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- Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: How will ROS handle windows version checks?
- Replies: 10
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- Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: How will ROS handle windows version checks?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5377
How will ROS handle windows version checks?
How will ReactOS handle windows version checks? I know many apps call thinks like GetSystemMetrics to get the windows version and package details. The major version (5 for xp, 6 for vista) is also checked quite often.
- Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: DirectX 10 for ROS and real XP?
- Replies: 13
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DirectX 9.0L is a DirectX 9 compatibility layer for Vista. It has nothing to do with XP. DirectX 10 is Vista-only because it is heavily dependent on the new user-mode display driver model (WDDM). There are basically two tiers to WDDM: WDDM v1: For DirectX 9 cards WDDM v2: For DirectX 10 cards. DX10 ...
- Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: Vista Aero, Linux XGL, ROS ... Any plans?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10950
Actually, if you want a good example of desktop composition, take a look at OSX. OSX uses OpenGL for desktop composition (Quartz), which means you don't get drawing errors like those that appear so often on windows, yet it can be run on the vast majority of cards (GeForce MX2 or later; any AGP Radeo...