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How to Determine the Version of DirectX Using the DirectX Diagnostic Tool

Article ID: 157730

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2007

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to determine the version of Microsoft DirectX installed on your computer using the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.

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To use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool to determine the version of DirectX that is installed on your computer, follow these steps:

Click Start, and then click Run.
Type dxdiag, and then click OK.
On the System tab, note the version of DirectX displayed on the DirectX Version line.
On the DirectX Files tab, check the version information for each DirectX file.
When you are finished checking file versions, click Exit.

If Windows cannot find the dxdiag program, DirectX version 5.0 or earlier is installed on your computer. If this is the case, download and install the current version of DirectX.

To download the latest version fo DirectX, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/AboutGFW/Pages/DirectX10.aspx

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