Direct X and NT
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What should I do if I''m developing a OpenGL/DirectX app on a NT 4 Service Pack 6 system? I''ve tried installing DX81 and DX80 SDK and both say they aren''t compatible with NT
NT only supports DirectX 3. Any newer interfaces won''t work. Only solution is Win2K which will do newer versions.
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quote:Original post by subnet_rx
What should I do if I''m developing a OpenGL/DirectX app on a NT 4 Service Pack 6 system? I''ve tried installing DX81 and DX80 SDK and both say they aren''t compatible with NT
Hmmm.... Direct X isn''t compatible with NT4. It''s compatible with W2K ( which is NT5.0 )... I think it''s something with NT''s COM support, not sure about that one though...
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Well, DX80a says it will install but some of the samples might not work. Would my apps compile and build, but not execute? I don''t intend to really run the apps on this machine, just develop.
Repeat after me:
NT4 does not support versions of DirectX higher than 3.
NT4 does not support versions of DirectX higher than 3.
NT4 does not support versions of DirectX higher than 3....
Once you''ve got that, do anything else at your own risk.
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NT4 does not support versions of DirectX higher than 3.
NT4 does not support versions of DirectX higher than 3.
NT4 does not support versions of DirectX higher than 3....
Once you''ve got that, do anything else at your own risk.
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Thanks to Kylotan for the idea!
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heh, ok, I get the picture. One last question. Does NT support anything higher than DirectX 3?
Anything higher? Im sure you could install Office2000 on there (its version is a tad higher than ''3'') 
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I've played StarCraft under NT4 on my laptop back-in-the-day - and Baulder's Gate - but I forget what version of Dx they used :/
Upgrade your OS, 2k is alot nicer than NT4, well worth the update. XP isn't bad either, imo.
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Oh, OpenGL is supported on all flavors of 9x and NT.
wth are you talking about?
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Now wait a minute, on the DirectX page at Microsoft, in the FAQ it says:
But I thought Dx6 was avaiable...
ahh, I think the source of confusion is that DirectMedia 6 is available on NT4, now I gotta know...
Edited by - Magmai Kai Holmlor on January 19, 2002 10:18:25 PM
Upgrade your OS, 2k is alot nicer than NT4, well worth the update. XP isn't bad either, imo.
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Oh, OpenGL is supported on all flavors of 9x and NT.
quote:Original post by Maximus
Anything higher? Im sure you could install Office2000 on there (its version is a tad higher than '3')
wth are you talking about?
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Now wait a minute, on the DirectX page at Microsoft, in the FAQ it says:
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Q. Is DirectX compatible with Windows NT 4.0?
A. Yes. However, the only version supported on Windows NT 4.0 is DirectX 3.0a. You must also install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.
But I thought Dx6 was avaiable...
ahh, I think the source of confusion is that DirectMedia 6 is available on NT4, now I gotta know...
Edited by - Magmai Kai Holmlor on January 19, 2002 10:18:25 PM
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