Microsoft Officially Release DirectX 8.1 Final!

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there's something I don't get : winxp already has DX8.1! so why does it say it's for xp too? is it different?
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xp has version 8.1 (.810) the version on this DX release is .881 i downloaded the 25mb redist version clicked install and nothing happend so i dunno maybe its not for xp
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i think for directx i would wait till its on windows update. for XP.
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While it downloads as an executable, it is a zip file. It will unzip its components to a folder called Redist located under your Settings and Documents(Your Name)Local SettingsTempRedistDirectX81. Double click on the DxSetup.exe and it will install those component based upon your OS
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It is also for XP ... i checked the files with dxdiag and some (3 or 4 only) of them are definitely replaced by newer versions.
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No Windows 95 version? I guess when they decide to kill something off they mean business.