well, since matt used the same name ("basemap") you can just copy and paste it (replace old pixelshader) to your current fx-file.. look here:
Code:

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float4x4 matWorldViewProj;
float4 vecTime;

struct VS_OUTPUT 
{
	float4 Pos: POSITION;
	float2 texCoord: TEXCOORD0;
};

VS_OUTPUT mainVS(float4 Pos: POSITION, float2 iTPos : TEXCOORD0)
{
	VS_OUTPUT Out;
	// Clean up inaccuracies	
	Pos.xy = sign(Pos.xy);
	Out.Pos = float4(Pos.xy, 0, 1);
	Out.texCoord = float2(Pos.x,-Pos.y)*0.5-0.5;
	return Out;
}

texture entSkin1;

sampler basemap = sampler_state
{
	Texture = (entSkin1);
	ADDRESSU = WRAP;
	ADDRESSV = WRAP;
	ADDRESSW = WRAP;
	MAGFILTER = LINEAR;
	MINFILTER = LINEAR;
	MIPFILTER = LINEAR;
};

float4 mainPS(float2 Tex: TEXCOORD0) : COLOR {

  float4 Color=0;
  float4 darken={0.025,0.025,0.025,1};
  
  float2 tap1 = {Tex.x+0.008,Tex.y-0.008};
  float2 tap2 = {Tex.x-0.008,Tex.y+0.008};
  float2 tap3 = {Tex.x+0.008,Tex.y+0.008};
  float2 tap4 = {Tex.x-0.008,Tex.y-0.008};
  
  float2 tap5 = {Tex.x+0.008,Tex.y};
  float2 tap6 = {Tex.x-0.008,Tex.y};
  float2 tap7 = {Tex.x,Tex.y+0.008};
  float2 tap8 = {Tex.x,Tex.y-0.008};
  
  float2 tap9 = {Tex.x+0.016,Tex.y-0.016};
  float2 tap10 = {Tex.x-0.016,Tex.y+0.016};
  float2 tap11 = {Tex.x+0.016,Tex.y+0.016};
  float2 tap12 = {Tex.x-0.016,Tex.y-0.016};
  
  float2 tap13 = {Tex.x+0.016,Tex.y};
  float2 tap14 = {Tex.x-0.016,Tex.y};
  float2 tap15 = {Tex.x,Tex.y+0.016};
  float2 tap16 = {Tex.x,Tex.y-0.016};
  
  float2 tap17 = {Tex.x+0.032,Tex.y-0.032};
  float2 tap18 = {Tex.x-0.032,Tex.y+0.032};
  float2 tap19 = {Tex.x+0.032,Tex.y+0.032};
  float2 tap20 = {Tex.x-0.032,Tex.y-0.032};
  
  float2 tap21 = {Tex.x+0.032,Tex.y};
  float2 tap22 = {Tex.x-0.032,Tex.y};
  float2 tap23 = {Tex.x,Tex.y+0.032};
  float2 tap24 = {Tex.x,Tex.y-0.032};
  
  Color = tex2D( basemap, Tex.xy);

  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap1);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap2);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap3);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap4);
  
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap5);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap6);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap7);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap8);
  
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap9);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap10);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap11);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap12);
  
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap13);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap14);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap15);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap16);
  
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap17);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap18);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap19);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap20);
  
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap21);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap22);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap23);
  Color += tex2D( basemap, tap24);
 
 return ((Color)*darken)*0.5;  
 
} 
technique simpleBlur
{
	pass noiseps2
	{
		ZENABLE = TRUE;
		CullMode=0;
		VertexShader = compile vs_2_0 mainVS();
		PixelShader = compile ps_2_0 mainPS();
	}
}
 

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all you need to do is to include this fx-file into a material:
Code:

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material mat_blur {
 effect="howdidyounameyourfxfile.fx";
}

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and apply this to a quad.mdl for example

and if you dont have a gforce5700 then you should probably get the blur you want