<s>
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
Tool	O
(	O
DxDiag	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
diagnostics	O
tool	O
used	O
to	O
test	O
DirectX	B-Application
functionality	O
and	O
troubleshoot	O
video	O
-	O
or	O
sound-related	O
hardware	B-Architecture
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
can	O
save	O
text	O
files	B-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
scan	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
files	B-Operating_System
are	O
often	O
posted	O
in	O
tech	O
forums	O
or	O
attached	O
to	O
support	O
emails	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
give	O
support	O
personnel	O
a	O
better	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
the	O
requester	O
is	O
using	O
in	O
case	O
the	O
error	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
hardware	B-Architecture
failure	O
or	O
incompatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
Tool	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
Tool	O
only	O
shows	O
information	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
possible	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
and	O
the	O
various	O
DirectX	B-Application
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
System	O
tab	O
displays	O
the	O
current	O
DirectX	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
hostname	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
's	O
version	O
,	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
system	B-Operating_System
BIOS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
other	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DirectX	B-Application
Files	B-Operating_System
tab	O
displays	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
versions	O
of	O
specific	O
DirectX	B-Application
system	O
files	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
are	O
portable	O
executables	O
or	O
dynamic-link	O
libraries	O
(	O
DLLs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
Tool	O
displays	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
current	O
display	O
settings	O
and	O
the	O
video	O
hardware	B-Architecture
on	O
the	O
Display	O
tab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
computer	O
has	O
more	B-General_Concept
than	I-General_Concept
one	I-General_Concept
monitor	I-General_Concept
,	O
then	O
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
Tool	O
will	O
display	O
a	O
separate	O
tab	O
for	O
each	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
tab	O
can	O
disable	O
DirectDraw	B-Device
,	O
Direct3D	B-Application
,	O
and/or	O
AGP	O
Texture	O
Acceleration	O
for	O
troubleshooting	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
installed	O
display	O
driver	O
has	O
passed	O
Windows	O
Hardware	B-Architecture
Quality	O
Labs	O
testing	O
,	O
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
Tool	O
will	O
display	O
this	O
result	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Music	O
tab	O
displays	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
MIDI	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
lists	O
different	O
music-related	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	B-Architecture
on	O
your	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Input	O
tab	O
,	O
displays	O
information	O
about	O
input	O
devices	O
installed	O
in	O
the	O
computer	O
such	O
as	O
keyboards	B-Device
and	O
mice	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
Tool	O
also	O
displays	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
installed	O
DirectPlay	B-Protocol
Service	O
Provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
chat	O
rooms	O
with	O
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
Tool	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
other	O
computers	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
anyone	O
attempting	O
to	O
join	O
knows	O
the	O
IP	O
address	O
of	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
Professional	I-Operating_System
x64	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
x64	O
edition	O
,	O
Windows	O
7	O
x64	O
edition	O
,	O
Windows	O
8	O
x64	O
edition	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
x64	O
edition	O
,	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
Tool	O
are	O
included	O
,	O
a	O
native	O
64-bit	B-Device
version	O
and	O
a	O
32-bit	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
Professional	I-Operating_System
x64	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
x64	O
edition	O
and	O
Windows	O
7	O
x64	O
edition	O
,	O
the	O
32-bit	O
version	O
of	O
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
Tool	O
is	O
run	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
