Help getting VB.NET to recognize DX9 SDK

[nem33]

Ive downloaded the SDK for DX9 from microsoft.com, installed it..
Obviously I have the .NET Framework installed first since I have VB.NET on my machine.
After installing the DX9 SDK I cannot find the reference to it in VB.NET. Under Add Reference I should see something like...Directx9.Net or something like that under the .NET Tab right? I cant find anything like that... I downloaded some example source code and it comes up with the same error..it cannot reference to the Directx9 libraries.. I dont know what Im doing wrong..I want to learn DX and such a problem early on is frustrating..any help is appreciated..Thank you.

 

[Divil]

Did you download the VB.NET only SDK? I did that first off, and had the same problem. I ended up having to download the full version before it would work.

 

[nem33]

I downloaded the SDK from this page....
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/directx.asp
And on that page I downloaded the DirectX 9 SDK which says it includes support for all three languages....Still havent got it to work - Ive been searching all night and morening! Help!

 

[mutant]

Have you tried reinstalling the SDK? It corrected some of my errors.

 

[nem33]

Yes I have - twice! I even redownloaded the whole thing....
Where should these files be located on my computer? Do they automatically appear in the .NET listing for referenced components or do I need to manually browse for them? Im sorry these questions are so newbish but I have tried everything. Im trying to figure out what is going on...
Oddly enough I now have a DirectX9 Visual Basic Wizard option when I create a new project..However trying to use it gives me the same problem..No referenced DX9....
*sigh*

 

[AndreRyan]

Are you looking for Microsoft.DirectX.dll or DirectX9.DirectDraw.dll
The file name in bold is the correct one, if it still isnt there look for mdxredist.msi in the DXSDK\Redist\DirectX9 directory and run it to install the Managed Runtimes

 

[nem33]

Okay I tired that and a screen came up ..said something like DX managed Runtime......preparing to install....status bar moves up then......Then dissappeared....The process just sits in the background...nothing seems to happen after that...

 

[nem33]

Well a friend is having the exact same problem now...Maybe this is a question for Microsoft...Thank you for the help.

 

[nem33]

Ive found that in my C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\ManagedDirectX\v4.09.00.0900\
There is a bunch of .xml files named..
Microsoft.DirectX.XML
Microsoft.Direct3d.XML
Microsoft.DirectDraw.XML.....etc...

I also did a search for Microsoft.DirectX.NET On my computer and the file does not exist...Shouldnt it be in the same folder as those .XML files? Seems to me like the installer.msi didnt work quite right...Anyone have feedback on this?

 

[nem33]

Okay I dont know if anyones still reading this but I found this information out...

you installed the DX9.0a end-user runtime.

you need the DX9.0a developer runtime, and until its out you will have a
problem.

you can either:
wait
use one of the unsupported ways to revert DX versions
reinstall the OS.

Lesson of the day..Dont install new DirectX without checking to see if the SDK has been updated to compliment it.

 

[mikcey]

there is an easy solution, extract C:\DXSDK\SDKDev\Retail\dxnt.cab with winzip

and copy the microsoft.directx.*.dll s to

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Managed DirectX\v4.09.00.0900

add the .dll references u need in your C# project manualy

works fine even with directx9.0a installed

happy coding!

 

[EggsNasty]

Thanks Mikcey, that worked for me. A note, the Microsoft.DirectX.*.dll runtimes appear in both dxnt.cab and DirectX.cab, and they appear to be equivalent.

And why the hell doesnt MS advertise the fact that youre screwed if you install DirectX 9.0a (which cant be uninstalled) with the 9.0 SDK before 9.0 for developers is released? Without doing this manual copy, it appears that installing the DX9.0 SDK (software DEVELOPMENT kit) prevents you from DEVELOPING using DX 9.0.

This this not seem idiotic to anyone else out there?