DX9.0b NOT UNINSTALLABLE !?!?

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 23:03:16 +0100, "Mark Cherry"
wrote:


In other words, you need to create a 'restore point' before starting the install
procedure?


Whenever I update XP it automatically creates a restore point. I find
that I can back out of individual changes, even when they were done
during the same update session.

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 03:06:05 GMT, ArtP
wrote:

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 23:03:16 +0100, "Mark Cherry"
wrote:


In other words, you need to create a 'restore point' before starting the install
procedure?


Whenever I update XP it automatically creates a restore point. I find
that I can back out of individual changes, even when they were done
during the same update session.

So how do I create a restore point, if XP doesn't?

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 01:08:23 -0400, John Penta
wrote:


So how do I create a restore point, if XP doesn't?


Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Restore System, Create
Restore Point, Next ...

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 10:06:21 GMT, ArtP
wrote:

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 01:08:23 -0400, John Penta
wrote:


So how do I create a restore point, if XP doesn't?


Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Restore System, Create
Restore Point, Next ...

Thanks!:-) I now feel slightly less stupid and ashamed of myself for
missing the utterly obvious.:-)

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ArtP wrote:

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 23:03:16 +0100, "Mark Cherry"
wrote:


In other words, you need to create a 'restore point' before starting
the install procedure?


Whenever I update XP it automatically creates a restore point. I find
that I can back out of individual changes, even when they were done
during the same update session.

Thanks. I'm learning all of this, after shifting from Win98!

Before I'd reached 'disaster area' point, culminating in returning the box to
the shop for a full XP reinstall, I made numberous program and driver installs
but, on peeking at system restore, only found restore points dating from where
the retailer had done the initial installations.

Is there a setting I'm missing somewhere?



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On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 19:51:20 +0100, "Mark Cherry"
wrote:


Before I'd reached 'disaster area' point, culminating in returning the box to
the shop for a full XP reinstall, I made numberous program and driver installs
but, on peeking at system restore, only found restore points dating from where
the retailer had done the initial installations.

Is there a setting I'm missing somewhere?

Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Restore System, System
Restore Settings

There are programs, such as DirectXBuster, which will uninstall DX, then
install from your windows disk (or you can manually reinstalll) I needed to
do this as something weird happended with my Dx9, HTH
"ArtP" wrote in message
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On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 19:51:20 +0100, "Mark Cherry"
wrote:


Before I'd reached 'disaster area' point, culminating in returning the
box to
the shop for a full XP reinstall, I made numberous program and driver
installs
but, on peeking at system restore, only found restore points dating from
where
the retailer had done the initial installations.

Is there a setting I'm missing somewhere?

Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Restore System, System
Restore Settings

In ,
Angus Lepper wrote:

There are programs, such as DirectXBuster, which will uninstall DX,
then install from your windows disk (or you can manually reinstalll)
I needed to do this as something weird happended with my Dx9, HTH
"ArtP" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 19:51:20 +0100, "Mark Cherry"
wrote:


Before I'd reached 'disaster area' point, culminating in returning
the box to the shop for a full XP reinstall, I made numberous
program and driver installs but, on peeking at system restore, only
found restore points dating from where the retailer had done the
initial installations.

Is there a setting I'm missing somewhere?

Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Restore System, System
Restore Settings

Sounds a bit drastic but it obviously worked for you.

I gather that there were some glitches in the first release of DX9, hence 9.0a &
b.

Does anyone know if these are incremental patches or whether 'b' also contains
the fixes present in 'a'?


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Usually MS patches are not incremental - b should contain everything a had.

Mark Cherry wrote:

In ,
Angus Lepper wrote:

I gather that there were some glitches in the first release of DX9, hence
9.0a & b.

Does anyone know if these are incremental patches or whether 'b' also
contains the fixes present in 'a'?


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In ,
ArtP wrote:

On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 19:51:20 +0100, "Mark Cherry"
wrote:


Before I'd reached 'disaster area' point, culminating in returning
the box to the shop for a full XP reinstall, I made numberous
program and driver installs but, on peeking at system restore, only
found restore points dating from where the retailer had done the
initial installations.

Is there a setting I'm missing somewhere?

Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Restore System, System
Restore Settings

Thanks, Art. I'll give it a try.


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Mark