ok i got a computer of my friend. and am going to fix it up. it has directX 9 on it. but when you go to run a game it says "need directX 8 or higher"
well after much frustration i checked the DirectX files. and it is version 9 but the files in it are version 5.. and 6. i need help. everytime i try reinstall it. the versions dont update or anything.
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please help if you can. (sorry if there typos)

_thanks_

The only thing i can think is if you have a game that requires DirectX 9 that you install it and it should update the DirectX. If you don't have a recent game, the only other thing i can think of is pretty extreme. Back up all your files and Reformat. But only if all other options don't work!

go to start > run

type in dxdiag

it should tell you at the bottom what version you have.



also, what graphics card do you have?

http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/4/c/64c3d3d6-c5da-47eb-9db4-86e45b9f579e/directx_mar2008_redist.exe

install that