DX question RE win 7 and games for XP

[Ghidrah]

I finally got my new pile together and more or less running, I'm having issues with a number of programs introduced for win XP.

I have many games built around win XP, e.g. (FEAR, the 1st I tried installing), Fear refuses to install without 1st loading DX 9.0c. I have a GForce 560 with DX11.

If I install 9.0c do I lose DX11 then reinstall it?

What are my options?

Please and thankyou for any and all help
G.

[glc]

Your best option is upgrade to Win 7 Pro and use "XP Mode" - which is real XP running in a virtual machine.

[Ghidrah]

I have win 7 pro (64) running, Don't I need to have it installed 1st before I R click, go to properties and click on run in XP mode?

[glc]

No, not XP compatibility mode - true XP Mode.

Windows XP Mode - Windows 7 features - Microsoft Windows

You have to download Virtual PC and the special copy of XP.

[SpywareDr]

Unfortunately, many games will not play in Windows XP mode.

Install and use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7

Windows XP Mode was primarily designed to help businesses move from Windows XP to Windows 7. It isn't optimized for graphic-intensive programs such as 3D games, ... ... nor is it well suited for programs with hardware requirements such as TV tuners.

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Dual Boot Between Windows XP and Windows 7 | Microsoft TechNet Edge

[Ghidrah]

Guess what, I brained a way to get FEAR to run, it also workd on COD2. I opened up the CD to show all the files found "set up.exe", R clickd it and the compatibility mode option was there.

Also a few days later after searching the net, a others have had the same prob with many PC games made for XP and freaked when the DX9.0c question pops up. Many state allowing 9.0c to load doesn't override/remove DX11, it mearly copies files missing from 11. I did a search on my pile after the fact and found that DX11 is the listed DX.