Every windows computer normally has DirectX installed on it. DirectX should run on your PC with no issues, in fact Direct X should enhance your audio, video, and overall PC speed. If your having issues and want to uninstall DirectX, the actual problem might be much deeper in your windows registry. We recommend running a registry repair software prior to uninstalling DirectX. DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) designed to provide better multimedia and gaming for the windows operating systems. DirectX 9 is recommended for XP, version 10 was designed for Vista and version 11 for windows 7.
The files can become corrupted and cause your program to stop working properly. If that happens, you will need to remove the program.
Why is DirectX necessary?
Technically, it really isn’t necessary but the DirectX features provide better 3D video rendering and can keep you system from crawling when you are running a graphics intensive program such as a video game or the latest movie you downloaded. Without the APIs, a different version of the computer game or multimedia program would be needed for each individual hardware platform The APIs allow gaming and multimedia developers to use powerful hardware features without having to write complex code for each hardware platform in existence.
There are three components to DirectX, Direct3D, DirectDraw andDirectSound.
Direct3D, as its name implies, lets you video adapter create three dimensional images. The better the quality of your hardware, more realistic looking images can be produced on your screen. It enhances both static and animated images.
DirectDraw renders two dimensional images and allows them to be incorporated into displayed images. The video adapter, the windows operating system and several programs make use of DirectDraw.
DirectSound provides communication between the different multimedia programs and your sound card and can enhance the overall quality of the sound. It can also provide several audio mixing and playback features that are not available without it.
How to Remove DirectX from Windows XP
In XP, it is pretty easy to remove DirectX manually by following these steps:
- Select Start->Run and then type dxdiag into the dialog box to see what version you are using
- You will be asked if you want to check for Microsoft signing. Select No. A screen similar to the one below will appear.
- As you can see I am running Windows XP Professional and Version 9.0c of DirectX
- On the More Help tab, you can perform troubleshooting tests to see if the problem can be repaired
- If not, Select Start->Run and then type regedit into the dialog box to open the registry editor
- Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DirectX as shown below
- Highlight DirectX as shown above
- Right click and select Delete
- Close the registry editor and reboot your computer
- You can either download the directX installation program or use the version on you original windows installation disk to reinstall the program.
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