We all know that Microsoft has decided to make the latest version of DirectX 10 Windows Vista only most likely to drive more sales to the new operating systems. Some independent developers have decided to create a working version of DirectX 10 for Windows XP with the goal to run any application that requires DirectX 10 also on that operating system.
The current release is a alpha release and probably only interesting for developers or coders. The plan is however to support the two games that have been released for Vista only. Halo 2 and Shadowrun are the two games that can only be installed and played using Windows Vista at the moment.
It is very likely that Microsoft will support even more games that will be published for Vista only. I would not advise anyone to install the preview yet but bookmark the page and be the first when a first official version will be released that supports the games. You can download the preview from the Falling Leaf website and keep yourself informed at the official Alky Project blog.
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Any updates on DirectX for Windows XP (might be article worthy)?
I have seen some projects that allow use of DirectX 10 features on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.
One such project yielded “DirectX10 RC2 Pre Fix 3″. The project seems to no longer be maintained. More Information on the use of this specific implementation may be found at:
http://www.techmixer.com/download-directx-10-for-windows-xp/