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DirectX End-User Runtimes (April 2006) Full Download

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  • Version: DX
  • Category: Redistributable Component
  • Language: English

This download provides the DirectX end-user redistributable that developers can include with their product. This update includes the DirectX for Managed Code Update from the DirectX SDK Update (December 2005).

This download provides the DirectX end-user multi-languaged redistributable that developers can include with their product. The redistributable license agreement covers the terms under which developers may use the Redistributable. For full details please review the DirectX SDK EULA.txt and DirectX Redist.txt files located in the license directory.

This package is localized into Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and English.

Files

Status: Deleted

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Files
directx_apr2006_redist.exe
  • SHA1: 56be9e3425bf9ddbe45b7ecb84826a7b3ccc9c7e
  • Size: 51.99 MB

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System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions, Windows XP 64-bit, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 editions, Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86), Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Professional Edition, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Datacenter Edition for 64-Bit Itanium-Based Systems, Datacenter x64 Edition, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems, Enterprise x64 Edition, Standard x64 Edition, Windows Small Business Server 2003, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86), Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86), Standard Edition (32-bit x86), Web Edition, Windows XP Home Edition N, Windows XP Professional N

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