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Q178644: DirectX: Cannot Uninstall or Remove DirectX

Article: Q178644
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kburl aoe ccabtf fs98 kbimu msgame KbDirectXkbfaq
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.5 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition 
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SUMMARY
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DirectX is an extension for the Microsoft Windows operating system that provides
a set of fast, low-level hardware controls that programmers can use to increase
performance for Windows games and multimedia programs. Because the current
generation of Windows games and multimedia programs requires DirectX to function
properly, DirectX is not designed to be removed.

MORE INFORMATION
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DirectX includes updated drivers for many popular sound cards and video
adapters. If you have an older version of the driver for one of these sound
cards or video adapters installed in your computer, DirectX installs a newer
version of the driver that is DirectX-enabled. If DirectX installs an updated
driver, you can use the DirectX Setup tool to restore the previous driver. When
you restore your previous drivers, you do not remove DirectX.

NOTE: Do not restore the previous sound and video drivers unless the updated
DirectX drivers are incompatible with your hardware.

Windows 98 includes DirectX version 5.2. This version of DirectX does not include
the option to restore the previous drivers, because all of the drivers included
in Windows 98 are DirectX-enabled drivers. To change your drivers, run the
Update Device Driver wizard.

If you cannot start Windows after you install DirectX, restore your previous
sound and video drivers.

For additional information about how to do this, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q178632 Cannot Start Windows 95 After You Run DirectX Setup

For additional information about how to download and install DirectX, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q179113 How to Download and Install DirectX

For more information about how to troubleshoot issues related to DirectX, you can
use the DirectX Home User Troubleshooter located at the following Microsoft Web
site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/support/directx/directx_7.0/tshooter/default.asp

Additional query words: msgame dx8 dx7 direct-x kbdw win95 win98 winme win9x

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Keywords          : kbenv kburl aoe ccabtf fs98 kbimu msgame KbDirectX kbfaq
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSWin98 kbOSWin95 kbOSMAC kbOSWinME kbOSWinSearch kbHomeProdSearch kbWorksMacSearch kbWorks200Mac
Version           : :95
Issue type        : kbinfo

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