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   microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support   
   XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
   From: jaejunks@nah.meh   
      
   Paul  wrote:   
   > DirectX 10 and 11 are an architectural change. As to   
   > which element does what when it comes to graphics. The   
   > WinXP OS is not prepared for this (and, it was done   
   > on purpose, just to stick a knife in the ribs of   
   > WinXP users).   
   >   
   > Enjoy your WinXP. Enjoy your DirectX 9.0c for as long   
   > as drivers are offered to make it possible with modern   
   > video cards.   
   >   
   > Once WinXP is off life support, the video card manufacturers   
   > will not feel inclined to continue DirectX 9.0c support.   
   > It costs them money to continue to regression test that   
   > everything still works in WinXP, so the day after WinXP support   
   > is dropped by Microsoft, ATI and NVidia will be "dancing in   
   > the streets" as they eject WinXP support from their buildings.   
   >   
   > If you like your old DirectX 9.0c video games, make sure   
   > you've bought a card (by now) to play them with.   
      
   Hopefully, VirtualBox can emulate DX9 functions from a DX10+ card. Or,   
   can it do it already? I don't have a DX10 card.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)