dx update

What the hell? I'm downloading it now, but what is this? DX 10 for Xp, or just a general dirext x update for xp?
 
its for all windows operating systems I believe. So I would assume only vista gets the dx10 updates. :p
 
It also seems to be an "everything under the sun" release for developers of products to release with those products to ensure their customers have the latest and greatest version. I would think there is a lighter weight, slightly more focused way of getting updates to DirectX. Say, windows update.

But whatever floats your boat. :D
 
ya, true enough. I checked windows update though and didn't see it there. Someone linked me to it from another forum. Maybe it will be released on patch tuesday?
 
ap3rtis said:
ya, true enough. I checked windows update though and didn't see it there. Someone linked me to it from another forum. Maybe it will be released on patch tuesday?
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Or there may be no actual update. It could just be a new release of a "roll-up" product for product developers that now has everything up to a certain date. In other words, nothing new, but absolutely everything old. Right?

That is what I see when I look at the page. YMMV
 
There are files in the archieve labeled August 2007 though. No need to put that name if there wasn't an actual update.
 
ScYcS said:
There are files in the archieve labeled August 2007 though. No need to put that name if there wasn't an actual update.
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It's not August, yet... Unless I missed something big...


So that could mean anything, right?
 
this is freaky. it does look like a roll up of crap. yay. time to install it.


yay.
 
Betrayer00GT said:
It also seems to be an "everything under the sun" release for developers of products to release with those products to ensure their customers have the latest and greatest version. I would think there is a lighter weight, slightly more focused way of getting updates to DirectX. Say, windows update.

But whatever floats your boat. :D
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windows update is about 3-6 weeks at best behind corporate update packages. M$ sux.
 
Thanks for this.

I've been manually updating DirectX on my PC whenever I'm aware of a Microsoft update. But if I were to do nothing, would this be included in Windows update a few weeks/months from now?
 
Thanks, I like to keep redist's on my drive for when I have reinstall OS's and dont have access to the net, not got one yet for Vista.
 
I would say thanks for this as well if..... this is something that a simple gaming end user should have?

Should I load it? should everyone load it?

what the hell is it exactly?
 
~El~Jefe~ said:
I would say thanks for this as well if..... this is something that a simple gaming end user should have?

Should I load it? should everyone load it?

what the hell is it exactly?
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Ya, you'd end up getting it somehow anyway (windows update likely, or included in a game). The forums I got it from, the OP said that this package was required for a beta he was testing, because it fixes alot of problems. My guess is it's bug fixes to the direct X api calls, so it likely improves performance, although I am talking out of my ass here.
 
ap3rtis said:
Ya, you'd end up getting it somehow anyway (windows update likely, or included in a game). The forums I got it from, the OP said that this package was required for a beta he was testing, because it fixes alot of problems. My guess is it's bug fixes to the direct X api calls, so it likely improves performance, although I am talking out of my ass here.
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They've released a new one the past few months as well... April.. June..now August. All these updates are cumulative so installing the latest one is all you need.
 
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