Q158957: DirectX: Description of the DirectX Setup (Dxsetup.exe) Tool
Article: Q158957
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0,2.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbtool kbui kbimu KbDirectXkbfaq
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0
- Microsoft Baseball 3D, version 1.0
- Microsoft CART Precision Racing, version 1.0
- Microsoft Close Combat for Windows 1.0
- Microsoft Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far, version 2.0
- Microsoft Deadly Tide for Windows 1.0
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
- Microsoft GEX, version 1.0
- Microsoft Golf 1998 Edition, version 1.0
- Microsoft Golf 1999 Edition, version 1.0
- Microsoft Hellbender for Windows, version 1.0
- Microsoft Monster Truck Madness, version 1.0
- Microsoft Monster Truck Madness 2, version 2.0
- Microsoft NBA Full Court Press for Windows, version 1.0
- Microsoft Outwars, version 1.0
- Microsoft Soccer, version 1.0
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the different versions of the DirectX Setup tool
(Dxsetup.exe).
MORE INFORMATION
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Start DirectX Setup
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To start the DirectX Setup tool, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
2. In the Named box, type "dxsetup.exe" (without the quotation marks).
3. In the Look In box, click Local Hard Drives, or click the hard disk on which
Microsoft Windows is installed.
4. Click Find Now.
5. In the list of found files, double-click the Dxsetup.exe file.
If you do not see the Dxsetup.exe file in the list of found files, close the
Find: Files Named Dxsetup.exe window, and then follow these steps to run DirectX
Setup from the CD-ROM:
1. Insert the CD-ROM for the game that includes the latest version of DirectX
into the CD-ROM drive. Press and hold down the SHIFT key as you insert the
CD-ROM to prevent the program from starting automatically.
2. On the desktop, double-click My Computer.
3. Right-click the CD-ROM drive, and then click Install DirectX.
Description of DirectX Setup Version Differences
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The appearance of the DirectX Setup tool varies slightly, depending on the
version of DirectX for which it was designed. The following text illustrates the
differences between the different versions of DirectX Setup:
DirectX Setup 1.0:
Component Version
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DirectDraw (tm) 4.02.0095 Certified
Display Driver 4.02.0095 Certified
DirectInput (tm) 4.02.0095 Certified
DirectSound (tm) 4.02.0095 Certified
Audio driver
DirectPlay (tm) 4.02.0095 Certified
ReInstall DirectX
Restore Windows95 drivers
DirectX Setup 2.0:
Component Version
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Direct3D(tm) 4.03.00.1096 Certified
DirectDraw(tm) 4.03.00.1096 Certified
DirectSound(tm) 4.03.00.1096 Certified
DirectPlay(tm) 4.03.00.1096 Certified
Audio driver 4.20.00.0095 Certified
Display driver 4.00.950 No hardware support
Reinstall DirectX
Restore Windows95 drivers
DirectX Setup 3.0, 5.0, 5.2:
DirectX Subsystem:
Component Version
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Direct3D (tm) 4.04.00.0069
DirectDraw (tm) 4.04.00.0068
Display Driver 4.10.01.2420 Certified
DirectInput (tm) 4.04.00.0068
DirectPlay (tm) 4.04.00.0068
DirectSound (tm) 4.04.00.0068
Audio Driver 4.20.00.0095 Certified
Old DirectPlay (tm) 4.03.00.1096
Options
[ ] Direct3D Hardware Acceleration Enabled
ReInstall DirectX
Restore Audio drivers OK
Restore Display drivers Cancel
DirectX Setup 6.0:
Options
[ ] Direct3D Hardware Acceleration Enabled
ReInstall DirectX
Restore Audio drivers OK
Restore Display drivers Cancel
DirectX Setup 6.1:
Options
[ ] Direct3D Hardware Acceleration Enabled
Restore Audio drivers OK
Restore Display drivers Cancel
DirectX Setup 7.0:
ReInstall DirectX Close
Description of DirectX Setup Controls
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The DirectX Subsystem Box:
The DirectX Subsystem box lists the name, version number, and status for each
DirectX component, sound driver, and video driver installed in your computer.
This box is included in versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, and 5.2 of DirectX Setup,
and it contains three columns: the Component column; the Version column; the
status column (no label). The following table describes each column:
Column Description
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Component This column lists the names of the DirectX components and
the sound and video drivers installed in your computer.
Version This column lists the version numbers for the DirectX
components or sound or video drivers listed in the
Component column. For a DirectX component, the version
number indicates the version of DirectX that is installed
in your computer. For a sound or video driver, DirectX
Setup only displays the version number if the driver is
DirectX-enabled.
NOTE: The version numbers for sound or video drivers do not
need to match the version numbers for the DirectX
components, and may be different than the version numbers
that Windows Explorer reports for the same drivers.
Status (no This column indicates the DirectX-certification status for
label) the DirectX component or sound or video driver listed in
the Component column. The status column also indicates if
the sound or video driver listed in the Component column
supports DirectX hardware acceleration.
If the status column is empty, the DirectX component or
sound or video driver in the Component column has not been
submitted for Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) logo
testing, or has not passed WHQL logo testing.
If you see Certified in the status column, the DirectX
component or sound or video driver in the Component column
has passed WHQL logo testing.
If you see No Hardware Support in the status column, the
sound or video driver in the Component column does not
support DirectX hardware acceleration.
DirectX can use a DirectX-enabled sound or video driver to take advantage of any
hardware acceleration features in your sound card or video adapter. A
DirectX-enabled driver does not need to be WHQL-certified to function properly.
If a driver is not DirectX-enabled, you may still be able to use it with DirectX
games because DirectX emulates hardware acceleration features in software when
no DirectX-enabled drivers are installed.
The CD-ROM for your DirectX game contains many WHQL-certified DirectX-enabled
drivers for popular sound cards and video adapters. However, later versions of
these drivers may be available from your hardware manufacturer. For best DirectX
performance, contact your sound card or video adapter manufacturer to inquire
about how to obtain and install the latest DirectX-compatible version of the
sound or video driver for your sound card or video adapter.
The Direct3D Hardware Acceleration Enabled Check Box:
The Direct3D Hardware Acceleration Enabled check box is available only if your
video driver supports Direct3D hardware acceleration. To enable Direct3D
hardware acceleration in your computer, click to select this check box. To
disable Direct3D hardware acceleration in your computer, click to clear this
check box.
The ReInstall DirectX Button:
If the DirectX components in the DirectX Subsystem box are not marked as
Certified or the version numbers for the DirectX components do not match, click
Reinstall DirectX to verify that DirectX is installed properly.
When you click ReInstall DirectX, if DirectX is not installed, or if an earlier
version of DirectX is installed, DirectX Setup installs the version of DirectX
for which it is designed. DirectX Setup also checks the version of your sound
driver and video driver and installs a later version of the driver if it is
included in the DirectX folder on the CD-ROM for the game.
When DirectX Setup finishes installing the DirectX components and the sound and
video drivers, it prompts you to restart the computer.
NOTE: DirectX Setup does not overwrite newer DirectX files with older ones.
The Restore Windows Drivers Buttons:
The Restore Windows95 Drivers, Restore Audio Drivers, and Restore Display Drivers
buttons are available only if DirectX Setup previously upgraded either the sound
or video driver.
If you encounter issues with a sound or video driver installed by DirectX Setup,
use standard troubleshooting techniques to resolve the issue. For additional
information about how to do this, click the article numbers below to view the
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q140334 How to Troubleshoot Wave Sound File Problems in Windows 95, Windows
98, and Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Q141801 Troubleshooting Audio Codecs in Windows 95
Q127139 Troubleshooting Video Problems in Windows
Q178098 How to Troubleshoot DirectX Video Problems
If the issue continues to occur, restore the previous versions of the drivers. In
DirectX Setup version 2.0 or lower, click Restore Windows95 Drivers to restore
the previous versions of the sound and video drivers. In DirectX Setup version
3.0 or higher, click Restore Audio Drivers to restore the previous version of
the sound driver, or click Restore Display Drivers to restore the previous
version of the video driver.
DirectX File Versions
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The following tables list the DirectX component versions for each version of
DirectX.
DirectX 1.0 (4.02.0095):
NOTE: DirectX 1.0 does not include Direct3D. The only Microsoft game that uses
DirectX 1.0 is Close Combat, version 1.0. Close Combat, version 1.0a uses
DirectX 2.0.
Component File Version
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DirectDraw 4.02.0095
DirectInput 4.02.0095
DirectPlay 4.02.0095
DirectSound 4.02.0095
DirectX 2.0 (4.03.00.1096):
Component File Version
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Direct3D 4.03.00.1096
DirectDraw 4.03.00.1096
DirectInput 4.03.00.1096
DirectPlay 4.03.00.1096
DirectSound 4.03.00.1096
DirectX 3.0 (4.04.00.0068):
Component File Version
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Direct3D 4.04.00.0068
4.04.00.0069
4.04.00.0070
DirectDraw 4.04.00.0068
DirectInput 4.04.00.0068
DirectPlay 4.04.00.0068
DirectSound 4.04.00.0068
Old DirectPlay 4.03.00.1096
DirectX 5.0 (4.05.00.0155):
Component File Version
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Direct3D 4.05.00.0155
DirectDraw 4.05.00.0155
DirectInput 4.05.00.0155
DirectPlay 4.05.00.0155
4.05.01.1583
DirectSound 4.05.00.0155
Old DirectPlay 4.03.00.1096
DirectX 5.2 (4.05.01.1600):
Windows 95 Windows 98
Component File Version File Version
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Direct3D 4.05.01.1600 4.05.01.1998
DirectDraw 4.05.01.1600 4.05.01.1998
DirectInput 4.05.01.1600 4.05.01.1998
DirectPlay 4.05.01.1600 4.05.01.1998
DirectSound 4.05.01.1600 4.05.01.1998
Old DirectPlay 4.03.00.1096 4.03.00.1096
DirectX 6.0 (4.06.00.0318):
Windows 95 Windows 98
Component File Version File Version
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Direct3D 4.06.00.0318 4.06.00.0318
DirectDraw 4.06.00.0318 4.06.00.0318
DirectInput 4.05.00.0155 4.05.01.1998
4.05.01.1600
DirectPlay 4.06.00.0318 4.06.00.0318
DirectSound 4.05.00.0155 4.05.01.1998
4.05.01.1600
Old DirectPlay 4.03.00.1096 4.03.00.1096
DirectX 6.1 (4.06.02.0436):
Windows 95 Windows 98
Component File Version File Version
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Direct3D 4.06.02.0436 4.06.02.0436
DirectDraw 4.06.02.0436 4.06.02.0436
DirectInput 4.05.00.0155 4.05.01.1998
4.05.01.1600
DirectMusic 4.06.02.0436 4.06.02.0436
DirectPlay 4.06.02.0436 4.06.02.0436
DirectSound 4.05.00.0155 4.05.01.1998
4.05.01.1600
Old DirectPlay 4.03.00.1096 4.03.00.1096
DirectX 7.0 (4.07.00.0700):
Component File Version
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Direct3D 4.07.00.0700
DirectDraw 4.07.00.0700
DirectInput 4.07.00.0700
DirectMusic 4.07.00.0700
DirectPlay 4.07.00.0700
DirectSound 4.07.00.0700
Old DirectPlay 4.03.00.1096
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