About the DirectX Diagnostic Tool

The DirectXｮ Diagnostic Tool gives information about the Microsoftｮ DirectX application programming interface (API) components and drivers on your system and lets you test sound and graphics output, as well as DirectPlayｮ service providers. It also allows you to disable some hardware acceleration features.

You can use the tool to gather information for a technician during a support call, or you can save the information gathered by the tool and paste it into an e-mail message.

Information is presented on a series of pages. You can move from page to page by any of the following methods:

• Click on the tabs.
• Click the Next Page button.
• Press the left or right arrow key when the input focus is on a tab.

Note  Some information, such as the amount of memory on a display card, may be approximate.