Windows 7 and Direct X

Count_Zero99uk · 11 Nov 2010 at 14:15

After installing and updating my Windows 7 install, do i need to download Direct X from anywhere or does win7 even need it?

Its a brand new install and ive come from XP so im a little behind the times.

Thanks.
Brian

Burnsy2023 · 11 Nov 2010 at 14:21

Just run Windows update and all will be well

Count_Zero99uk · 11 Nov 2010 at 14:22

Cheers, its doing it now

I like new machines, when they work

bledd · 11 Nov 2010 at 14:37

You need to run dxwebseup too, otherwise you'll have old dx9 files.

No idea why this isn't on WU

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3

Count_Zero99uk · 11 Nov 2010 at 14:58

Hi,

bledd, is that even from a new install of win7 on a new HD with no previous files on it.

Azuse05 · 11 Nov 2010 at 15:01

Randomface74 · 11 Nov 2010 at 15:07

Windows 7 is excellent at working out of the box

Broken Hope · 11 Nov 2010 at 16:12

bledd. said:
You need to run dxwebseup too, otherwise you'll have old dx9 files.

No idea why this isn't on WU

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3

That doesn't just update DX9 files, it updates DX 10 and 11 also.

bledd · 11 Nov 2010 at 18:02

Ok, but it does need doing

Anything that relies on the newer DX9 files won't work without it

Ie Media Player Classic Home Cinema

SiriusB · 11 Nov 2010 at 20:56

bledd. said:
Ok, but it does need doing

Are you sure? I don't think I have ever run that setup before and it has just told me everything is up to date.

I know Steam is always installing bloody DX stuff every time I get a new game.

Alexrose1uk · 11 Nov 2010 at 22:37

"Steam is always installing bloody DX stuff every time I get a new game"

Probably why

Win7 is good out the box, but it doesn't come with the latest DX runtimes, so programmes like MPC-HC or XBMC which use more recent than Win7 RC runtimes can run into issues, if they don't come with an SDK installer.

SiriusB · 11 Nov 2010 at 22:47

Steam only ever installs DX9 stuff. Which suggests DX10 and 11 is handled by Windows update. Or I have simply not spotted a particular game install newer DX10/11 files.

Meh.

Azuse05 · 11 Nov 2010 at 23:02

If you do a clean install and grab all windows updates you'll still have to run the directx updater. If you don't but install a game that needs newer files it'll almost certainly do it, but there's still the odd case where things won't quite work.

MPC is a good example, metro also threw a fit for me once.

bledd · 12 Nov 2010 at 06:50

Also, if it's already up to date, dxwebsetup will tell you