Surely, every person who at least once installed the windows operating system is familiar with the concept of directX. But, like most programs, this data library needs to be updated. Where to find direct x updates? Of course on the Internet.
Perhaps the most reliable and proven way is to download directX updates from the official microsoft website. First, decide on the version. The history of directX begins back in 1995 with the operating system win 95, it was directX v 1.0. Currently, versions 9.0 for windows xp are widespread, as well as directX 10 and directX 11 for windows vista and windows 7.
If you download directX updates directly from the developer's site, then everything is simple. You only need to choose the operating system and type of your Internet connection. If you prefer manually installing directX updates, then, as mentioned above, you need to clarify the version. How to find out which directX you have installed? You can do this by entering a command in the start menu-> execute DxDiag. You will see a window with many tabs. In one of them you can see the directX version. By default, a basic set of libraries is already embedded in any operating system.
Another way to update directX, which is more suitable for gamers, is to install it along with the game. In each game novelty, there is a separate folder with the directX distribution. This is done because the lion's share of the functions for reproducing and processing 3D graphics lies with this data library.
All modern games require a fresh version of this program. But there is a very important point. You can’t just take and install the new version of directX over the old one without deleting the previous one, unless, of course, you are updating via the Internet. In this case, the online installer will only update the existing entries and add new ones to the library.
The question is: how to reinstall directX correctly? Well, here at your discretion there are many different programs to remove. For example, directX eradicator. This little program works even without installation on your computer. With it, you can completely uninstall all directX components and, after rebooting the PC, install new ones in any way convenient for you. In my opinion, this is one of the best programs for a similar solution to the problem.
Some people say, "I installed the new directX on the old one. Nothing works," With this update, the library files are not completely replaced and the ones that need to be updated are not always updated.
There is another way. You can try to remove directX through the standard function of adding / removing programs in the control panel of the operating system. However, as practice shows, in this case, some of the directX files are not completely deleted from the computer, but remain fragmented. For example, some d3d extension files simply do not "allow" themselves to be deleted this way.
If you do not regularly install directX updates, and install them in a safe way, you run the risk of encountering a ton of small - and sometimes serious - problems when working with a PC. This is especially true for fans of video games. If directX installed at the moment is too old, or its components are damaged, then the game simply will not start or will work poorly. Regularly check for updates for the library, it will take you no more than half a minute. Full information about all the intricacies of this process can always be found on the website of the software developer - microsoft.
Well, and finally. From personal experience, I can say that some users, including myself, are trying to install a version of directX that is not typical for the operating system that they use. Do not try to install directX of the 10th or 11th version on windows xp - you will not see a noticeable performance increase, but you can harm the system, especially if the files for installation were downloaded from unofficial sites. This, perhaps, is all that the user needs to know about directX and how to service it.