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October 11th 08, 11:08 PM
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do i need directx?
I normally would install directx 9 on my win xp computers.
Should I install directx 10, or another version of directx, or should I avoid installing directx at all on a dell studio laptop running vista home premium? Thanks for any advice. 
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October 11th 08, 11:14 PM
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do i need directx?
The answer is, "None of the above." DirectX 10 comes with Windows Vista so
you need to do nothing - it is there, and when it's needed it will be used. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ "Luis Ortega" wrote in message ... I normally would install directx 9 on my win xp computers. Should I install directx 10, or another version of directx, or should I avoid installing directx at all on a dell studio laptop running vista home premium? Thanks for any advice.
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October 11th 08, 11:20 PM
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do i need directx?
"Luis Ortega" wrote in message ... I normally would install directx 9 on my win xp computers. Should I install directx 10, or another version of directx, or should I avoid installing directx at all on a dell studio laptop running vista home premium? Thanks for any advice. It's needed for games etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX I'd go with version 10 (or 11 if it's avail)
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October 13th 08, 12:55 PM
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do i need directx?
Depending on which games you decide to use, you may run into incompatibility
problems with DirectX 10. The version shipped with Windows Vista is not fully backwards compatible. A little googling will show you that installation of a couple of DirectX 9 libraries will make almost all games compatible again. "Luis Ortega" wrote in message ... I normally would install directx 9 on my win xp computers. Should I install directx 10, or another version of directx, or should I avoid installing directx at all on a dell studio laptop running vista home premium? Thanks for any advice.
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October 13th 08, 09:46 PM
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do i need directx?
DirectX9 software support is built in to Vista and DriectX10 software
support is available with SP1. However, neither one will work unless the graphics card on your system also has built in firmware code to support the version(s) you are using. "Mark H" wrote in message ... Depending on which games you decide to use, you may run into incompatibility problems with DirectX 10. The version shipped with Windows Vista is not fully backwards compatible. A little googling will show you that installation of a couple of DirectX 9 libraries will make almost all games compatible again. "Luis Ortega" wrote in message ... I normally would install directx 9 on my win xp computers. Should I install directx 10, or another version of directx, or should I avoid installing directx at all on a dell studio laptop running vista home premium? Thanks for any advice.
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October 14th 08, 05:21 AM
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do i need directx?
if the installer of a game prompts you to install the directx 9 then let it
install it it will not conflict with the directx 10. here's the link to the most recent directx 9 update. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Ο "Luis Ortega" *γραψε στο μήνυμα ... I normally would install directx 9 on my win xp computers. Should I install directx 10, or another version of directx, or should I avoid installing directx at all on a dell studio laptop running vista home premium? Thanks for any advice.
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