DirectX (DX)
ESSENTIAL FREE Upgrades, Fixes + Tools

ALL downloads featured here are on my •MUST HAVE• list, also found in SOFTWARE.TXT, part of my Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 + DOS 7.xx/8.00 ©Tricks + Secrets files [W95-11D.EXE], FREEware.

IMPORTANT:

1. ALWAYS BACKUP FIRST !
2. Some of these files are archived in ZIP format. You need a file decompression (unZIPping) tool to extract their contents. I recommend one of these "FREE WINDOWS 9X/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista FILE SHRINKERS".
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4. ORIGINAL Operating System/software/hardware REQUIRED for installing ANY drivers/upgrades/patches/fixes!
5. NEWEST at the top -> OLDEST at the bottom.
6. You MUST log on as Administrator/Power User to install Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista upgrades/patches/fixes!
7. Please let me know if you discover any broken links.
8. ALL software featured here is FREE(ware).
9. Check back often for UPDATES.
10. Enjoy.

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• DX Links: DirectX on the Internet:
  • Microsoft DirectX Home
  • Microsoft DirectX Support
  • MSKB: DirectX FAQ
  • MSKB: DirectX Support Center
  • MSKB: How to Determine Version of DirectX Installed
  • MSDN: DirectX Developer Center
  • Unofficial DirectX 10 (DX10) Compatibility APIs for Windows XP (free)
  • DXTen
  • DirectX Freeware Tools for Windows 2000/XP/2003
  • Win32 DirectX Demos + Games
  • Win32 OpenGL Demos + Games
  • MDGx Original DirectX ©Tricks + Secrets for Windows 95/98/ME:
    • "DIRECTX TWEAKS".
    • "WIN.INI DIRECTX + VIDEO SETTINGS".
    • "DIRECTX FIX WITH 2 3D VIDEO CARDS".

• DirectShow: Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista DirectX 7.0/8.x/9.0x/10.0 DirectShow QUARTZ.DLL Security Vulnerability Fix (English):
  • DirectX 10.0 Fix for Windows Vista [735 KB, right-click to save!].
  • DirectX 9.0/9.0a/9.0b/9.0c Fix for Windows 2003 SP1/2003 SP2 [1.08 MB].
  • OLD DirectX 8.1 Fix for Windows 2003 [1.22 MB].
  • DirectX 9.0/9.0a/9.0b/9.0c Fix for Windows XP SP2 [997 KB].
  • OLD DirectX 8.1 Fix for Windows XP SP1 [1.32 MB].
  • DirectX 9.0/9.0a/9.0b/9.0c Fix for Windows 2000 SP4 [973 KB].
  • DirectX 8.0/8.0a/8.1/8.1a/8.1b/8.2 Fix for Windows 2000 SP4 [976 KB].
  • DirectX 7.0 Fix for Windows 2000 SP4 [793 KB].
  • OLD DirectX 9.0/9.0a/9.0b/9.0c Fix for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [567 KB].
  • OLD DirectX 8.0/8.0a Fix for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [617 KB].
  • OLD Unofficial DirectX 8.0/8.0a Fix for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 [619 KB].

• Rasterizer: Microsoft Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003 Software Rasterizer 32-bit + 64-bit API (RGBRAST.EXE) for DirectX 9.0c APIs + DirectX 9.0c SDK:
  RGBRAST.EXE [263 KB, English].
  Requires DX 9.0c APIs or DX 9.0c SDK August 2005 or newer!

• Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 DV Encoder Errors QDV.DLL 6.05.1.904 Fix:
  Direct download [399 KB, English].
  Requires DX 9.0c APIs already installed!

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Copy Protected Recordable Media (CPRM) Multimedia Playback Errors QDVD.DLL 6.05.1.903 Fix:
  Direct download [471 KB, English].
  Requires DX 9.0c APIs already installed!

• DX 9.0c: Microsoft Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 DirectX 9.0c (DX9c) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) + Drivers accelerate 2D/3D Video/Movie/Animation/TV, 3D Audio/Surround Sound/Music + local/network Play/Voice/Chat directly in hardware (multilingual):
  • DX 9.0c March 2008 Redist Full + MDX for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 [69.4 MB].
    More info.
  • Unofficial DX 9.0c August 2007 Redist Full + MDX for Windows 98 SE/ME [38.6 MB].
  • OLD DX 9.0c December 2006 Redist Full + MDX for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista [59.2 MB].
    More info.
    DX 9.0c Redist requires 60 MB of disk space during Setup and 18 MB after that.
  • DX 9.0c Web Setup + MDX [281 KB].
    DX 9.0c Web Setup requires an Internet connection for download and 60 MB of disk space.
  Managed DirectX (MDX) component requires Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) [22.4 MB, free] already installed!
  Windows Vista includes DirectX 10.0!
  Windows XP SP2 includes DX 9.0c!
  DX9 FAQ.
  DX 9.0c does NOT support Windows 95, OSR1 or OSR2! LAST DX release compatible with these Windows 32-bit (Win32) OSes is DirectX 8.0a => see below:

• DX 8.0a: Microsoft Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/NT4 DirectX 8.0a Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) + Drivers accelerate 2D/3D Video/Movie/Animation/TV, 3D Audio/Surround Sound/Music + local/network Play/Voice/Chat directly in hardware (English):
  • DX 8.0a Redist Full for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 [10.9 MB].
  • DX 8.0a Redist Full Developer Runtime for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 [53.5 MB, multilingual].
    More info.
  DX 8.0a requires 50 MB of disk space during Setup and 15 MB after that.

• DirectX CPL: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 DirectX 9.0c Control Panel (DX90C.CPL + DXCPL.EXE) diagnostic + tweaking tools, part of Microsoft DirectX Software Developers Kit (DX SDK) 9.0c:
  DX90C.CPL + DXCPL.EXE [189 KB, English].

• DX Test Tools: DirectX + Video Info, Test + Benchmark Tools 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME (ATEST.EXE, BEES.EXE, D3DTEST.EXE, DDSPEED.EXE, DXINFO.EXE, DXLIGHT.EXE, DXSPEED.EXE, DXTOOL.EXE, FLARE.EXE, FLIP3D.EXE, FOG.EXE, MDKW9X.EXE, PCPD3DBN.EXE, TREES.EXE + TUNNEL.EXE) + 16-bit for MS-DOS 6/7/8 (MDKDOS.EXE):
  DXTEST.EXE [1.2 MB, English, free].

• DX Media: Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4 SP6a/2000/ME/XP DirectX Media (DXM) v6.0 Runtime for Internet Explorer 5/6: DirectShow, DirectAnimation + DirectX Transform Control APIs AMSTREAM.DLL, DANIM.DLL, DATIME.DLL, DAXCTLE.DLL, DXTMSFT.DLL, DXTMSFT3.DLL, DXTRANS.DLL, LMRT.DLL, LMRTREND.DLL, QCUT.DLL, DAXCTLE.OCX + PROCTEXE.OCX Updates (English) (info page in French):
  • Unofficial DXM 6.0 for MS IE 6.xx for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [1.16 MB, English].
  • Unofficial DXM 6.0 for MS IE 6.xx for Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [1.16 MB, Italian].
  • Unofficial DXM 6.0 for MS IE 6.xx for Windows NT4 SP6a/2000/XP [1.05 MB].
    3 Updates above require MS IE 6.0 or 6.0 SP1 already installed!
  • Unofficial DXM 6.0 for MS IE 5.xx for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME [1.16 MB].
  • Unofficial DXM 6.0 for MS IE 5.xx for Windows NT4 SP6a/2000 [1.05 MB].
    2 Updates above require MS IE 5.0, 5.01 or 5.5 already installed!
    How to install DXM Updates on Windows 2000/XP:
    You MUST disable System Restore (SR)/Windows File Protection (WFP) or do this BEFORE installing DXM Updates!
    Windows XP SP2, 2003 SP1 + 2003 SP2 include DXM 6.0!
  • OLD DXM 6.0 for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP [6.27 MB].
  • OLD DXM 6.0 for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/98/NT4 [4.46 MB].
  MSDN: DirectX Media: Multimedia Services for MS IE + Windows.
  More complex DirectX Transform effects require supplemental libraries (DLLs): DXTCR.DLL, DXTLIPI.DLL, DXTMETA.DLL, DXTMETA2.DLL, DXTMSFTP.DLL, DXTSQFX.DLL + METASTR.DLL for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 [905 KB].
  MSDN DirectX Transform Demos:
  • Geometry Wizard.
  • Transform Wizard.
  • Transform Collage.
  • Light Box.
  • Mirror.
  • Pick3.
  • HTML + Time.
  • WMP Face Plate.

• DX Screen Saver: Microsoft DirectX Christmas Screen Saver 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003:
  Direct download [862 KB, free, right-click to save!].
  Requires Managed DirectX (MDX) + Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) 2.0 [22.4 MB, free]!
  DirectX Christmas Screen Saver Part 2.
  DirectX Christmas Screen Saver Part 3.

• DirectX Tweaker v2005.1 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003 tweaks most DirectX 8/9 settings + games, supports plug-ins, highly customizable [1.14 MB, freeware].
  Requires Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) [22.4 MB, free]!

• DirectX Happy Uninstall v3.9 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003 safely uninstalls MS DirectX 8/9:
  Direct download [2.82 MB, crippled shareware].
  Requires MS IE 5/6 already installed!

• DirectX Plugin Manager v1.10 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP displays, edits and adds/removes installed/obsolete audio plugins Registry information:
  Direct download [226 KB, freeware].

• DirectX 9.0 Uninstaller for Windows XP restores original DirectX 8.1 from XP Setup CD-ROM [33 KB, freeware].

• DirectX Uninstaller (DxUn) v.13 removes MS DirectX 6/7/8 components from Windows 9x/ME [700 KB, freeware].
  MUST READ included HTML Help file (DXUNHELP.CHM) FIRST!

• DirectX 6/7/8/9 Back Date for Windows 9x/2000/ME changes installed DX date to allow install of older DX releases [140 KB, freeware].

• DXTweak2 DirectX 5/6/7/8/9 Joystick Tweak2 v4.20.137 for Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP game port/USB game controllers adjusts DirectInput Registry X, Y, Z axis dead zones to any values:
  Direct download [96 KB, free].

• DXDeadZone DirectX 5/6/7/8 Joystick Deadzone Application v3.65.205 for Windows 9x/ME game port/USB game controllers adjusts DirectInput Registry deadzone settings to any values:
  Direct download [160 KB, free].

• DxdZFix DirectX 5/6/7 Joystick Fix v1.0 for Windows 9x/ME game controllers adjusts DINPUT.DLL Z axis dead zone from 5% (MS default) to 0% or 1%, for better center area stick response [32 KB, freeware].
  Courtesy of M. Cardinale, author of DxdZFix.

• DirectX Remover (DXR) v2.0 removes MS DirectX 1.0 - 8.0 components from Windows 95B/95C OSR 2.x/NT4/98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME (page in Russian):
  Direct download [18 KB, free GPL].
  Courtesy of Nikolay, author of DXR.

• DirectX Eradicator (DXE) v2.0 removes MS DirectX 2.0 - 9.0c components from Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003 [239 KB, freeware].

• DirectX Buster (DXB) v2.1 Beta 4 removes MS DirectX 5.0 - 8.1 components from Windows 9x/2000/ME:
  Direct download [832 KB, freeware, English].

• DirectX Kicker beta 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME unloads DirectX Helper + DLLs from memory to allow DirectX related changes when switching among apps/games:
  Direct download [77 KB, freeware, English].

• DirectControl v5.5 Beta 6 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME tweaks DirectX 5/6/7/8, DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectSound, 2D/3D Video, 3D/A3D Audio, VCache/Disk Cache, CD/DVD Cache/Prefetch etc settings:
  Direct download [111 KB, freeware].