We used Microsoft Directx 9 Graphics Device With Wddm Driver to download Microsoft Directx 9 Graphics Device With Wddm Driver from several sites, including some Usenet feeds, and it handled all the file requests with ease. Microsoft says you need a “DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver” for Windows 7. What is 'DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver' and how do i get one?:). I guess what i'm asking is what would be a good graphics card for viewing movies, games, blu-ray, etc.with a decent price. What you need to meet are the minimum video requirements which 128 MBs of Video RAM along with being DirectX 9 compliant.
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The graphics requirements for Win 10TP are described as 'Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver'. Is this just a compatibility spec the existing graphics must meet? Bottom line: my system has ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics. Will Win 10TP work with it?
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Just type dxdiag in run command it will show you all the details regarding your graphics card
but only if you have installed all the graphics drivers correctly. Here It will also show you
the DirectX version currently installed on your system. If it is greater than 9.xxx then It
will surely run win 10 TP smoothly.
Ali786Ali786Microsoft is aware there are issues with some Nvidia and AMD cards, all kinds of forums are relating the same issues. Myself my laptop both cards, one internal one add on both ATI cards internal HD 4XXX series the other HD 5XXX both do not work on Win10. AMDs latest win10 driver (15.7) doesn't correct the issue either, there always seems to be things that fall throught the cracks, my cards are rated DX11 but that doesn't seem to matter, Win10s DX12 hype states it is all backwards compatible to DX9 as we all know but theres always that but not all.
Is this just a compatibility spec the existing graphics must meet?
Any card that supports DX 9 or higher is compatible and has the capability to run DX9 software. Just because hardware supports a software feature like DX 9 does not mean it will have acceptable performance.
Will Win 10 Technical Preview work with it?
The ATI Radeon HD 3200 should support Windows 10 Technical Preview provided drivers are released to support it. The card itself supports both DX 10 and OpenGL 3.3 so it meets the requirements.
Windows 10 technically will have Direct X 12 contained within it. This does not mean your card won't be supported. Direct X 12 has the capability to run DX9 and DX10 software in the respected capability modes.
Some additional information that might be useful to others. Windows 7 uses DX11, Windows VistaDX10, and Windows XP required you to download and install the DX9 redistributables when it was the current version of Direct X.
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My Windows 10 Icon on an older laptop and Desktop, the Laptop with an ATI Radeon X600 128 MBs running Windows 8.1 Pro, the Desktop running Nvidia also stated my PCs were not compatible to install Windows 10
But when I look at the date it was released, its dated back in August 7. I went and installed Win 10 anyway, since if the same basic requirements for Win 8.1 Pro are equal to Windows 10, I took the chance, and it functions better than any version of Windows I ever had on this older Laptop (XP). I hope that helps a bit. Here is the direct download:
There is a direct download link to Windows 10, but I am prompted that I cannot post it - sorry about that. I tried posting it with a couple of screen shots which would have been nice to see, but the moderator wouldn't allow me to do so - sorry.
Another good spec to check for your PC is to 'run' the cmd: type > dxdiag and you will receive a pop up window displaying your graphic card's specs, the latest Direct X (Mine was 11) and WDDM 1.0 which meets the specs:
Bothe the older Laptop and Desktop, originally XP machines work like brand new... MS should not state the basic requirements and then state that you don't meet them if the specs of the minimum requirements are the same for Win 7 and Win 8.1, correct? IMO, Its a great way to force someone to go out and buy a $2,000 USD Laptop. My PC Desktop had no issues either, I had upgraded the video card back last year though to Nvidia which MS recognized as compatible. Runs as like brand new, which by the way, all my programs migrated except a couple of apps which I never used anyway.
The upgrade is well worth the time. I am enjoying both Win 8.1 / 10 (partitioned on the my Laptop) and Win 7 / 10 (partitioned on my Desktop). These PCs are from the year 2006, almost 10 years old, both purchased from Gateway (Remember the Gateway Stores?) and both from an original XP disc, and both the original HDD, I just upgraded both machines to 4 GB of memory 2 years ago... Thanks MS!
I do have another personal Lenovo with higher ended components :-)
Hope this helps - David.