yeah, what everyone said below. Older versions of DirectX will not overwrite
files if there are newer versions of the files already installed.

I have System Shock 2 installed which uses DirectX 6.1, and no problems
(save the normal patching that game requires for NT/2K/XP/Vista
compatibility. I have a SimGolf CD that uses DirectX 2, no problems. DirectX
tries to install and unless a required file is missing or older, it won't do
anything, so if a game asks if you want to reinstall, hit yes with
confidence.

Vista likes older games, and so do I.

"Vincent" <Vincent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:952332BF-BFF4-4D4A-A431-1622EC18715D@microsoft.com...
> Hi everyone,
> My kids have many video games on CR-ROM. Is it safe to load these on our
> new
> Vista Ultimate system? For example, they have Battlefront II. What worries
> me
> is it says "DirectX9.0c may be loaded..." during the install. Will the
> game
> blow up the version of DirectX that came with the system? Will this game
> work
> at all on Vista. Others we have here include Age of Empires, Battlefield,
> and
> The Godfather. Probably a stupid question but before I cause myself more
> trouble I thought I should ask the experts.
>
> Thanks,
> Vincent