Installing DirectX 11 for Vista

[Over50]

After doing alot of research since purchasing my ATI/AMD HD 6870 last week.
How to get DirectX 11 for my new card and to be able to Benchmark it with 3DMark 11 and Heaven Benchmark 2.1

I had to update Vista Ultimate from SP1 to SP2. also the following Downloads.

then link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971512/

select x86 or x64 bit platform.

you may need to install this too. link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=04ac064b-00d1-474e-b7b1-442d8712d553

 

[RejZoR]

All you have to do is to install DirectX Runtime. That's all. And of course have the latest Service Pack installed.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

if you update windows regularly like your suppose to DX11 should already be installed

 

[Over50]

Ouch ...Automatic Windows Updates .. I do it Manually ... Microsoft always patching stuff and I don't have much faith in Service Packs.
MS always messing with Security issues and Authenicity of their OS.
It's such a disaster and with Microsoft you have No Privacy.

I've been running Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 for how long without incident ..only reason I had to Update was to be able to use DirectX 11 for gaming purposes.

Well thanks for your inputs but I posted for those that don't have Windows 7 and needed DirectX 11 for these new GPU's being released as more games will become available utilizing DirectX 11.

Let the Fun begin !