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Article ID: 178644 - Last Review: December 1, 2007 - Revision: 2.4
DirectX: Cannot Uninstall or Remove DirectX
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DirectX run-time for End Users (also known as DirectX) is
an extension to 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. The current generation
of Windows games and multimedia programs do not function properly without
DirectX. Therefore, by design you cannot remove DirectX.
Beginning with Microsoft Windows 95, DirectX has been
integrated into the operating system. Later versions of Windows have included
newer versions of the DirectX libraries.
Earlier versions of DirectX
included updated audio and video drivers because many hardware manufacturers
did not provide DirectX accelerated versions of their drivers. This is no
longer the case, but if you cannot start Windows 95 after you install an early
version of DirectX, you may have to restore your previous sound and video
drivers.
For additional information about how to download and install
DirectX, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
179113Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=179113/EN-US/
)
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. To
do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
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