Download DirectX 10 for Windows XP

Download DirectX 10 for windows XP is available now. This DirectX 10 for windows XP still in alpha stages and isn’t the original of DirectX 10 files from Microsoft. As Microsoft has announced that the DirectX 10 currently support to Windows Vista only.

However, Cody Brocious the Alky Project leader has released a full preview of DirectX 10 Alky preview compatibility libraries for Microsoft DirectX 10 enabled games. These compatibility libraries allow the use of DirectX 10 games on platforms other than Windows Vista , and increase hardware compatibility even on Vista, by compiling Geometry Shaders down to native machine code for execution where hardware isn’t capable of running it. No reason for gamer to change or upgrade the OS and video card(s) to play the latest games.

Here are some pictures sample to difference’s from DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 on images quality.

DX 9 scenery from Flight Simulator X

DirectX 9 Flight Simulator Screenshot

And a rendering of the same scenery with DirectX 10

DirectX 10 Flight Simulator Screenshot

So, Here is DirectX 10 Alky preview ( Click to download ) which can be used with DX10 SDK.

The DirectX 10 for Windows XP Preview contains a read me file which goes like this :-

To install:
Copy d3d10.dll, d3dx10.dll, d3dx10.dll, dxgi.dll, and Nucleus.dll to C:\windows\system32\

To get the examples:

To build and run an example:

  • Go to the Microsoft DirectX SDK folder, Samples, C++, Direct3D10, Tutorials, Tutorial12
  • Double-click “Tutorial12_2005.sln”
  • Select “Start Without Debugging” from the Debug menu.

There are a number of known issues with most of the tutorials, but they will all work to some extent. Tutorial 12 is currently the recommended example.

Please direct any feedback to the Falling Leaf Discussion forum

if you’re serious computer gamer, i highly recommended you give a try download on Direct10X for windows XP and install it. Then you feel the differences especially on the images rendering and images processing. However, Do it carefully !!!!

Download the latest DirectX for Windows XP

More information : DirectX 10 Vista vs DirectX 9 XP

143 Responses to “Download DirectX 10 for Windows XP”

  1. Thnak you for this blog i never knew about this..Windows should make these things more availible

  2. well it looks like microsoft dx10 uses more light effect, humm… it is not clear that what new features are included in 10

  3. @Cyber Dude,

    You can check out this link for DirectX 10 features

  4. thanks i was searching for it. you can inform me if some thing new has come in market.

  5. Thnx, thnx alot. U are excellent!!! What a work u have done!!!

    Bravo!!!

    BTW, how shud i try it without the given examples??

  6. I copied over the DX10 files for XP like it described in the Preview.zip file & then tried to run a DirectX 10 game called “Lost Planet” but it still would not work?
    I am assuming the examples in the DirectX SDK file are the only examples that work with those DirectX 10 files I copied over to the System32 directory or am I missing something?

  7. Would I be able to use directx 10 hardware on WIndows XP and get all the advantages of that hardware?

  8. i have a illegal copy of i desperately need dx10 where do i find it ? i cant download it from the microsoft webpage

  9. hi
    i Would can use directx 10 hardware on WIndows XP and if its get all the advantages of that hardware…?

  10. @Bhuvanvel

    if your graphic card can support Direct X10, Then you have the advantages on Direct X10.

  11. thanks it is good .. i need to it .. bye .

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  13. qeustion do you only need to copy the 5 dlls in to the system 32 folder to instal this because it says above this To install:
    Copy d3d10.dll, d3dx10.dll, d3dx10.dll, dxgi.dll, and Nucleus.dll to C:\windows\system32\ and the ohter stuf it says to get example and how to build example or do you also need to do the other things

  14. I followed the instructions. But when I tried to do the following “To build and run an example”, gets an error

    “Application error - The instructions at 0×7c80a2c8 reference memory at 0×00000066. The memory could not be read” click on ok to terminate the program. Click on Cancel to debug the program.

    what the problem??

    Pentium 4 3.4GHz 512MB, Intel Graphics Media accelerator driver (82945G Intel express chipset family) 64MB

  15. So will This new .dll also improve the graphic of other pre-directX 10 games ? will it make pre-directX 10 VGA powered up to ?

  16. “Copy d3d10.dll, d3dx10.dll, d3dx10.dll, dxgi.dll, and Nucleus.dll to”

    d3dx10.dll, is it going two times or did he mean d3dx10d.dll?

  17. hey hello..
    thnx for this post… but can any one tell me the steps in easy words.. i m confusing in c++, wat should i do on that….
    plz help

    mirza_scorpio50@yahoo.com

  18. Thank you very much

  19. hi aLL dost dobry DIRECTX 10 je najlepsi uz ho mam tak to viem ale ten kto ho vymyslel musel byt MISTER PROPER take vymysie

  20. don’t do what he says warning I was lucky system restore was on almost lost use of my computer for copying to system 32 mcaffee went bananas. notice how the d3dx10.dll is repeated which shows you something is amiss.

  21. Um? Hello people?

    This release from Alky Project is a SAMPLE build — it’s still in the alpha stage! It’s a proof-of-concept that can run some simple Direct3D 10 programs from the DirectX SDK. It will NOT run full games like Shadowrun or Halo 2… for that, you’re going to have to wait, as it’s just not there yet.

  22. thx a lot, hope it works

  23. Would DirectX 10 work on my 2GM RAM NVIDIA GetForce 7950 GX2?????

  24. cool

  25. May say thankyou, after i installed or copy d3d10.dll, d3dx10.dll, d3dx10.dll, dxgi.dll, and Nucleus.dll my videocard with the game called: Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare became clearer But down side just freezes now and again so keep up the good work.

  26. thanks, i was looking for this software

  27. Good Work!!!
    thx guys! keep it working!!!
    I was playing Lost Planet in a nvidia 6600 LE and it was slowly… but after this files… its playable!! ty again!!

    PS. in directx 10 doesnt work… but I think… its cz my video isnt compatible with DX10, right?

  28. can sumone help me i’m not understanding where the debug menu is like where do u go to select the start with out debugging i double click tutorial12_2005 n it just open up this crap

    Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 9.00
    # Visual Studio 2005
    Project(”{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}”) = “Tutorial12″, “Tutorial12_2005.vcproj”, “{D3D1000C-96D0-4629-88B8-122C0256058C}”
    EndProject
    Global
    GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
    Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
    Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
    Release|Win32 = Release|Win32
    Release|x64 = Release|x64
    EndGlobalSection
    GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
    {D3D1000C-96D0-4629-88B8-122C0256058C}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
    {D3D1000C-96D0-4629-88B8-122C0256058C}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
    {D3D1000C-96D0-4629-88B8-122C0256058C}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
    {D3D1000C-96D0-4629-88B8-122C0256058C}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
    {D3D1000C-96D0-4629-88B8-122C0256058C}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
    {D3D1000C-96D0-4629-88B8-122C0256058C}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
    {D3D1000C-96D0-4629-88B8-122C0256058C}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
    {D3D1000C-96D0-4629-88B8-122C0256058C}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
    EndGlobalSection
    GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
    HideSolutionNode = FALSE
    EndGlobalSection
    EndGlobal

    do i change sumthing in here or whats the deal how do i start it?

  29. ok guys, for those of you that keep asking, in order for DX10 to work, YOU NEED A DX10 CAPABLE CARD. I say this in caps only for effect, not to troll. That intel video card mentioned above? not gonna work, or that 7950 as well. DX10 cards are NVIDIA 8-series and AT-2k series chips only.

    and i tried running this with Hellgate, it doesn’t give me an option for dx10 (im on a 8400gs) but i think thats because the alpha drivers are to showcase, not play

  30. Ok, enough with the alphas and the crashes.

    Here’s a 100% reliable way that I used to run DirectX10 based applications/games on my PC.

    (Assuming you already have Windows XP x86)
    1. Install Windows Vista x86(Any Version, evaluation/OEM/unoffical ones work too) on an empty partition.

    2. Start Vista. Then install the games or applications using the SAME “Program Files” directory that of Vista.

    3. Restart and run Windows XP x86.

    4. Go to the “Program Files” directory that of Vista and run your exe.

    See for your self =)

    It worked for me and I was like WOW! Microsoft are screwed :p

  31. فرانسوی های احمق ننه کونده

  32. eXon, is that true I got a DX10 coming on friday or monday???

  33. while diagnosis of directX have an difference experiance like fast visualing ,etc.

  34. I’m feeling lucky to have direct x. thank you for your software.

  35. The 2 pictures are damn fakes. The one pic, which should be “DIrectX10″ is a real time picture and the other is smoothed with photoshop. There are many fakes. For the second picture even DirectX10 isn’t able yet, and FSX really not.
    If that picture was real, there would be many awards fot “best graphics” in year for FSX, but they didn’t get such one.
    At the moment Crysis is the game, which reahes that second fake pic the most

  36. Kann mir jemand helfen ich peile das nicht was soll ich machen aber bitte auf deutsch ( german plz )

  37. WELL IF DIRECTX 10 DOES NOT SUPPORT GE FORCE 7 SERIES THAT SUCKS THEN.
    IF I INSTALLED VISTA THEN WILL IT WORK .
    AND IS THERE ANY TO MAKE IT WORK FOR 7 SERIES. CMON GUYS YOU ARE UP TO THIS.

  38. DirectX10 ?? thank you

  39. DirectX 10 for WinXP

  40. i have nVIDIA Ge Force 5500.. does Dx 10 run or supports it..??

  41. @He-man,

    i don’t think Geforce 7 series will support DirectX 10 on Windows Vista… which the official side stated support the most is Full Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support.

  42. @Prashantwosti

    The DirectX 10 only support GeForce 8 series only. However, you can have a try to install it… please share with us whether is working or not DirectX 10 can work on other GeForce series

  43. Has anybody got this to work and how?
    Thanks

  44. Has anyone else tried what Exon said about running the game from the Vista directory on XP and directX 10 would work? If it does that would be amazing forget all this hassle and waiting for proper release, anyone can confirm? I don’t just want to take it from Exons word. no offence Exon. lol

  45. thanks a lot for direct x10

  46. Does this actually work, because it has froze on me four times now.

  47. thank u very much

  48. thankssss

  49. Im so sad because it is a nightmare to install directx 10 and im trying to install but without success. Link after link… readme after readme files, it is so difficult??? what the hell… can you help me to install .. i need just a easy way like click here and install this… or copy this from here to there. I cant find 100 thing to install. :) Thanks for the help

  50. Thanks, do games work with this?

  51. thanks but he doesn’t work

  52. the site is very good,and easy.

  53. the site is very good and easy.

  54. v431gv4rt

  55. fvrtwef

  56. the bottom screenshot for fsx is an artists impression

    it will be dx11+ until we start seeing that stuff in games

    in the mean time, feel free to enjoy real life

  57. Sorry idon´t find the link to download the Alky file. The Link
    http://fallingleafsystems.com/site_media/preview.zip didn´t work!!
    Can someone help me

  58. It is difficult to find stuff to install directx 10… i think we need a little help to install… like click link below and copy this files from this link to there…

  59. This is a bad joke… belive me it dosn`t work dx10 on xp… i know we try 100 times 100 ways… it is impossible…

  60. Guys plzzz i want directx 10 i cant download from the microsoft plzzz can any one tell me how can i download from anywhere plzzzz help me microsoft says that a windows must be valid plzzzz help me

  61. The download link doesn’t work..
    How safe and stable is this?

  62. I can not log in or download the Preview.zip Folder
    wich goes into my system 32

  63. Good

  64. i need some doby love

  65. I can not instal directx 10.I all ready have instal,and download directx 10 and all aplications but i am not geting to instaling
    directx 10 on my graphical card.What do i need to do,or download.

  66. czy ten directX 10 działa oraz skąd pobrać ??

  67. when can i download the direct x 10 for windows xp

  68. can any body seend me directx for windows xp to my email mitjakralj@email.si thanks.

  69. I think its one of the best site I have ever browsed

  70. if direct-x 10 works on winXP afterall then I’m gonna be REALLY MAD at microsoft for stomping crap-vista down my troat just because they said it wouldn’t be possible to run directx 10 on winXP..

  71. errm… so i can make my dx 9 card to a dx10 card??

  72. a lot of you people seemed to be confused

    you need a DX10 CARD

    what your doing with these files, is basically FORCING windows (which doesn’t normally run dx10) to run DX10. Those files that you enter, edit windows into finding your dx10 card, and improving your graphics with it. theoretically this can work, by using these files or something of the sort, but from what I’ve seen in the comments theres some problems getting them to work

    if anyone has made the files work successfully can u clearly leave a comment saying, (yes this does work)

    thx

  73. sry, forgot to say that whatever dx card you have, it will stay that way

    theres no way to change the dx version of your card

  74. ulan indirmek için adam gibi link verseniz olmazmı? bi oraya bi buraya atıyo linkler amk munun direct10 nu bulsam zaten indiricektim microsfot un sayfasından. neyse hepiniz gözlerinden öper ecnebilere selam ederim. bu okuyon türk arkadaÅŸlar olursa Türk’ün Türk’ten baÅŸka dostu yok. Amına koyim

  75. hey guys

    just understand this
    The ONLY graphic cards that support directx 10 are the nvidia 8 series and some rubbish ati cards.

    The nvidia 7,6,5,4,3 series do NOT support directx 10. This is something in the hardware that only nvidia 8 series have got. The 8 series is the first card to support the new directx 10 and all of the older cards only support max direct x 9.0c

    So stop with those foolish questions if your intel something supports it, cause the DON’T!!!! this also means all the nvidia cards before the 8 series.

    directx 10 for xp is the best thing ever

    Asus p5ld2-v with pentium d 3.0 ghz (overclocked to 3.8) 8800GT 512 mb 600mhz core 1800 mhz memory Asus poweron powersource

  76. pls in that alky.zip is not the files that go to system 32
    where can i download that files of direct X 10???
    pls when someone have those files pls send me to loki18@szm.sk

  77. Gimme “Directx 10 for winXP.exe” !!!

  78. thanks yar i really badly needed it

  79. IT IS REAL GOOD

  80. ever heard of virtual pc?
    just make one and put vista on it.
    works like a charm.

  81. Guys, why go through the hoops of trying to hack something to get it to work where it was never meant to work when you can just get Vista and you’re set? Yes, Vista is more resource intensive so you may need to add some more RAM, but other than that, it is a fine OS and from my personal experience, makes XP look like crap. Stop the Vista hating and just get with the times and upgrade. You’ll be happy you did.

  82. it is a good.

  83. ..why i cannot download the DirectX?? The link refresh the page..

  84. Most of you guys have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. If you just did a little research you could see how your comments make little sense. It makes me wonder how you even found your way to this site or know what dx10 is. I would think that you would know that it doesn’t ‘change your video card forever’ or whatever bs that was.

  85. hot n’ cool!

  86. quero o dowload do directx10

  87. I want to download Directx7 for the Game “hero of might and magic III), but my computer said the direct is not compatible with my Windown. Can any one tell me what direct can I down load for this game and where?

    Thanks

  88. This link is not downloadable!
    Can someone give me a link to download DirectX 10 for windows XP Full package from Microsoft web site?

    For example to download DirectX 9.0c Nov.2007 :
    http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/6/a/c6af7ea3-f85c-4fef-a475-5810f82def1f/directx_nov2007_redist.exe

    I want a link like this.
    Thanx a lot.
    Please send it to my yahoo ID or e-mail :
    blue_boy_747 |at| yahoo.com

  89. I don’t understand the stage “Select “Start Without Debugging” from the Debug menu.” Can you explain me please ? Easily because I don’t speak a very good English because I’m french…

  90. Please Help me to download Directx10 for my PC, thanks.

  91. Wow, so many dumb people on this forum… No wonder OSS never gets any further with serious support for games. There is no way to have a proper exchange of information if the forums always get flooded with this kind of crap!
    1st rule: read the basic info on the subject before posting the dumbest questions. Just type DirectX 10 in google and go to the wikipedia link, nothing more, nothing less.
    2nd rule: Do at least a keyword search on this page before posting the same question for the 1000th time.
    3rd rule: Understand that DirectX is a Microsoft product, so don’t come here asking for basic support on DirectX. Try what’s offered here, check the results and then ask relevant questions.

    Regards,

    The Troll

  92. where do i find this files
    (d3d10.dll, d3dx10.dll, d3dx10.dll, dxgi.dll, and Nucleus.dll)
    witch i need to copy in system32

  93. cool

  94. how do i download vista for free can eneybody tell me plz email me at jake.t@live.co.uk thanx

  95. Cut the crab hat everyone says put vista,put this, put that.I don’t need the stupid vista.If i wanted a better OS i would put Mac Leopard.But that is not the guestion here.I have Nvidia 8600GT 512. Will this thing work properly on me or not.If anything crushes can i return to directx 9c with no problems????

  96. Hi, Can I use Visual C++ Express Edition to compile the C programs in the zip files? Shall I complile all of them? Thanks
    Andy

  97. Where can I find free outlook 6.0

  98. So, Who’s directx?

  99. thanks guys

  100. nice

  101. plz can u make this page short i m tired to find out directx 10 installer on this page.

  102. thank you very much

  103. thanks for dx10

  104. Stop with copy paste dlls and other things, was released a instaler and a better version RC2 !
    HERE: http://www.btarena.org/news/directx-10-for-xp

  105. How do i download it?
    Pls anybody give me a direct link.

  106. direct x 10

  107. directx+10

  108. wow.. thx alot! yeehaaa..

  109. thank you

  110. im sori but i got my directx 9.c card 2 work dx 10 stop bitching and get 2 it it aint hard n vista sucks it aint worth the money xp it works smother jst needs some coresing

  111. would’nt be easier if you release a tutorial video on streamsites about on how to properly use this directx 10 in windows xp?

  112. guys, simple question, i can’t downlaod it,, it doesnt open, strange problem,, and go a 8600 nvidea gforce card

  113. can any body tell me about the graphics card requirments for directx 10

  114. thanks alotttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

  115. we requared dx10

  116. Well…you guys are wasting tonnes of bandwith on this poor guy’s site..

    i got Two 9800GT2s and they don’t work with this!??!?!?!

    so i downloaded the vista DX10..i just was too lazy to find it in the first place, lol

  117. Well i managed to get the DX10 on a windows XP however… Bioshock wont load anymore and there is no way to revert to DX9. On a side note, i can see a big boost in game performance(COD4/HL2/Oblivion) but i can honestly say, if you want to have DX10 that badly just get Windows Vista, and if you cant run Vista then don’t bother, your not missing out.

  118. For those who used dx10 on winXP… Crysis runs fine, but I was not able to get assassins creed working. If you silly like me and did not have restore point to uninstall dx10 you will need to search the windows/system32 for the following files and delete them.
    d3d10.dll
    d3dx10_33.dll
    d3dx10d_33.dll
    Nucleus.dll
    d3dx10.dll
    d3dx10d.dll
    dxgi.dll
    Install DX9(c) after you done. Reboot. ;-)

  119. The Link for Downloading DirectX 10 Alky preview is Broken I cannot get Alky.zip :( Please update and fix this link. thank you

  120. it helps me to play many many so i wish these all the best

  121. I just cannot believe the amount of fucktarded, cunting MORONS around these days your posts are good only for laughs - the 1st 20 of them, how do you even simply operate a pc is utterly beyond me.

  122. thx

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