ok great news !! i made the the following changes/ additions to the vxf file (virtual machine must be OFF) -
mks.enable3d = "TRUE"
svga.vramSize = "67108864"
(plz double check the above incase ive made a typo)
Then i installed updates and restarted the vm and hey presto....my vb.net apps are running dx9 apps perfectly :-)
Only problem now is choppy sound....any ideas would be much appreciated...but i can sort of live with dodgy sound :-|
Thanks in advance
L