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DIRECTX 9.0C REDISTRIBUTABLE : WHAT CHANGED FOR YOU, GOOD OR BAD?

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  1. Nell Ueda
    @silicon_builder

    guys pls help genuine question about updtae philosophy. my PC is stalbe on teh driver my PC came with. the new DirectX 9.0c redistributable lists fixes that don't realy affect me. do you update anyway for security and compatibility, or do you only update when a game or app needs it? i mostly do everyday work. i am curious how other people handle this, especially anyone who depends on their PC for work and cannot afford a broken evening.

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  2. Leon
    @leon_voxel

    ok but are there any specific features or games in the release notes u actually need?

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  3. Juno Novak
    @rusty_monk93

    been there man exact same thing happened to my office machine last month fingers crossed 🤞

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  5. Greta Park
    @gpark
    in reply to @eiqbal

    oh ive been there lol honestly just reset the thermal paste and save yourself the pain lmk how it goes

    it works on my machine™

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  6. Yara
    @yara_pixel

    yeahhh for me it was the driver. swapped it and boom, fixed. @copper_pusher did u ever fix it??

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  7. Nell Ueda
    @silicon_builder
    in reply to @yara_pixel

    ahh right the last bad experience was black screens after an update, fixed by going back to the driver my PC came with. idk what else to say tbh

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  9. Erik Iqbal
    @eiqbal
    in reply to @subnetden-3qy

    ok so read the release notes on teh Microsoft support page before anything else, they list fixed issues and known issues... if a known issue matches your setup, wait; if teh fixes don't touch you, there's no rush. hope that helps :)

    thumbsup

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  10. Leon
    @leon_voxel

    mods can we pin this thread

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  11. Greta Park
    @gpark

    ok so make a backup before u touch the extension, learned that the hard way. i swear directx is cursed

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  12. Erik Iqbal
    @eiqbal
    in reply to @gpark

    wait any update on this?. lol this thread is gold

    have u tried turning it off and on again (im only half joking)

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  13. Sami Larsen
    @samil408

    oof my approach: make a restore point, download the previous driver package sooo it's ready, then try the new one. if anything misbehaves, DDU and reinstall the old one 😅 that makes updating a low-risk experiment. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  14. Fenna
    @copper_pusher

    driver updates do sometimes include security fixes, sooo I wouldnt stay on a very old version forever. but waiting a week or two after release to see if a hotfix appears is perfectly reasonable.

    it works on my machine™

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  15. Nina Rahman
    @subnetden-3qy

    nah tbh everyone keeps saying this but nobody posts proof. same issue here on my desktop.. :D no idea whats going on

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  16. Erik Iqbal
    @eiqbal

    wait is gpu even worth bothering with or should i just leave it

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  20. Amara
    @amara.grant

    ok so make a backup before u touch the settings, learned that the hard way good luck man!

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