What's New in DirectX 9.0 SDK Update (October 2004)
Follow the links below to see the latest features in each of the components for this Microsoft DirectX release.
In order to provide further advances in developer tools, the status of several DirectX components has been changed.
- Microsoft DirectPlay is intended to address identified security issues through December 31, 2004. Game developers should use enhanced core Microsoft Windows networking technologies as they become available.
- Microsoft DirectInput, Microsoft DirectMusic, Microsoft DirectShow, and Microsoft DirectSound will maintain their current status until new technology in these areas is made available.
Note When the DirectX software development kit (SDK) has been loaded, the DirectMusic, DirectPlay, and DirectShow documentation can be found at the following location:
(SDK Root)\Documentation\DirectX9
Documentation for these DirectX components is also available on the MSDN Library:
- Use of Microsoft DirectDraw is no longer recommended. With the release of DirectX 9.0, all two-dimensional (2-D) functionality is contained within Microsoft Direct3D and its associated helper functions in the Direct3D extensions (D3DX). However, the DirectDraw documentation is still available and can be viewed at the MSDN Library Archive at DirectDraw
.