IP: getting rid of DirectX 5 - its easy, just reformat your hard drive

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

It is true

> From: James Love <love () cptech org>
> Subject: getting rid of DirectX 5 - its easy, just reformat your hard drive
>
> Who ever said it has hard to get rid of Microsoft's products.  For 
> the Run Time
> version of DirectX, all you have to do is reformat your hard drive.  This
> according to the following Microsoft FAQ.  Jamie
>
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> http://www.microsoft.com/directx/resources/faq.htm#uninstall
>
> Q. How do I uninstall DirectX?
>
>              
> A. Go to Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs and follow the
> directions. If possible, your audio and display drivers will be restored. The
> only way to remove the run time is to reformat your hard drive. You can allow
> the run time to remain on your hard drive; its only impact will be to take up
> some space.
>
>
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> James Love, Consumer Project on Technology
> P.O. Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036
> 202.387.8030; f 202.234.5176
> http://www.cptech.org, mailto:love () cptech org