Easily Install and Download DirectX 10 for Windows XP

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We all know the importance of having the latest version of DirectX to achieve the best performance in gaming. Simply put, DirectX is a Windows technology that enables higher performance in graphics and sound when you're playing games or watching video on your PC. The latest version available today is DirectX 10 (DirectX 11 coming soon) but unfortunately DirectX 10 is only officially available with Windows Vista. Previous versions of Windows such as Windows XP are not able to officially run DirectX 10.

Although we cannot install DirectX 10 officially from Microsoft, there is a very popular unofficial DirectX 10 from Alky Project which we can install on Windows XP. I got to know about this few years back but did not test it on my computer because I am not a real gamer (the only game I play is CSS) and it seems troublesome to install it on Windows XP. It involves copying a few cracked dll files to system folder, downloading and installing DirectX SDK and blah blah blah. They should make an easy installer to install DirectX 10 for Windows XP…

We can forget about Alky Project now because the project has been stopped. There's no need to be sad because I found another alternative to easily install DirectX 10 in Windows XP just by running one single setup file.

Here is a DirectX 10 for Windows XP by KM-Software DirectX team. You only need to download dx10_xp.exe file and run it to install. During installation, you can even install DirectX 10 version from Alky Project or DirectX 10 version from KM-Software. If you're running a 64-bit Windows XP, just select DirectX with Win x64 support during installation. Read the rest of this entry »