PC Gamers New DX9.0c Released!!

[Mem]

Link you can get it from Microsoft's Website here or the first link .


It's for Vista as well as XP etc....Installed fine on my Vista x64.

System Requirements

* Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Professional Edition ; Windows 2000 Server; Windows 2000 Service Pack 2; Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows 98; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows Home Server; Windows ME; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition; Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition; Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition ; Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 x64 Edition; Windows Server 2003 x64 editions; Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86); Windows Server 2003, Web Edition; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 Datacenter; Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V; Windows Server 2008 Standard; Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V; Windows Small Business Server 2003 ; Windows Vista; Windows Vista 64-bit Editions Service Pack 1; Windows Vista Business; Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Business N; Windows Vista Enterprise; Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Basic; Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Basic N; Windows Vista Home Premium; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Windows Vista Starter; Windows Vista Starter N; Windows Vista Ultimate; Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition; Windows Web Server 2008; Windows XP; Windows XP 64-bit; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Home Edition N; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Professional N; Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack 3; Windows XP Starter Edition; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

 

[Borealis7]

waste of bandwidth. Any game that will have this as a requirement will have it on the CD as well.

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: Borealis7
waste of bandwidth. Any game that will have this as a requirement will have it on the CD as well.

How is it a waste of bandwidth?..... Game CD versions are not always the latest ,besides latest DX build has performance as well as security updates if you read Microsoft's overview,not to meantion a lot of Vista users don't know they can also install it on Vista.


Be nice to get a thankyou rather then a stupid waste of bandwith remark .

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Yep, today's MS security updates is supposed to include a fix for a DirectX exploit/hole. So for security reasons this is a good idea.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Thanks Mem

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Thanks Mem

You're welcome Schadenfroh,btw just installed latest DX version on my Vista x86 lappy,no problems to report .

 

[imported_Section8]

TY OP, any issues with Vista Ultimate 64?

 

[BurnItDwn]

oooh, nice. I'll have to install it when I get home.

 

[Chosonman]

Release notes? What's the list of fixes?

 

[mb]

Thanks OP!

Originally posted by: Section8
TY OP, any issues with Vista Ultimate 64?

Updated this morning, Vista Business 64. No problems.

 

[Canai]

Man, why must they continue calling it 9.0c? Why not 9.0d, or 9.0c.1, or something at least?

Thanks OP, I'll download this when I get home.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: Canai
Man, why must they continue calling it 9.0c? Why not 9.0d, or 9.0c.1, or something at least?

Thanks OP, I'll download this when I get home.

I think because there have been no significant changes, just fixes.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: Mem

Originally posted by: Borealis7
waste of bandwidth. Any game that will have this as a requirement will have it on the CD as well.

How is it a waste of bandwidth?..... Game CD versions are not always the latest ,besides latest DX build has performance as well as security updates if you read Microsoft's overview,not to meantion a lot of Vista users don't know they can also install it on Vista.


Be nice to get a thankyou rather then a stupid waste of bandwith remark .

I think he meant that any game that REQUIRES this version of Directx, would have it on the CD. So yes it would have the latest version.

Wonder what changes were made. If it's bug fixes or stability fixes, seems worth downloading.

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: EarthwormJim

Originally posted by: Mem

Originally posted by: Borealis7
waste of bandwidth. Any game that will have this as a requirement will have it on the CD as well.

How is it a waste of bandwidth?..... Game CD versions are not always the latest ,besides latest DX build has performance as well as security updates if you read Microsoft's overview,not to meantion a lot of Vista users don't know they can also install it on Vista.


Be nice to get a thankyou rather then a stupid waste of bandwith remark .

I think he meant that any game that REQUIRES this version of Directx, would have it on the CD. So yes it would have the latest version.

Wonder what changes were made. If it's bug fixes or stability fixes, seems worth downloading.

He forgets all the other benefits of having latest version,not to meantion that uncalled for remark about waste of bandwidth,however you forget some demo games have required latest DX9.0c version,example being last year when a few people were having problems with getting" The Witcher" DEMO to run in Vista,the simple fix was to install latest DX9.0c version.

As to changes probably security/bug fixes and performance improvements.
The Microsoft Overview gives a general idea.

Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the DirectX APIs.

 

[BFG10K]

Mem is right - treat DX updates like driver updates and stay up to date.