Playing old Games, Problem!!

Some say its Direct X 9 ,some say its the video card!
Question ... is it a combo of both? or....
Or does it depend on comp type and bios, intel vs amd, phoenix vs award!?

 

Maybe I missed part of your question, but what is your question? Be a little more specific as to the problem etc. and someone can help you.

 

Some old games aren't playable on newer OS. Such as some Windows 95 games (or DOS games) won't run on Windows XP/2000 systems.
You could try running them in Windows Compatibility mode, or searching the net for patches and updates, but I wouldn't hold your breath.
What games are you trying to run?

 

There are some older games (Duke3D, Shadow Warrior, Doom, etc) that have ports so you can run them on modern OSs. And there is also 'DOS Box' that permits you to run the older games.

 

Longbow, I am still expermenting, but its got to be setting up the right combination of video card ,direct x and mother board

 

Umm, yeah, You never gave any details on what games and what hardware you are using!!! Listing this info might help us help you!