DirectX 9.0c August 2006

[lkyng]

DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer

Brief Description

The Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime provides updates to 9.0c and previous versions of DirectX — the core Windows® technology that drives high-speed multimedia and games on the PC.

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DirectX SDK - (August 2006)

Brief Description

Download the complete DirectX SDK, which contains the DirectX Runtime and all DirectX software required to create DirectX compliant applications in C/C++ and C#.

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[Electronic Punk]

I wonder if they changed anything this time, I remember when 3DMark06 was released, I found myself having to upgrade from DirectX 9.0c to DirectX9.0c (identical before you triple check) before it would run properly.

 

[kcnychief]

When I first saw this thread I was like - ?

Why would they replace the Runtime with the same version label? Incrementation!!!

 

[LeeJend]

Actually horribly inept process management. It indicates a total lack of configuration management. They fire people where I work for doing something that stupid. Date/time stamps are not valid control methods.

So if the files are the same that means this is just another MS ploy to thrash out people who refuse to adopt the MS validation spyware hidden in the guise of a required update..

 

[American Zombie]

I wonder if they changed anything this time, I remember when 3DMark06 was released, I found myself having to upgrade from DirectX 9.0c to DirectX9.0c (identical before you triple check) before it would run properly.

Direct3D is updated in the SDK but not sure about the web installer:

This release also include a public pre-release Direct3D 10

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[kcnychief]

I didn't know we had a member named Microsoft

 

[Xie]

So if the files are the same that means this is just another MS ploy to thrash out people who refuse to adopt the MS validation spyware hidden in the guise of a required update..

Well seems the spyware non-sense is only required for the web install, you can get the "download" here without the spyware.

 

[GoNz0]

says april ?

 

[American Zombie]

For most people the web installer will do the same thing as the full file and will end up being a smaller download.

Here is the full file for August: DirectX end-user redistributable August 2006

 

[Xie]

says april ?

Ah, so it does. I should really start to get more sleep.