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DirectX 9.0 SDK Update - (December 2004)

Brief Description
Download the complete DirectX 9.0 SDK - (December 2004), which contains the DirectX 9.0c Runtime and all DirectX software required to create DirectX 9.0 compliant applications in C/C++, and C#.

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Quick Details
File Name:dxsdk_dec2004.exe
Version:9.0c
Date Published:12/10/2004
Language:English
Download Size:223.0 MB
Estimated Download Time: 9 hr 4 min 56K

Overview

Download the complete DirectX 9.0 SDK Update - (December 2004). This release contains updates to the Direct3D Extension Library (D3DX), tools, utilities, samples, and Documentation. It also continues to include the DirectX 9.0c Runtime and Redistributable.

For additional information please see Microsoft DirectX Downloads along with reviewing the DirectX 9.0 Readme for What's New and last-minute updates.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Professional Edition ; Windows 2000 Server; Windows 2000 Service Pack 2; Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows XP; Windows XP 64-bit; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
  • Using Managed DirectX ( MDX ) requires both Visual Studio .NET and the .NET framework for development. To run MDX .NET applications, you must install the .NET Framework.

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Instructions

  1. Click the Download button on this page to start the download.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
    • To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.

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Additional Information

Primary areas of concentration for this December Update have been with the Direct3D Extension Library (D3DX), Graphics Samples, Tools and documentation. The included developer runtimes and the DirectX Redistributable have also been updated to include the latest updates (DirectX 9.0c).

This download does NOT include the DirectX 9.0 SDK Extras content, such as Japanese Docs, Symbol Files, Direct3D XFile Exporters, DirectShow DVD components and a D3dx.lib that is compatible with Visual Studio 6.0

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