 AM
Choto Cheeta said:
^^^^

I am having the same thought... In his every post he is using Bold... :( hearts the eyes :p
I am really Sorry for that.






This is because I hate Slim text in vBulletin, but love it in Phpbb!
Drizzling Blur
Aug 24, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Wait a minute, am i to understand that i can switch from 9 to 10 and vice versa in Vista ?
rakeshishere
Aug 24, 2007 at 11:28 AM
NO! but DX 10 is backward compatible with DX 9.0 and 9.0c ...All old games/apps will work with DX10 ;) ..B/w FYI Vista SP1 will release DX v10.1 :D & sadly all old DX 10 gfx cards will become obsolete :(
Choto Cheeta
Aug 24, 2007 at 1:33 PM
Drizzling Blur said:
Wait a minute, am i to understand that i can switch from 9 to 10 and vice versa in Vista ?

as said by, rakesh, you cant actually switch between them manually from the OS.... Vista comes with support for both engines DX 10 and DX 9.0... so, its the OS which will chose to under which DX version... it depends on the hardware you are using... if you have a GRFX card DX 10 compatible then it will run under DX 10 other waise will run under DX 9 !!!!