"kerry" <ke***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> whats going on with microsoft directx. i had version 8 in my computer then
> i
> upgraded to version 9 download.  after the download i looked at it in
> system
> information. then clicked the tools tab. then went to directx diognostic
> at the bottom it shows my directx as version 4.9.00.0904..  the internert
> test page wont work it says i need version 8 at the least.
> when i first installd this version 9 direectx from microsoft it did say it
> was version 9.0  and not that 4.0 whatever.
> but it changed the next day to the lower version. by itself. i am thinking
> of going mack. for real. im told this thing dont  happen in that operating
> system and if i had a penny for each time i sent mail to microsoft with a
> problem i could have had the money for a mack by now. i posted this
> message
> in windows groups to under internet and the web.  this is the cross roads
> microsoft. one road goes to mack os. one goes to fixing a problem. if any.
> and allso.. auto updates did not work. i had to install it again.  and
> where
> did the administrator folder in my hard drive come from that was
> duplicating
> my drive.. i deleted it. .
>