Ive installed the latest version of DirectX and now I can run GLquake or Quake 2. Whats wrong?
The DirectX installer will generally replace your audio, video and 3D drivers with it’s own generic DirectX “compliant” drivers. These drivers generally don’t work properly with the latest games. The DX Tool utility has a button that will restore your original drivers, but I don’t entirely trust it. I recommend you download and install the latest versions of your audio, video and 3D drivers. You can obtain them from the manufactures’ web sites. After re-installing the drivers, the DX Tool utility may report that some or all of them are non-compliant – ignore it. Unless your manufacturer tells you otherwise, or their driver is very old, it’s almost always better to use it than the ones that come with DirectX. In the case of Voodoo and Voodoo2 drivers, unless you own a Canopus Pure3D I or II, or some other Voodoo card with a video output jack, I recommend you use the 3Dfx Reference drivers as opposed to the manufacture’s drivers unless the manufacture’s drivers are newer.
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