DirectX 9.0c December Release

[lukrad]

http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/c/9/8c968ecc-8402-49f3-aacb-dc4c5d230a9a/directx_dec2006_redist.exe

Here is the link for ful installation 50+ mb. Maybe it's already posted. It might fix a few issue with certain games...

[Roadhog]

cool! Downloading now. :D

[InSuboRdiNaTioN]

You can also grab the web install which only downloads the updated files:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0A9B6820-BFBB-4799-9908-D418CDEAC197&displaylang=en

[DSC]

Being curious, I downloaded the whole redistributable and extracted the contents. What I found was interesting, DEC2006_d3dx10_00_x64.cab and DEC2006_d3dx10_00_x86.cab. The files inside those cab archives didn't show up after installing this release on XP SP2 though, so I'm guessing it's only for Vista.

[lukrad]

I guess it patches up directx9.0L layer under directX 10 so you can play certain games which requires certain dx9.0 files like civilization iv etc...

It's total mess to me...the whole Vista thing is a big confusion.

[jAkUp]

Awesome thanks!

[Phyxion]

I guess it patches up directx9.0L layer under directX 10 so you can play certain games which requires certain dx9.0 files like civilization iv etc...

It's total mess to me...the whole Vista thing is a big confusion.
Same what I was thinking, but it's just guessing until someone found it out.

[Burnt_Ram]

thanks for the head's up :)

[tutu]

According to the DX SDK (note they are no longer calling it DX9 - it's just DX):

"Applications that use D3DX10 must deploy with a DirectSetup redist"

Now from that means I don't know - I can only assume that the DX redist is also for Vista and has updated components. Or it's for games that ship with both DX10 and DX9 components (some games I would guess will come with 2 renderers, one for DX10 and the other for DX9).

Since I am doing a clean install of Vista later (somehow my media centre is fubarred) I didn't mind trying it out so I installed the redist.

It installed newer dx9 dll's (d3dx9_32.dll) as well as d3dx10.dll which did not exist previously on my system (in both 32-bit and 64-bit).

[Burnt_Ram]

well whatever they did to it my games run smoother, and maybe even a few more fps, lol. *placebo effect* maybe, but since i installed the update this morn my rig has been runnig better than ever before ....

[SLippe]

Cool, I'll download it when I get home in the morning.

[vandalous]

Awesome! Thanks for the heads up...

[nekrosoft13]

well whatever they did to it my games run smoother, and maybe even a few more fps, lol. *placebo effect* maybe, but since i installed the update this morn my rig has been runnig better than ever before ....

they didn't do anythign to core directx libraries. you are just making things up, nothing will be faster

[Burnt_Ram]

they didn't do anythign to core directx libraries. you are just making things up, nothing will be faster
i have no reason to make anyting up! like i said, "placebo effect maybe" but i'm telling you since i installed the update my games run better.

[xxslixx]

i have to agreed with games running better on 8800gts with new dx update some games had this sluggish lag.now my games running lil better then b4:D now lets hope nvidia gives us 8800 people new drivers with actally game fixes in it