ggrussell Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Posted today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bds1958 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Will it make any difference to the performance of EMC 9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDWAGON Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 "Will it make any difference to the performance of EMC 9?" Excellent question Brian ! As one of our members put it---"Only Microsoft Knows" I agree Jess that there are probably a whole lot of files that were included in the redist download that are probably not needed. And I still think it's all a bunch of MS "hocus pocus". Frank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malatekid Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Check the FILE TAB I downloaded the file. And checked it out using dxdiag. My File tab looks like this. Note the dates. Also, is my version of the dxdiag outdated? Should that have been updated too when I downloaded the new DirectX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I downloaded the file. And checked it out using dxdiag.My File tab looks like this. Note the dates. Also, is my version of the dxdiag outdated? Should that have been updated too when I downloaded the new DirectX? Mine is similar to yours, Jess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malatekid Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Mine is similar to yours, Jess. Thanks Bruce. Now I feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 If you don't show any 1-9-2007 under the date, I wouldn't feel better! cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 If you don't show any 1-9-2007 under the date, I wouldn't feel better! cd I haven't rebooted since I installed it, right before my post in this thread. I will reboot and see if it is the same. EDIT: Reboot, and no change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDWAGON Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I guess the point that I was trying to make was that once you had downloaded and updated the DirectX file, that somewhere in the first screen, under the "General" tab, that the file would have updated the newer date, without having to go to the File Tab to see what was the latest file on your computer. BTW, without having to display another attachment, my screen is exactly like Jess's also. Frank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malatekid Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I guess the point that I was trying to make was that once you had downloaded and updated the DirectX file, that somewhere in the first screen, under the "General" tab, that the file would have updated the newer date, without having to go to the File Tab to see what was the latest file on your computer. BTW, without having to display another attachment, my screen is exactly like Jess's also. Frank... Now I feel much much better!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDWAGON Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Well. now I'm not so sure if the date is the same. I downloaded the 1-9-2007 file and ran it. Then rebooted and my diagnostic screens still don't show the newest date. Any one care to guess why ?? Frank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Now I feel much much better!!! If you don't show any 1-9-2007 under the date like Gary and I do. What did you update? cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malatekid Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 If you don't show any 1-9-2007 under the date, I wouldn't feel better! cd Have you downloaded the update? What does yours show? Well. now I'm not so sure if the date is the same. I downloaded the 1-9-2007 file and ran it. Then rebooted and my diagnostic screens still don't show the newest date. Any one care to guess why ?? Frank... Gary's screenshot show a date of 1-9-2007 for all files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Have you downloaded the update? What does yours show? 1-9-2007 under the date, about 8 to 10 entries like Garys. cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malatekid Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 If you don't show any 1-9-2007 under the date like Gary and I do. What did you update? cd Downloaded the file and clicked Run in the dialog box. Is there any other way to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Downloaded the file and clicked Run in the dialog box. Is there any other way to do it? Not that I know of. Osmosis, maybe? LOLLOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDWAGON Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I've done the same thing Jess (several times now) and I still can't get the date to read correctly. Bah, Humbug Frank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I would post a png image like Gary, but at the moment I'm cloning a Maxtor hard disc that's failing. I will post when I can! Beerman, love that Arconis! cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggrussell Posted January 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Only Microsoft knows for sure. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malatekid Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Only Microsoft knows for sure. LOL Does anyone remember the filesize of their download (dxwebsetup.exe)? Mine is 278 kb (really small). But in the MS download page, it says anywhere between 42 kb and 31 mb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDWAGON Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Jess--That was the same file size as I had. (Reference attachment) Frank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malatekid Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Jess--That was the same file size as I had. (Reference attachment) Frank... I got it! On the download page that Gary provided, go down the page and choose item 3 (Latest DirectX Redist) to download. This is about 52 MB. It will ask for a folder to extract the files. Once extracted, I double click the DXSETUP.EXE file. Files will be installed. Once done, I deleted the folder I specified earlier. Now, I get the same files (and yes, the date is current date for the DirectX files) shown in Gary's snapshot. I don't know what dxwebsetup.exe file does (the 277 kb file). Anyway, looks like problem solved! And I feel much much much better (take note cd, there are 3 "much" words embedded there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDWAGON Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 "Only Microsoft knows for sure. LOL" Sounds similar to that old saying that was on a TV show a long time ago---"Only The Shadow Knows". Darned if I can remember what the name of that program was Anyway, thanks Jess for straightening out all this "hocus pocus". Frank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malatekid Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Gary, cd: Which file did you download? What size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 DXWEBSETUP is a file updating tool that is supposed to download and install only the files that need to be updated. I never use such tools personally nor do I recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 much much much File Name: dxwebsetup.exe Version: DX Date Published: 1/9/2007 Language: English Download Size: 42 KB - 31.4 MB* I checked 18 entries dated 1-9-2007. Downloaded (Latest DirectX Redist) about 52 MB) same, same 18 entries dated 1-10-2007, now. cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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