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Not sure if you're asking in regards to figuring out which DirectX installation archive you have, or what version you have installed already?

In reference to the archive file itself (dx9sdk.exe), it's just a self-extracting zip file. Run it and tell it where to unzip. Then before continuing the install, check out the unzip directory and look at "dxreadme.htm". It will tell you the version. I think the 9.0c SDK release is also known as the "June 2005" release.

If you want to know what version you have installed already, try "Run..." -> "dxdiag". This will show the version of your DX runtime. If you need to see if you have the SDK installed or not (versus just having the runtime), you can try looking at the files tab of the dxdiag screen. If you see a lot of duplicate dlls where the only difference is a "d" appended to the filename, you probably have the SDK installed somewhere as well.

Note, in case it's not obvious, this is only important if you plan to develop/program Media Portal. If you just want to run it, you should go to the MS site and install the DX runtime, not the SDK.

The "dxdiag" utility will work for the runtime as well if you just to see what version of DirectX you have installed.

<blockquote data-quote="kaliatech" data-source="post: 21446" data-attributes="member: 15173">Not sure if you're asking in regards to figuring out which DirectX installation archive you have, or what version you have installed already?In reference to the archive file itself (dx9sdk.exe), it's just a self-extracting zip file.&nbsp; Run it and tell it where to unzip. Then before continuing the install, check out the unzip directory and look at &quot;dxreadme.htm&quot;.&nbsp; It will tell you the version.&nbsp; I think the 9.0c SDK release is also known as the &quot;June 2005&quot; release.If you want to know what version you have installed already, try &quot;Run...&quot; -&gt; &quot;dxdiag&quot;.&nbsp; This will show the version of your DX runtime. If you need to see if you have the SDK installed or not (versus just having the runtime), you can try looking at the files tab of the dxdiag screen.&nbsp; If you see a lot of duplicate dlls where the only difference is a &quot;d&quot; appended to the filename, you probably have the SDK installed somewhere as well.Note, in case it's not obvious, this is only important if you plan to develop/program Media Portal. If you just want to run it, you should go to the MS site and install the DX runtime, not the SDK.The &quot;dxdiag&quot; utility will work for the runtime as well if you just to see what version of DirectX you have installed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kaliatech, post: 21446, member: 15173"] Not sure if you're asking in regards to figuring out which DirectX installation archive you have, or what version you have installed already? In reference to the archive file itself (dx9sdk.exe), it's just a self-extracting zip file. Run it and tell it where to unzip. Then before continuing the install, check out the unzip directory and look at "dxreadme.htm". It will tell you the version. I think the 9.0c SDK release is also known as the "June 2005" release. If you want to know what version you have installed already, try "Run..." -> "dxdiag". This will show the version of your DX runtime. If you need to see if you have the SDK installed or not (versus just having the runtime), you can try looking at the files tab of the dxdiag screen. If you see a lot of duplicate dlls where the only difference is a "d" appended to the filename, you probably have the SDK installed somewhere as well. Note, in case it's not obvious, this is only important if you plan to develop/program Media Portal. If you just want to run it, you should go to the MS site and install the DX runtime, not the SDK. The "dxdiag" utility will work for the runtime as well if you just to see what version of DirectX you have installed. [/QUOTE]