   Unistalling DXSDK
  Yes, that''s q quite.. not-smart thing to post in a DirectX development forum. Anyway, I''ve been trying out many SDKs out there to see which one suits better for me. I decided to stick up with OpenGL. The problem is, I can''t uninstall the DXSDK! I go to the everyday Add/Remove Program, chose DXSDK 8.1, the progress bar goes to around the half of it, the window closes, the development kit is not uninstalled and that''s it...I tried to get Microsoft''s help but I got none. Please kind soul over there, help me!!(also, moderator, change this to the Help forum or anything if you think it''s adequate) 
  AFAIK you cannot uninstall directx.  the same may be true of the SDK or parts of it.  if you just want to free up the space, delete the SDK directory.  in theory all the DirectX non-sdk stuff should be safely inside the windows directory so it shouldn''t break anything.  but if you have plenty of HD space, just leave the SDK there.  it''s not hurting anything.-me ;  You shouldn''t have much of a problem uninstalling the DX SDK.  When you try to uninstall it, does it give you any kind of error?  You may want to try to boot your computer into SAFE MODE and then try to uninstall the DX SDK.neneboricua ;  The runtime may not go away, but the SDK bits certainly should uninstall without problem.  Clearly there''s something amiss.Yeah, try in safe mode.  Also make sure everything else is closed, no explorer shells are looking at the files, etc.  Maybe there''s a disk problem; when was the last scandisk you ran?   I like pie. ;  Also, when you are done dloading.. get the normal DirectX runtime files.. the sdk might have installed debug versions. ;  Thanks everyone!Answering to the replies:I''m afraid I can''t reboot in safe mode, Windows2000 running here.I already tried closing everything but the uninstall window.I''m not trying to uninstall DirectX, but yes the SDK.I get no error. It just like this: I click on remove DXSDK 8.1 the InstallShield Wizard window appears, the progress bar goes as far as (around) the middle and it closes, giving no errors. And all the files in the DXSDK folder remain intact... ;  You can still boot into safe mode, try booting up and hitting F8 (or is it F11?) while your computer boots up and it will give you a boot up choice. ;  Thats M$ for ya.. just delete the sdk folder. And then install the latest directx runtimes (because it probably installed debug ones with the sdk). The SDK folder contains nothing required to run directx applications, and you don't have to reinstall the runtimes if you don't want too (but the debugs are a bit slower) plus, looks like you should get dx9 anyways...   [edited by - curtmax_0 on February 2, 2004 10:28:46 PM];  If I were you, I`d have devoted same amount of time (that you already put into emailing and forums) into reformatting C: and reinstalling Windows. That way I`d be sure that it`s not there and not messing anything.An added benefit would be that you`d have a fresh and fast Windows.Simple Reinstallation of Windows with all drivers takes under 1 hour. You`ll devote another hour or two to installling your common SW. That`s 3 hrs and you have fresh windows. Where`s the problem ?;  I had the sampe problems with the direcx 9 SDK summer update.I almost got nuts so i deleted the SDK manualy. Then i searched up the registry and deleted anything related with C:\DX90SDK or anything sounding like SUMMER. After that, the entry in control panel for DX 9.0 SDK disappeared and I could reinstal or did whatever i wanted. Clear up registry!