You use the DirectXSetup() function from dsetup.lib. Just pass in the HWND of your install program if you've got one, the path to the "redistributable runtime" (a set of files included in the SDK - you have to put them somewhere that your setup program can reach them, such as on your game's CD), the appropriate flag, and you're done - the function will tell you if everything went ok and if the machine needs to be restarted.

Use the DirectXSetupGetVersion() function. It gives you two numbers - a version number and a revision number. To get the number you want out of that, use the LOWORD() macro on the version number. A more detailed explanation follows... The version number is the part you'll usually be interested in. It's made up of the 'major' and 'minor' versions - the major version in the top two bytes, and the minor version in the bottom two.

The OpenGL Programming Guide (The red book) version 1.1 ( pdf version ): A comprehensive guide to using OpenGL The OpenGL extension registry : For the latest OpenGL extension specifications and the essential glExt.h header file.

Normally the DirectX installer will refuse to install if it detects that you already have the latest version of DirectX installed. This makes it a pain in the ass to fix a broken DirectX installation. Luckily, there is a small workaround to trick the DirectX installer into a full re-installation. Run the Codec Tweak Tool. It has a fix for broken audio (Midi, WaveOut). It will restore some missing registry keys.

Typically, it's a bad idea to get your own IP address, because it's not certain that the address is visible to people outside your router. Also, many machines have more than one IP address (each interface has one in a machine). Last, not all ISPs or routers have DNS/reverse DNS set up such that gethostname() followed by gethostbyname() will give you the right answer. To use command-line tools to list your addresses on Windows, use "ipconfig". On Linux, use "ifconfig".

Yes you can - go to http://www.microsoft.com/directx and follow the links to the DirectX Core Components as these are the only ones you can install on Windows 98, or just load up Windows Updated and download it from there. No, but Microsoft Plus! 98-a separate package of enhancements and extras for Windows 98-includes McAfee antivirus software and six months of updates.

Go to the Administration page and click "News Settings", look for "News Max Length" and enter the amount of characters you want shown on the front page.

If you have installed other audio software that can run as a DirectX plug-in, you can access that software for use in DartPro 98 by accessing this menu. The window will show a list of all available DirectX plug-ins found on the system, from any manufacturer. DirectX technology, designed by Microsoft for the Windows family of operating systems, allows you to create and run multimedia applications (called 'Plug-Ins') on any Windows-based PC, no matter what the hardware.

SimAQUARIUM uses your 3D video card through Direct3D API. Support for Direct3D is provided by Microsoft's DirectX drivers. Virtually all modern games for the PC require DirectX. It provides a consistent programming interface to a wide variety of graphics cards and enables game programmers to reach the widest audience. So the solution is to make sure that you have a complete and up-to-date set of DirectX components. To download the latest version from Microsoft, go to their DirectX download page:

DirectSetup is an extremely simple library of functions for installing DirectX on a machine. It also provides a way to check the version of DirectX that is present.

There are improvements over DirectX 8.1, but most users will do fine with running 8.1. Future games and hardware will obviously take better advantage of DirectX 9.

Ladybug Mixer supports the latest DirectX 9.0c (2004 Summer Upgrade, 7/26/2004). To use Shader Model 3.0 or 2.0x, the DX9.0c is required. Although DX9.0b is supported, we suggest that you upgrade to DX9.0c for better performance and video quality. DX9.0c is pre-installed on Windows XP SP2 and Vista.

You can run Web Wiz Forums and iPortalX on the same database BUT we strongly suggest that you dont since it might make some issues with some fields not getting populated correctly.

When life or property are at risk or if an offender has just left the scene of a crime. If the offender left sometime ago or if you come home and find your home has been burgled then call your local police station not 111.

If an existing K&N filter is large enough to provide negligible restriction, a larger than required filter will not affect the amount of air an engine can take in, however, it will lengthen the filter’s service interval. A longer service interval can be an important factor when racing in dusty, dirty environments.

DirectX is only available on Microsoft Windows systems. My philosophy is to offer software which runs on Linux and possibly Macintosh, too. DirectX does not meet this requirement. Besides that, OpenGL is much superior to DirectX.

Yes, in fact a couple of people already have. Some people say that ODE has one handedness and DirectX another, but that's a myth. ODE doesn't assume any handedness, its only when you hook it up to inputs and outputs that handedness becomes an issue.

You can get .lib files from MS DIRECTX SDK and convert them to OMF format with coff2omf. Then use the .h files from the same SDK. If using only a limited set of DirectX functions, it is possible to build a .lib from .DLL using the implib utility.

Current Xenocide Progress Releases support both OpenGL and DirectX but even if you use the OpenGL renderer, Ogre requires you to have the DirectX 9.0c installed.

I am trying to upgrade MSDE to full SQL Server and getting an error 'You cannot install a version which is older (7.00.623) than the version on your machine (7.00.677)

Each distributor selects programs to participate in at the local level. While getting a machine for free may sound like a good idea, the mix price is marked up to pay for the equipment. No equity in the equipment is ever gained, and the premium mix price reduces profits. If you change to a different mix company, you lose the freezer too. Once the equipment is paid for, your profit margin goes up.

Before downloading and installing rrdtool, be sure to download and install these prerequites from addresses: http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/rrdtool/pub/libs/freetype-2.1.10.tar.bz2 http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/rrdtool/pub/libs/libpng-1.2.10.tar.gz http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/rrdtool/pub/libs/libart_lgpl-2.3.17.tar.gz http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/rrdtool/pub/libs/zlib-1.2.3.tar.

No. All "ClickOnce" applications are installed per-user. Each user is totally isolated from one another and must install their own copy. If your application needs to be installed per-machine, you should use MSI.

Windows: An Active X component is required for the View Remote User, Control Remote User, and Examine features to work. For first time eCare users, the Active X component will be automatically downloaded and installed after they approve it. The prompt to install the Active X control appears when you access the eCare ticket submission page for the first time. The Active X download is only 787K and installs in seconds. No relaunch of the browser, or reboot of the machine is needed.

Microsoft describes Microsoft DirectX as "an advanced suite of multimedia APIs built into Microsoft Windows operating systems." WinDVD requires Microsoft DirectX 8 or greater. The WinDVD installer will prompt you to install DirectX 8, if it is needed.

Click on the download button below to download the self extracting DXinstall.exe file to your hard drive. Select a location where you want to save the DXinstall.exe file (we recommend you save this file to your desktop). After the download is complete, run the DXinstall.exe file to start the installation process. The total size of the file is 11.5MB and should take about 25 minutes to download on a 56K modem.

Please carefully follow the instruction in the dialogue box of the DirectX 6.0 installation programme. Insert your Windows 95 set-up disk or CD as requested. Reboot your Windows 95 according to the instructions.