DirectX in XP??

[Sharpe]

Hi
What DirectX should I use for Win XP???
Thanks

Sharpe

 

[TigerShard]

None! WinXP has a beta build of DirectX 8.1 already installed, so don't worry until the final version comes out.

 

[Spike]

which version of XP has that 8.1 beta installed? my XP version is 2600. does that include the 8.1 beta of DX? thanks

 

[LiekOMG]

Microsoft bundled something beta with their OS? You don't say

 

[TigerShard]

Yep! They did just that. If you want to see for yourself, search for a program called "dxdiag", and at the bottom of the program, after you run it, it says Direct X8.1 and has a long version number. I found the file in my WINNT/system32/ folder.

 

[rbaibich]

Yes, they did it. But MS will tell you that this is not a beta, that the version (4.08.01.0810) was ready since RC1 (when it first appeared).