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Ed^Chigliak
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Ed^Chigliak
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16 Jul 2003, 10:33am

DirectX confusion!!

I'm building a new PC hopefully later on today when my case arrives so I though I would grab the latest drivers in advance.

Where can I get the DirectX9.0a full install... I grabbed something called the end-user runtime 250k which is hardly the full install.

Found something called the DirectX 9.0a Redistributable but this seems geared towards developers.

I don't understand why it has to be so confusing or why I am pushed towards updates directly off of the web. I'm right on the edge of big time rant here. Don't let me flip... not today... this is suposed to be a happy new build kind of a day.

Ed^
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Ninja-Kreon2
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16 Jul 2003, 12:09pm
Microsoft's stuff typically downloads an installer which downloads from another location. Is this what you downloaded?

If so, just run it and it'll update DX for you.
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Enverex
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16 Jul 2003, 12:26pm
The ReDist (Redistributable) is the one you want. Its the whole package which is why it is redistributable unlike the web update one. Plus it installs a lot faster.

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Ed^Chigliak
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Ed^Chigliak
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16 Jul 2003, 12:45pm
OK thanks I'll grab the redistributable.

Got confused with the jargon.

Ed^
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Ageek
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Ageek
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16 Jul 2003, 2:37pm
Two little things-- the video card driver install might mod the DX. I woudl archive the redist on a CD, and first stick the video card drivers in, then try upgrading DX. If that makes for a mess, reload the Video Card drivers to restore any custom DX.

John Danielson.
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Shivian
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25 Jul 2003, 9:50am
The SDK is the one you want to avoid
Well *most* people will...
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