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Old 04-17-2004, 01:49 AM   #1
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What are DirectSound and DirectDraw?

What are DirectSound and DirectDraw? How do I know if my computer support them? Thanks!
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Old 04-17-2004, 03:23 AM   #2
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They're part of DirectX, the multimedia interface between the hardware and the multimedia applications (like games, for example).

Go to start > run, type in: dxdiag
and you can see what version of DirectX you have. Version 9.0b is the newest one.

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Is the DirectX part of the Windows OS like .dll files? Thanks!
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Yes. And dxdiag will also tell you which dll files belong to DirectX.

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Old 04-17-2004, 04:13 AM   #5
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There are dozens of files of .dll, .sys, .exe. ax in the DirectX, the DirectX version is 8.1. How can I update DirectX to version 9.0b
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Download and install

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