DirectX Version and Compability

Last version of DirectX when this article was created is DirectX 10. He runs on all Windows versions from Windows 98 to Windows Server 2003. However, he can not run on Windows 95: if you have a computer running Windows 95, you are stuck at version 8.0a. Windows NT 4 also requires a certain version of DirectX 3.0a. With so manyversions of DirectX available in recent years, is difficult to know which version youneed. Overall, all versions of DirectX games that require DirectX 7 will be able to run on newer versions, but not longer. Many games that are explicitly stated that theyrequire DirectX 9, and can not run if not already installed the latest version. This isbecause they use the new features in this version, although the lazy developers often use the most recent version for the game is concerned, but do not use any new improvements to the existing. But in general, if a bound version of the game, you need to upgrade before playing. The increase in the DirectX code mean an increase in many games when you upgrade to a recent DirectX.