[RoyBizoy]

I had a chance to try Vista today and found myself pleased overall with the functions and features on it. I was curious though-- unless this has been changed, Vista supposedly uses emulation on games and programs that are designed to use DirectX 9 and earlier. I was wondering how much performance is lost with the emulation. I'm a huge gamer, and my FPS is a big deal to me. :P If anyone could let me know, I'd really appreciate it.

[DaveA]

"Vista supposedly uses emulation on games and programs"
The statement should read that older games and programs that are NOT compliant with Vista may need to be run in a Compatibility mode.
It is NOT a Vista issue, but the fact that some software was NOT designed to run on Vista.

If you are a GAMER, then you may have hardware issues also, the same issues here as with software. Some high level gaming hardware will need new drivers and upgraded.

I would make sure that all of your hardware and software are compliant, or wait until your games have been updated.

[loserOlimbs]

Also, Vista uses a version of Direct X called DX9.L or Longhorn for Vista users with a DX9 card. DX9 is just an extension of 8, which is an extension of 7, 6,5,4,3,2,1. Really, DX10 is the first new DX since Direct X was introduced.