I tryed to play command and conquer the first decade and a pop up said make sure you have DirectX 8.1?

Question

and make sure your video card meets minimum requirements.

what do i do, where do i download DirectX 8.1 [where it tells me all the directions], and how do i check my video card to see if it meets minimum requeirments.

Answer 1

You can use the current version which is 9.0c if you have XP or 10 if you have vista. You can download it from Microsoft if you don't have it already and there is probably a copy on the CD. 8.1 would have been the latest version when the game was first released.