What install first?

Kostek · Apr 12, 2005, 02:27 PM

What is beter to install first Drivers or Direct X?

Spyre · Apr 12, 2005, 03:45 PM

Direct X

bananaman · Apr 12, 2005, 03:47 PM

another vote for Direct X

Mort_Cinder · Apr 12, 2005, 05:37 PM

agree, directx first then the drivers.

Tipstaff · Apr 13, 2005, 05:42 AM

Err.. nope.. one particular driver first.. that being the Chipset driver, and then Direct X. Without the chipset driver DirectX won't be of any use, nor will it know what you 'basically' have.

In otherwords, it's not a good idea to install the cart before the horse.

Rule of thumb: chipset, ide, directX, video, sound (or vice versa if the sound driver requires at least 24bit color to display it's god damn flash installer.. stupid Creative Labs), then everything else.

In the case of the Hyperion driver it includes chipset, ide, and agp drivers. So, after you install it you'd do DirectX then the rest. Intel would be the above 'rule of thumb', but if you have a system that needs the 'Intel Application Accelerator' you would install this as the IDE driver. For Nvidia.. run the NForce files, then DirectX, then the rest.

-Tip

mario620 · Apr 13, 2005, 07:27 AM

tipstaff...ripped the words right out of my mouth.

Kostek · Apr 13, 2005, 10:32 AM

Thanks everyone this helped me a lot. A have another question:
After i've installed new driver few times do i need to install everything from the beginig to have better perfomance and stability?

bananaman · Apr 13, 2005, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kostek

Thanks everyone this helped me a lot. A have another question:
After i've installed new driver few times do i need to install everything from the beginig to have better perfomance and stability?

I think you are asking about updating drivers. As a rule use Drivercleaner (which is linked form the main site) and this will clear out the crap left over from the previous driver.

And after a while it doesn't do any harm to format and install Windows fresh - it will feel quicker as it will clear out the general crap that you slowly accumulate through windows usage.

hope that answers your Q

nana

Apr 12, 2005, 02:27 PM	#1
Kostek DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	What install first? What is beter to install first Drivers or Direct X?

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Spyre DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: England Posts: 240 Rep Power: 62	Direct X __________________ ATI Beta Tester game.AMD.Moderator

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Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Err.. nope.. one particular driver first.. that being the Chipset driver, and then Direct X. Without the chipset driver DirectX won't be of any use, nor will it know what you 'basically' have. In otherwords, it's not a good idea to install the cart before the horse. Rule of thumb: chipset, ide, directX, video, sound (or vice versa if the sound driver requires at least 24bit color to display it's god damn flash installer.. stupid Creative Labs), then everything else. In the case of the Hyperion driver it includes chipset, ide, and agp drivers. So, after you install it you'd do DirectX then the rest. Intel would be the above 'rule of thumb', but if you have a system that needs the 'Intel Application Accelerator' you would install this as the IDE driver. For Nvidia.. run the NForce files, then DirectX, then the rest. -Tip __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick. Last edited by Tipstaff; Apr 13, 2005 at 05:50 AM.

Apr 13, 2005, 07:27 AM	#6
mario620 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	tipstaff...ripped the words right out of my mouth. __________________

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Mort_Cinder I want some ATI lovin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: MK, UK Posts: 1,034 Rep Power: 0	agree, directx first then the drivers.

Apr 13, 2005, 10:32 AM	Thread Starter #7
Kostek DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Thanks everyone this helped me a lot. A have another question: After i've installed new driver few times do i need to install everything from the beginig to have better perfomance and stability?