Hi George, I have just had a look at the windows update page. But I can not find any link, for updating directX. All the best Petrina Southampton UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 5:11 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: directX question. > Hi Petrina, > > I've just installed the upgrade from the Microsoft web site, > and at no time was I asked for a file location. I had to go > through the usual Verify process, then download a small > file, after which it went into the upgrade process > automatically. > > Did you by any chance get a version of DirectX from > elsewhere, other than Microsoft? > > George. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Petrina Delves > Sent: 29 April 2007 16:38 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: directX question. > > Hi George, > > Thanks for the below info. Because I am having some problems > with some=20 > games, that I have just installed working properly. I want > to update my=20 > directX version eight. So I have downloaded directx-90c. But > in the edit box=20 > it asks me to type in the location, where I want to place > the extracted=20 > files. Well as I don't no where this is, can you please tell > me, what it is=20 > that I have to type in this edit box. Thanks in advance for > any help. > All the best > Petrina > Southampton UK > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 7:57 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: directX question. > > >> Go to Start, Run, and type dxdiag then press Enter. >> >> It's shown on the System tab, at the foot of the System >> Information section of that tab. >> >> George. > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- > ** > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on > the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > __________ NOD32 2227 (20070429) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq