Direct X

Does Windows XP Professional require Direct X and if so what is the latest version and where is the best place to obtain it, hoping someone can help thanks

Latest version is DirectX 9, and it can be downloaded from here:

<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/downloads/drx90.asp" target="_new">DirectX 9.0 End-user Runtime</A>

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I'd concur that your advice is excellent ... if the final version DirectX 9.0 is actually buggy. Personally, though, I've been running it with WinXP Pro w/nVidia 41.09 driver since the release, and in combination with several games, and I have not yet seen a single glitch.

Perhaps some of the complaints are due to use with specific applications or games, or because of users who have downloaded beta versions, or even updated to the final version over the top of a previously installed beta?

Of course, the hardware I'm running can't take advantage of anything beyond the 8.1 features, but installing 9.0 doesn't seem to have caused any problem on my systems. However, I have seen a few people with ATI cards complaining of games crashing to the desktop, even if they have a Radeon 9700.

Interesting, hmm?

Comments and/or extra info, or links?

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