do i need directx? Luis Ortega <lortega[ at ]ntlworld.com> 10/11/2008 11:08:14 PM 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.

Re: do i need directx? "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper[ at ]email.com> 10/11/2008 11:14:43 PM 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] rgharper[ at ]gmail.com * 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" <lortega[ at ]ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:ylaIk.17774$214.361[ at ]newsfe03.ams2... [Quoted Text] >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.

Re: do i need directx? "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> 10/11/2008 11:20:03 PM "Luis Ortega" <lortega[ at ]ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:ylaIk.17774$214.361[ at ]newsfe03.ams2... [Quoted Text] > 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)

Re: do i need directx? "Mark H" <jmhonzell[ at ]nospam.comcast.net> 10/13/2008 12:55:36 PM 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" <lortega[ at ]ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:ylaIk.17774$214.361[ at ]newsfe03.ams2... [Quoted Text] > 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.

Re: do i need directx? "Curious" <mailmenot[ at ]nomail.com> 10/13/2008 9:46:07 PM 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" <jmhonzell[ at ]nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message news:%23Hpg9LTLJHA.456[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > 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" <lortega[ at ]ntlworld.com> wrote in message > news:ylaIk.17774$214.361[ at ]newsfe03.ams2... >> 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. > >

Re: do i need directx? "ALEXIOS GOUTSOULAS" <pavilion_alex[ at ]hotmail.com> 10/14/2008 5:21:03 AM 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/details.aspx?familyid=C1367BC3-4676-481A-BFAA-5C15D1D7199D&displaylang=en Ο "Luis Ortega" <lortega[ at ]ntlworld.com> έγραψε στο μήνυμα news:ylaIk.17774$214.361[ at ]newsfe03.ams2... [Quoted Text] >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.