Subj : Re: Full DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtime (November 2010)? To : All From : ant@zimage.comANT Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:14:23 Path: mx04.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!n ews.unit0.net!feeder3.cambriumusenet.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!209.197.12.242.MISMAT CH!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!69.16.185.16.MISMATCH!npeer02.iad ..highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!borde r3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nnt p.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.c om.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:31:28 -0600 Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:31:15 -0800 From: Ant Organization: An Ant Farm User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20101123 SeaMonkey/2.0.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games Subject: Re: Full DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtime (November 2010)? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: Lines: 50 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 76.91.121.10 X-Trace: sv3-SWTP7UnbAjn39SQQsVdFCMLV4h45utNRdboGvlrxAoyp8xBY7sIylxnYQla8KEaIN+fn+49j5Ki ATMv!nXJXjI9xoHjFQizuAAHlhoj8cJq155HIE9mmU2tPJdf3yZgmtcvdACWaTwZUjLvZyzcc4cDqpx ly!t05mVJ2Zx7WeQHUMJxsKAyY18ZY6bw== X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 3886 Xref: feeder.eternal-september.org microsoft.public.windowsxp.games:390 On 12/22/2010 10:27 AM PT, VanguardLH typed: >>>> How come Microsoft/MS hasn't posted the full DirectX 9.0c End-User >>>> Runtime (November 2010) on the Internet? I don't want its dxsetup.exe to >>>> download parts online on my crappy Internet connection. :( >>> >>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b- bc6a-9b6652cd92a3 >>> >>> This is the web installer (the one that you don't want). If you look >>> carefully at that web download page, you'll find the full RT download >>> that you are looking for (95.6MB in size). >> >> If you're referring to >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3b17 0b25-abab-4bc3-ae91-50ceb6d8fa8d >> ... Then, that's not November 2010 version. I already have June 2010. :( > > It's the 9.0c version that you asked about. > > Web installer: v9.0c, version 9.29.1973, published 11/30/2010 > Redistributable: v9.0c, version 9.29.1962, published 06/07/2010 > > The DX version in both is the same (9.0c). The packaging has a slightly > different version. Don't know what is different between the > installation actions of the different package types (local vs. web) but > then both are delivering the 9.0c of the *product*. > > There may have been reasons why Microsoft generated a new web installer > package. That doesn't mean they had to also go change the local > (redistributable) package. Also, the November web installer points to > the June redistributable package. That's what Microsoft tells you to > use. > > The June package is the redistributable installer for the 9.0c version. > The November package is the latest incarnation of their web installer > for the same 9.0c version. There are game demos and graphic demos that require the latest DirectX 9.0c based on its release date (e.g., June 2010). Inside the June 2010 redistributable installer with an archive viewer, I did see some newer/updated DirectX file. :( -- "An anthill increases by accumulation. / Medicine is consumed by distribution. / That which is feared lessens by association. / This is the thing to understand." --Siddha Nagarjuna /\___/\ Phil./Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) If e-mailing, then axe ANT from its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013) .