Hi, I replaced with the newer version of Direct X, but the switches no longer work... ANy help available ? Even /? doesn't work (

read the site?

there is a link to the OPK version of DX9 on the unattended site. It doesn't required any switches.

here are the Command Line Options for the NEW Direct X 9.0b redist package.

I downloaded it today and recovered the switches with this command line switch

c:>dx90update_redist /?

the reply was

/Q -- Quiet modes for package,

/T:<full path> -- Specifies temporary working folder,

/C -- Extract files only to the folder when used also with /T.

/C:<cmd> -- Override Install Command defined by author.

Which are basically the same for a TYPE 2 package.

So i'd try "/Q:A /R:N" for the switches in your .inf file

Hi!

I am approaching the "Unattended World"...

I found out on some sites that, starting with DirectX9, no switches are available.

Not having access to the OEM part of Microsoft Site, the alternative seems to be using DXSetup() Api.

I managed to write this very very very simple and no-error-checking utility, which uses this api.

I post the source code for public knowledge, hoping it might help:

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remember to #include "dsetup.h" and to use dsetup.lib

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DWORD dwFlags;

int err;

dwFlags = DSETUP_DIRECTX;

err = DirectXSetup(NULL, NULL, dwFlags);

// do error checking and report to the user

return 0;

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This snippet alone is able to start and complete DX9 Setup.

DX Files must be in the same folder of the compiled exe (see MSDN doc)

Bye everyone!!

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Davide DG

IT Administrator

davidedg@libero.it

just because you can't access the OEM microsoft site, doesn't mean you can't get a hold of the DirectX9 OPK file!

I can't access the microsoft oem site and I have a copy

Actually, MSFN host it! This is where I got it from...

And now, I host it too!

Grab it off me from HERE

You don't need a single switch for this to silent install... just run it

Thanks... but I think it's quite useless to me

I can't use material I cannot own (I am preparing unattended installs for a company, and we can't use it for legal issues).

Then how about different locale versions ? I need to install italian version of DirectX9... does the OPK version address non-US versions, too?

Anyway, I will be using the DirectXSetup() api... I include the compiled exe (20KB) and run without any params.

Bye

You just need a Microsoft Passport account to enter the OEM site. If you got a Hotmail account, you can use that one.