PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 how many versions of Directx 9.0c do we really need?http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=enSomebody needs to either explain to me why the version # never changes or inform MS that it might be time to bump up to directx 9.1, 9.01, hell they could call it 'DirectX 9.01a November 2007 Professional Ultimate Edition' for all i care -as long as they increment the version #!! Im sorry but having 5 different versions of DirectX 9.0c doesn't make sense.Guy 1: <New PC Game> runs like crap!Guy 2: Do you have DirectX 9.0c? the Readme says you need it.Guy 1: Yeah didnt that come with SP2?Guy 2: No that was DirectX 9.0a -well they didnt call it 9.0a at the time, but thats what it was called when DirectX 9.0b came out.Guy 1: 9.0b?Guy 2: Yeah i never saw it either but i have seen DirectX 9.0c so assume there had to be a 9.0bGuy 1: How do i tell if i have the latest DirectX 9.0c?Guy 2: Download it, Install it & reboot. Its the only way to know for sure.Guy 1: Screw it. Im going to play Zelda instead.
gosh Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 Directx changes very little from build to build. The primary reason why microsoft releases small updates is to be redistributed by 3rd parties. For example, if microsoft added functionality for a video card or game i'll release a new version then that 3rd party will put the directx on a cd to be installed.And where does microsoft say you have to download every directx version? It's not a critical update on windows update. It sounds like you wasted several hours downloading versions of directx then blamed microsoft for your own ignorance.-gosh
MrCobra Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 Uhm, I have only one version of DirectX on my PC and that's version 9.0c. I don't see what the big deal about keeping it updated is because when you install a game that needs whatever was added to a revision is just going to get installed by that game anyway.
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted October 29, 2007 Author Posted October 29, 2007 everyone here missed my point. i have no problem with MS updating DirectX. Its a good thing that they are updating it. but i wish they'd increase the version # so i could have some kind of way to compare versions
Glenn9999 Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 SP2 comes with DirectX 9.0c!Actually, M$ does a revision to DX every 2 or 3 months (can't remember which). There's been effectively 11 or 12 versions of it since SP2 came out.
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