DirectX What version of DirectX should I use?
Where do I get latest version of DirectX from?
What is DirectX?
What version of DirectX should I use?Generally you should use the latest version of DirectX. Currently that version is
DirectX9. You can use Microsoft Windows Update to
download and install DirectX for you automatically.
Note that DirectX is backwards compatible - and games designed for older versions of DirectX
will work with the later versions. Specifically a game designed for DirectX7 will work correctly
with DirectX9. Where do I get latest version of DirectX from?You can get the latest version DirectX through Microsoft Windows Update.
Alternatively you can download it from the Microsoft DirectX site. What is DirectX?DirectX is a series of software technologies developed by Microsoft.
Their purpose was to enable compelling game experiences on the PC. The actual range of technologies is far reaching
but the core ones are:
- Direct3D - Allows fast access to 3D accelerators
- DirectSound - Allows playing and mixing of sounds
- DirectPlay - Allows fast networking
- DirectInput - Allows connection and use of a wide variety of devices (like steering wheels, force feedback joysticks)
- DirectMusic - A music and sound playback system
For more details on DirectX go to the DirectX homepage
on the Microsoft site. You can find Microsoft's description of DirectX here.
| 
