>MS DirectX Runtime - November 2008 Redistribution (Full)>pack.>>Quick Details>File Name: directx_nov2008_redist.exe >Version: 9.25.1476 >Date Published: 11/7/2008 >Language: English >Download Size: 86.2 MB >>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en>>Regards,Can this be used for Vista x64? Thank you.

Yup, virtually all MS Windows operating systems if you read the "Systems Requirments" (big) paragraph listing all the OS's 1/2-way down the page.

>>Image Quality :)>>Thanks!>>I look forward to the day when we converse entirely in>acronyms, and stop expressing ideas with all those tiresome>and long-winded words. Then we can just text each other, and>never have to speak again - open mouths are just an entry>route for germs, vehicle fumes, other peoples' cigarette>smoke. If they'd done it four hundred years ago, Shakespeare>could have got Romeo to fix up his balcony tryst with Juliet>with the simple text 'UOK?IOK!CU@8-2M8!'>>BBFN :-wave >>Petraeus>Unlike the kiddy/leet-speak you deride which is derived from sheer laziness, technical acronyms serve a very valuable purpose. It would be silly for techs to have to converse in full English all day long using phrases like "New Technology File System (NTFS)" or "Technology Without An Interesting Name (TWAIN)" or "Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)" and so on and so forth.Perfect example for this forum:MSFSEveryone here knows what that means. It's silly to type out "Microsoft Flight Simulator" several times per post when everyone already knows what FS9/FSX/MSFS/FS mean.

>Unlike the kiddy/leet-speak you deride which is derived from>sheer laziness, technical acronyms serve a very valuable>purpose. It would be silly for techs to have to converse in>full English all day long using phrases like "New Technology>File System (NTFS)" or "Technology Without An Interesting Name>(TWAIN)" or "Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)" and so on and so>forth.>>Perfect example for this forum:>MSFS>Everyone here knows what that means. It's silly to type out>"Microsoft Flight Simulator" several times per post when>everyone already knows what FS9/FSX/MSFS/FS mean.And if it weren't for acronyms, the FAA, the military, and the US government in general, would be completely lost! Those entities live for this stuff. :-lol As for the "kiddy/leet-speak" to which you refer, it drives me nuts. An afternoon on virtually any forum is enough to demonstrate the decline of our education system. Too many people using computers when they would be better served by sitting down with a good book. Here's a tip. Learn to spell real words! :-hah Then, maybe, someone might take you seriously one day.Sorry for the mini rant.Regards,Jeff

Everyone responding in this thread seem to be mentioning FSX. How do these new drivers affect FS9? or are they specifically meant for FSX or Vista? Should they be installed if running FS9?Thanks.A Concerned and Curious Flight SimmerPaul.

>Everyone responding in this thread seem to be mentioning FSX.> How do these new drivers affect FS9? or are they>specifically meant for FSX or Vista? >>Should they be installed if running FS9?>>Thanks.>>A Concerned and Curious Flight Simmer>>Paul.Yes they should be installed they are the latest drivers for all OSs.

>>Everyone responding in this thread seem to be mentioning>FSX.>> How do these new drivers affect FS9? or are they>>specifically meant for FSX or Vista? >>>>Should they be installed if running FS9?>>>>Thanks.>>>>A Concerned and Curious Flight Simmer>>>>Paul.>>>Yes they should be installed they are the latest drivers for>all OSs.Did my typical driver uninstall>Driver Cleaner Pro>disconnect from web>reboot, then install new nV drivers. Not workin' in this rig! Get a graphic corruption and freeze. Tried two different files, one from nV the other from 3DGuru or whatever it was, no luck. Still have the best results (XP32-SP2) with the old 6.14.11.6921 driver. Maybe this new one is best for Vista.QX9650 w/ Retail HSF|ASUS P5E3 Premium WiFi|4GB Muskin Ascent 7-6-6-18 1T DDR3-1600|EVGA 8800GT|Seagate SATA 2 x 2|Seagate Cheetah 15K.x|XP Pro SP2|Vista 64--maybe never to be installed

Hi Paul,Absolutely. They are excellent for me in FS9 so far.Regards,Jeff

I downloaded the directx_nov2008_redist.exe right from Microsoft's site. When running the installer, it wants to know the location where you want the extracted files to go. Where do they go?

Create a folder anywhere you want to and extract the files to that folder. Then, go into that folder, find the .exe (there's lots of files in there), run the .exe. When everything's installed you can keep that folder or delete it if you want to.-jk