What does DirectX do on a computer?
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Lemmie put it in simpler terms. If DirectX wasnt on your computer, games you play such as Brothers In Arms: Earned Blood, Battle Field 2, America's Army, NFS Most Wanted 2, and other games would either not play or would look very crappy. DirectX enhances textures and lighting effects in games, making them look more life like. OpenGL does the same thing, except most companies like DirectX programming rather than OpenGL. Bottom line, keep DirectX updated with the lastest updates from Microsoft, and your games will keep looking sharp!!
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you will need to open your direct x diagnostics utility...to do this  go to start>run>type  dxdiag....and go to the display tab then were it says enable direct 3d pess that ,underneath it may say agp acceleration ,you need to enable that aswell\n   you must also go to the microsoft website and get the latest direct x 9.0c updates allthough most new games will have them in the game installation\n   the dxdiag utility can also give you info on your diect sound and input devices
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Yes, it is in version 9, version 10 will be coming out at the end of the year, available only with Vista, everyone else can feel free to upgrade to DX 9.0L.  I need to know what graphics card you have otherwise it may not be possible for you to make FULL use of directx 9, however, you may still be able to install it.  But the only way to get full support for DX 9 is to get a new graphics card.\n\nWell, that I don't understand because the game should have included DX9 on the disc.  DirectX 9 can be downloaded from Microsoft and you should have it if you have been running updates on a regular basis.  Here, do this go to Start > Run and type dxdiag in the box, that will tell you (among other things) what version of DirectX you have.\n\nAnd yes the 6200TC (as weak of a card as it is) supports DX9 though it's not for serious (any) gaming at all, in my opinion.
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If you are talking about capturing the screen of your PC along with video playing in it, then you can do so by some of the comercial softwares available like FRAPS, it can record screen of DirectX games also which is hard to capture.\none of the other software is ZD soft screen recorder, it is also good, you can check them out.\n\nhope it helps\nthx
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Try uninstalling both Warcraft and DirectX.  Then, go to Microsoft and reinstall DirectX.  Here's the link:\n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2DA43D38-DB71-4C1B-BC6A-9B6652CD92A3&displaylang=en\n\nOnce you've done that, install Warcraft, again.  Sounds like a file didn't install properly the first time and installing Warcraft AFTER DirectX might work.\n\nDid you try doing the above?  You might also want to try this:\n\n1.  UNINSTALL Warcraft.\n\n2.  RESTORE your pc to a date earlier than when you installed Warcraft.\n\n3.  Go to INTERNET OPTIONS.  Under TEMPORARY FILES, click on Delete Cookies and Delete Files.\n\n4.  Go to System Tools, Disk Clean-Up and Disk Fragmenter.  Follow prompts.\n\n5.  Reinstall DirectX from Microsoft (make sure to install the latest DirectX version BEFORE you install Warcraft).\n\n6.  Reinstall Warcraft\n\nSee if doing all that helps.\n\nGood luck!
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A quick way to check all 3 of these:\n\nClick Start > Run...\nIn the run box type: dxdiag\nA window will open up and towards the bottom you will see your DirectX version.\n\nClick the Display tab along the top for graphics information.\nClick the Sound tab along the top for audio information.\n\nDxDiag will also allow you to test your graphics and sound to make sure everything is working properly.
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DirectX can be downloaded from download.microsoft.com - you should probably know though that it is not the application that enables DVD playback. You will need a DVD decoder application, some I would recommend included PowerDVD, WinDVD and Nero ShowTime.
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download your video card driver it should come with the program right click on the desktop and goto properties to access it
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Your system is slow, you should use the low graphic card series.  Even you get the Geforce 8 series (running in directX 10) [ranking from over $400 to $700], your system cannot handle it. It wastes money if you buy a new graphic card but your system cannot support for it.
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Operating System: Windows XP/ME/2000/98 (Windows 95/NT not supported) \nCPU: 500 MHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor \nRAM: 128 MB \nCD/DVD-Rom Speed: 8X \nHard Drive Space: 1 gig plus space for saved games \nVideo: 16 MB video card, DirectX 7 compatible \nSound: DirectX 7.0 compatible \nInput: Keyboard, mouse
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What kind of app is it?  DirectX is a LOW abstraction level protocol for doing screen IO.  It is lower than .NET Windows Forms, GDI+ and GDI.  For example, it allows access to hardware acceleration that the  other APIs don't expose.\n\nThink of Photo Editing, High End CAD, and Games as the typical apps that can benefit from DirectX.\n\nIt can give you better perf, but it is a LOT of work to incorporate, and for most business apps it is unnecessary.  VIsio does not even use it (Visio uses strictly GDI & GDI+ calls), and it is about as intense a business graphics app as you will come across.  I was a Dev on Visio for over 7 yrs.\n\nGenerally, I'd avoid it unless hardware level perf is driving the need.\n\nmy .02\nSteve
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Prior to installing any hardware and/or software for your Web Cam on your computer, I recommend that you back up the data on your hard drive as a precautionary measure. This will enable you to quickly recover if the installation process harms your computing environment in some way. DirectX 9.0 or higher may be required, but may already be installed on your computer—DirectX is a component of the Windows OS. To download and install DirectX 9.0, go to www.microsoft.com/downloads and click DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtime. After you've installed DirectX 9.0, restart your computer and then check your applications to make sure they're still functioning properly. \n\nRequirements:\n\n    * Web Cam\n    * Software\n    * FTP Access (access to your web site)\n\nQuick Steps\n\n    * Plug in Web Cam into USB port\n    * Install Web Cam software/Driver\n    * Install Web Cam software\n    * Restart Machine\n    * Launch your Web Cam software to configure (all directions are provided)\n    * Configure to save image on web page file server (talk to your web administrator)\n    * Configure web page to refresh
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Microsoft, its free. You may want to uninstall and reinstall the game as well, The game should have come with the directx version required. If it did, install that one.\n\n\nThe link for the download is below:
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Must be directx 9. Windows vista will require a Directx 9 graphics card if you intend running certain interphaes like Aero on your PC.\n windows vista will also drive the switch over to directx capable 10 graphics cards. \n\nDirectx 10 (or Direct X as some are calling it now) is yet to be released.
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I think some video cards support multiple desktops. maybe yours do too.
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heya buddy.....i think its problem with your directx setup....download it from limewire or anyother download P2P or shareware u prefer or i can provide you with directx 9.0c my id is go.dhruv@yahoo.co.in
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Direct X is meant to be better for more modern PCs. Open GL is more suited to those with older graphics cards and processors. (Also I think it works with laptops) However, both should work.