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DarkBASIC Discussion / DB on Windows XP?

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Smirkenorff
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Posted: 16th Feb 2003 19:57
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I recently tried installing DB (V1.08) on my new computer, which runs on Windows XP (home). As soon as I tried executing anything, a blue screen full of text popped up for a second, before the computer rebooted. The same thing happened when I tried running a DarkBASIC-made .exe (Ballz). When I tried to install DirectX 7.0a, it said 'The "Microsoft DirectX 7.0a Setup" package is not compatible with the version of Windows you are running'. Did anyone have the same problem with XP?
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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 16th Feb 2003 21:45
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this problem was solved with the 1.13 patch
but i'd also install a never version of DirectX (either within Service Pack1 or from the net) as WindowsXP was released with an incomplete version.

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bitJericho
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Posted: 16th Feb 2003 23:36
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ya, i would install directx 8, the directx that came with DB
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bitJericho
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Posted: 16th Feb 2003 23:39
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sorry..

that came with db1 was for win98/me

heres the links u need...
http://www.darkbasic.com/upgrade.php

woah looks like we're upto dirextx 9^_^
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=51608b06-ae0d-4652-b9a0-eae0aa6ae6d7&displaylang=en
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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 17th Feb 2003 01:20
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DarkBasic 1.08 was the final release, which came with DirectX 7.0a, which is incompatible with XP, if you've installed it i find your XP CD and reinstall even the standard version!!!

else... any good games mag will have either 8.1 (most stable) or 9.0 (best performance) versions of DirectX on them

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Smirkenorff
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Posted: 17th Feb 2003 13:21
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Thanks for the help.
I upgraded it to 1.13, and I will install directX 9 as soon as I connect it to the internet.

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Hockey07
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Posted: 17th Feb 2003 17:17
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I got 1.08 to work on XP the same was as 1.13

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Smirkenorff
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Posted: 24th Feb 2003 23:18
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Well, I've installed directx 9, and checked it by running dxdiag, and the same blue screen full of text pops up! I know it's unlikely, but if anyone has any ideas about this, please tell me what you think the problem is.
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ConsoleBoy164
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Posted: 24th Feb 2003 23:34
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I had this problem with XP (also with other games.)
Event hough i had Db1.13 (And still have), And DX8.1, XP was a son of a B*tch to work, in fact ... it didn't. I never did manage to get DB to work on Win XP. Also i couldnt get revolt, Roller Coaster Tycoon (needed a big patch), GTA 3, SIm CITY 3K caused hassle, and many others, including by broadband internet wouldnt works, so i scrapped XP and put Win 98 bacxk on my PC, its much better

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 25th Feb 2003 00:37
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do you guys have Service Pack 1 installed?

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Red Giant 2183
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i installed the service pack once, and that was enough for me because once I did, a lot things would not run on my p.c. The service pack itself is somewhat incompatible with some computers. A good example of this is that hewlert packard themself released a patch to deal with this issue and I do recall reading somewhere that someone from microsoft said somewhere in their articles that it wasn't a good patch and didn't recomend updating.
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