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Title: dont install windows 7 platform update
Post by: ProtoX on 2013-02-28 13:22:14

the current update makes programs for work, video gaming, and etc not compatable this means even final fantasy 7 no longer compatable
this means directx 9 and directx 10 no longer works
more details can be found here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670838 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670838)

Title: Re: dont install windows 7 platform update
Post by: LeonhartGR on 2013-02-28 15:37:00

I was afraid it wouldn't run but hopefully it did... I'm on a 64bit system windows 7.

Title: Re: dont install windows 7 platform update
Post by: mystery_editor on 2013-02-28 23:08:42

Is... is this tested that it no longer works? It seems really strange that they'd disable support for older versions of DirectX...

Title: Re: dont install windows 7 platform update
Post by: Covarr on 2013-03-01 04:06:51

What? No, this only affects development.

Title: Re: dont install windows 7 platform update
Post by: nfitc1 on 2013-03-01 17:10:50

Yeah, you're misreading this article. It only affects DX10 and 11. FF7 uses DX5.1 by default (which DX9 supports) and Aali's driver uses openGL. Why would this update interfere?

Title: Re: dont install windows 7 platform update
Post by: ajthedj747 on 2013-03-02 12:45:24

Thank God for Open Source Programs.

Title: Re: dont install windows 7 platform update
Post by: LeonhartGR on 2013-03-06 01:19:08

After updating I had to re-install my Sweetfx configurator because it wouldn't load. I didn't think it would cause any other issues to me but I had also missing textures with Sweetfx on for the new Tomb Raider. I'm going to test this now again after having the update uninstalled.

User Marcel confirms that after uninstalling the update Sweetfx worked on his Tomb Raider game.
http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=4545294&postcount=961