DirectX help please


  1. Posts : 661
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
       #1

    DirectX help please


    Hi. Running Win7 x64, I have DirectX 11, and DirectX Diag shows all working fine.

    I am trying to run an application (called SweetFX) which needs to have DirectX 9 dlls installed to run. I have downloaded the runtime update from Microsoft's website, but if I install this, is it going to replace my DirectX 11 with v.9.0c (which I obviously don't want)? Or will v.9 and v.11 co-exist on the same PC? In other words, will running dxwebsetup.exe for DirectX 9 just install the necessary files, but still leave me with v.11? Or will dxwebsetup.exe refuse to run on a machine with DirectX 11 on it?

    Advice welcome! Thanks.
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  2. Posts : 661
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #2

    I created a System Restore point and went ahead - the update seemed to go fine, no errors. The application now runs, and DX Diagnostics still shows I have DirectX 11....
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  3. Posts : 5,915
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #3

    martinlest,
    Yes it installed the necessary DX9 files. You did it exactly right.
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