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DirectX on Win/XP
I have Win XP Pro/SP3 on my pc.
I have installed a game that requires DirectX. The installation program for the game installed the latest version of DirectX along with the game. Everything seems to work fine. I expected to see an entry in Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs for DirectX. There is no entry for DirectX. Am I misunderstanding something? What happened to DirectX? David |
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David wrote:
I have Win XP Pro/SP3 on my pc. I have installed a game that requires DirectX. The installation program for the game installed the latest version of DirectX along with the game. Everything seems to work fine. I expected to see an entry in Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs for DirectX. There is no entry for DirectX. Am I misunderstanding something? What happened to DirectX? David It's in the C:/Windows/System32 folder. C |
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David wrote in message ... I have Win XP Pro/SP3 on my pc. I have installed a game that requires DirectX. The installation program for the game installed the latest version of DirectX along with the game. Everything seems to work fine. I expected to see an entry in Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs for DirectX. There is no entry for DirectX. Am I misunderstanding something? What happened to DirectX? David DirectX is a non-uninstallable (sp?) program. If you want to see what version you're running, and the associated files, go to Start, Run, type in DXDIAG, and press enter. SC Tom |
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DirectX on Win/XP
David wrote in message ...
I have Win XP Pro/SP3 on my pc. I have installed a game that requires DirectX. The installation program for the game installed the latest version of DirectX along with the game. Everything seems to work fine. I expected to see an entry in Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs for DirectX. There is no entry for DirectX. Am I misunderstanding something? What happened to DirectX? This appears normal. You will probably find DirectX has installed itself in default location c:\windows\system, i.e. the software identifies itself as part of the Operating System rather than an independent application. You can test/adjust DirectX by running c:\windows\system\dxdiag.exe -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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David wrote:
I have Win XP Pro/SP3 on my pc. I have installed a game that requires DirectX. The installation program for the game installed the latest version of DirectX along with the game. Everything seems to work fine. I expected to see an entry in Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs for DirectX. There is no entry for DirectX. Am I misunderstanding something? What happened to DirectX? David There are a few things to learn about DirectX. You can't "go backwards" in release numbers. If you needed DirectX 8 and installed DirectX 9 for example, you can't install DirectX 8 over top of DirectX 9. You'd stay at 9. You can install the same DirectX file over and over again, without apparent side effects. At least, I've done it and can't see a difference. There are some other issues with DirectX, which is the versioning information. Microsoft keeps offering downloads with later dates, but claims they're all "DirectX 9c". But there is one file in each download, which is different, and appears to accumulate. And some software appears to search for a specific version of that file, not accepting one with a later number on it. Check and see how many of these you've got for example. d3dx9_24.dll d3dx9_25.dll .... d3dx9_34.dll And when you use DXDIAG.exe and look at your config, those files don't seem to be mentioned in any way that I can tell. A certain Lifecam software update, looks for only d3dx9_35.dll for example. If you happen to run Win2K, and want to try the latest games, Microsoft has been careful to add some "WinXP only" features into DirectX. This just seems to be carelessness, done on purpose to get people to dump Win2K. Well done, Microsoft. (In some cases, you can use a hex editor and patch around it, that is, if someone figures out the recipe. I've tried that for one game in Win2K, and got it to run just fine. Which shows, if it wasn't for embedded stupidity, there is no actual issue with the game running. At one time, Win2K and WinXP were considered to be very similar, so that it shouldn't have been much work to support both.) There is a difference between "not supporting" something, and willfully breaking it. I don't play that many games, and I suspect some gamer sites will have a lot more quirks for you. On the one hand, since DirectX is usually bundled on the game CD, chances are few people will see these issues. But stuff like the Lifecam, means it may bite you when you least expect it. For the Lifecam, the DirectX thing seems to be related to placing animations on top of your webcam feed (goofy special effects). Most people would never suspect they'd have need of something like that, to be able to chat with grandma. Paul |
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I read all the responses and found some interesting stuff on my pc
There is a c:\windows\syatem32\DirectX\Dinput directory with lots of files dated back in 2004. They appear to be files related to a variety of human interface peripherals. The files seem to have been installed by the PC mfg. DXDIAG system tab shows that I have v9.0c DXDIAG Files Tab all dated 4/14/2008 No files on my PC are in the form d3dx9_??.dll I used File Mgr Search My version of Direct X appears over 18 months old. Should I update? On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:58:05 -0500, David wrote: I have Win XP Pro/SP3 on my pc. I have installed a game that requires DirectX. The installation program for the game installed the latest version of DirectX along with the game. Everything seems to work fine. I expected to see an entry in Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs for DirectX. There is no entry for DirectX. Am I misunderstanding something? What happened to DirectX? David |
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David wrote:
I read all the responses and found some interesting stuff on my pc There is a c:\windows\syatem32\DirectX\Dinput directory with lots of files dated back in 2004. They appear to be files related to a variety of human interface peripherals. The files seem to have been installed by the PC mfg. DXDIAG system tab shows that I have v9.0c DXDIAG Files Tab all dated 4/14/2008 No files on my PC are in the form d3dx9_??.dll I used File Mgr Search My version of Direct X appears over 18 months old. Should I update? Ask Microsoft using their search feature at www.microsoft.com Use the key word DirectX and compare the version available there to the one you have. Personally, I think you're making mountains out of mole hills. C On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:58:05 -0500, David wrote: I have Win XP Pro/SP3 on my pc. I have installed a game that requires DirectX. The installation program for the game installed the latest version of DirectX along with the game. Everything seems to work fine. I expected to see an entry in Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs for DirectX. There is no entry for DirectX. Am I misunderstanding something? What happened to DirectX? David |
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DirectX on Win/XP
David wrote:
I read all the responses and found some interesting stuff on my pc There is a c:\windows\syatem32\DirectX\Dinput directory with lots of files dated back in 2004. They appear to be files related to a variety of human interface peripherals. The files seem to have been installed by the PC mfg. DXDIAG system tab shows that I have v9.0c DXDIAG Files Tab all dated 4/14/2008 No files on my PC are in the form d3dx9_??.dll I used File Mgr Search My version of Direct X appears over 18 months old. Should I update? There is no reason to panic. I gave the little details I've run into, so you'd be prepared for future situations. You don't have to "update daily", and simply update when a new game or game demo (or webcam software) requires. My version of DirectX is stale as well, and I currently don't have need of an update. All the games on the PC play fine with what I've got. A new game will tell you if there is a problem. Most of the time, the game is bundled with DirectX Redist, to cover the game requirements. And it shouldn't have side effects, unless you're trying to get a DirectX 5 game to run again. Chances are, any DirectX 7,8,9 game should co-exist nicely. Paul On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:58:05 -0500, David wrote: I have Win XP Pro/SP3 on my pc. I have installed a game that requires DirectX. The installation program for the game installed the latest version of DirectX along with the game. Everything seems to work fine. I expected to see an entry in Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs for DirectX. There is no entry for DirectX. Am I misunderstanding something? What happened to DirectX? David |
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"David" wrote in message ... I read all the responses and found some interesting stuff on my pc There is a c:\windows\syatem32\DirectX\Dinput directory with lots of files dated back in 2004. They appear to be files related to a variety of human interface peripherals. The files seem to have been installed by the PC mfg. DXDIAG system tab shows that I have v9.0c DXDIAG Files Tab all dated 4/14/2008 No files on my PC are in the form d3dx9_??.dll I used File Mgr Search My version of Direct X appears over 18 months old. Should I update? On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:58:05 -0500, David wrote: I have Win XP Pro/SP3 on my pc. I have installed a game that requires DirectX. The installation program for the game installed the latest version of DirectX along with the game. Everything seems to work fine. I expected to see an entry in Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs for DirectX. There is no entry for DirectX. Am I misunderstanding something? What happened to DirectX? David 9.0c is the latest available version for XP, so you're good to go. Like someone else said, you may be making too much ado over nothing. SC Tom |
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You are probably right. I am probably making a mountain out of a mole
hill. But, my reason for the post and inquiry is merely curiosity. I like to know how things work. I found it curious that ADD/Rem Pgms had no DirectX. However, I will take your advice and let things go as they are until a game doesn't work because of DirectX. Thanks, David On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:43:17 +0100, C wrote: David wrote: I read all the responses and found some interesting stuff on my pc There is a c:\windows\syatem32\DirectX\Dinput directory with lots of files dated back in 2004. They appear to be files related to a variety of human interface peripherals. The files seem to have been installed by the PC mfg. DXDIAG system tab shows that I have v9.0c DXDIAG Files Tab all dated 4/14/2008 No files on my PC are in the form d3dx9_??.dll I used File Mgr Search My version of Direct X appears over 18 months old. Should I update? Ask Microsoft using their search feature at www.microsoft.com Use the key word DirectX and compare the version available there to the one you have. Personally, I think you're making mountains out of mole hills. C On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:58:05 -0500, David wrote: I have Win XP Pro/SP3 on my pc. I have installed a game that requires DirectX. The installation program for the game installed the latest version of DirectX along with the game. Everything seems to work fine. I expected to see an entry in Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs for DirectX. There is no entry for DirectX. Am I misunderstanding something? What happened to DirectX? David |
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