Directx update affects tv card?

[bobby46]

I've had a PCTV PRO TV card working on my Athlon 1800+ for years. I recently updated to directx 9.0c and since then have a/v synch problems, and freezes of both the tv view function and then the desktop after that. I went to the microsoft site, and they admit there is a "filter" problem that affects clocking, and they provide a fix for XP users. I run W98SE. Am I just out of luck? I removed the tv card software and re-installed....no change. Anybody else have these symptoms? Posting at the Pinnacle (tv card mfr) site is a waste of time; almost no support at all.

[glc]

You are out of luck unless Pinnacle has updated drivers for the card or you can find a reliable utility to uninstall DirectX and reinstall an older version.

[bobby46]

I would like to try a directx uninstall. I found an old version 9.0a on a game cd. That version did work. I didn't see directx in windows "uninstall programs" nor in "windows component" subheadings uninstall. DXDIAG lists all its directx files. Would I be looking for trouble if I just deleted them all? Is there another way to do this?

[glc]

DirectX cannot be uninstalled or deleted by any conventional means. It's part of the operating system, and 98SE does not have a system restore. There are some 3rd party tools out there that claim to be able to uninstall it, but I can't recommend any particular one.

Microsoft DOES warn you that once installed, it cannot be uninstalled.