I'd say, yeah, if an application requests that you need to update directX in any way you can do that. i think going over the windows update website, having your PC scanned will probably come up with the suggestion of installing the latest direct X componant. otherwise, i shouldn't worry about updating in anticipation. Justin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Matthews" <mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 3:15 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: DirectX confusion! > So would there be any advantage to installing the latest one do you > think? According to what I'm making of dxdiag, I'm on 8.1. > > Cheers, > > Mark > > Mark Matthews > E-mail: mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx > MSN/Windows Messenger: markmatthews3@xxxxxxxxxxx > Home Page: http://www.qsl.net/gw0wgk > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Justin R > Sent: 20 June 2004 12:39 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: DirectX confusion! > > > Hi Mark, > > you'll find that the current version of DirectX is definitely v9 and > that's the full version too. not one part is more updated than others > to my reckoning. it's all v9. > > Justin > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Matthews" <mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Access UK " <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 10:01 PM > Subject: [access-uk] DirectX confusion! > > > > HI guys, > > > > When using the dxdiag tool to find out my current version of DirectX, > > it appears to me that its reporting V 8.1 or there abouts. I'm reading > > > this information in the 'General Tab, so either I'm reading it in > > correctly, or its out of date. Reading an article on the Knowledge > > base, I understood there are several different components of DirectX > > of different versions? > > > > I'm on XP home with all the latest updates applied, but this may not > > include DirectX. Any thoughts on this one? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Mark > > > > Mark Matthews > > E-mail: mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > MSN/Windows Messenger: markmatthews3@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Home Page: http://www.qsl.net/gw0wgk > > > > > > ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- > > ** unsubscribe > > ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body > > ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, > > ** or digest mode, send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > > ** faq > > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body. > > > > ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- > ** unsubscribe > ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body > ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, > ** or digest mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > ** faq > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body. > > > ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- > ** unsubscribe > ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body > ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, > ** or digest mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > ** faq > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body. > ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- ** unsubscribe ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, ** or digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- ** faq ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body.