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I wanted to run the Nvidia CUDA samples for my GTX1060 using Visual Studio 2017 Community. Mostly this was straightforward; I downloaded the CUDA samples, opened VS 2017 using the supplied "2017.sln" file, rebuilt everything and off we go...

Unfortunately the samples based on DirectX 9 didn't build, so following protocol I started the hunt on the internet at the usual suspects e.g. MSDN, Tom's Hardware etc.,. Lots of good stuff but no one-stop solution.

How do I setup and run the DirectX 9 samples?

Mokubai
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Moved from the question:

Here is what I did :

  1. download the Direct X 9 June 2010 SDK from MSDN.

  2. try to run the installer - get the error "...requires Net 2.0 and 3.5"

  3. try to install Net 2.0 - get another error...

  4. search a bit more - inspiration, install "Net 2.0 Redistributable" - works!

  5. try the DX9 installer again - get the message "..requires Net 3.5 - do you want to install it ?". Clearly "yes". Works!

  6. try the DX9 installer again - YES, YES, YES!!!

  7. fix up the project files in VS 2017 to refer to the DX9 SDK include directories and one missing reference to "d3dx9math.h" in a ".cpp" source file and VOILA!

I wish I could say this little recipe would fix the job for every case, but I hope it might just nudge someone else trying to get this working to another option before giving it up as a bad job

Mokubai
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