DirectX Software Development Kit Downloads

Installation Notes for Windows Vista:
￭ Running Microsoft_DirectX_SDK.msi instead of setup.exe will require you to run it as administrator. If you install by using setup.exe instead of the MSI, you will be prompted for elevated permissions before the installation can succeed.

Installation Notes for All Platforms:
￭ This SDK installs on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista using Visual Studio .NET 2003 or 2005.
￭ Before installing the current DirectX SDK, remove previous versions of the DirectX SDK.
￭ Some samples require that you install the latest Microsoft Windows SDK (Platform SDK) on your system.
￭ If you encounter compilation issues related to the DirectX headers, make sure that the include directories in Visual Studio are set correctly. On the Win32 platform, make sure that there is a reference to the DirectX headers. "$(DXSDK_DIR)include" should appear in the include directory "$(VCInstallDir)Include."
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