How do i use directX in microsoft visual basic studio 2010 express ?

Question

i am writing code to graph stock market prices using microsoft visual basic studio express
i want fast response (i do machine language) using directX
this is my problem
i have never used directX, and i have never used directX in visual basic studio
i followed a tutorial that went like this
  Reference: Microsoft.DirectX
             Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D
             Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX
    Imports: Microsoft.DirectX
             Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D
             Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX
    Declare: Private D3Ddev As Device = Nothing
             Private D3Dpp As PresentParameters = Nothing
             Private DP As DisplayMode = Nothing
i found the reference dll's at C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\DirectX for Managed Code\1.0.2902.0
when i imported microsoft.directX.direct3DX i got error #1
namespace or type specified in the imports 'microsoft.directX.direct3DX' doesn't contain any public member or cannot be found...
the same error occurs wether i use direct3DX \1.0.2911.0 or \1.0.2902.0
when i built and ran, i got error #2
microsoft visual basic 2010 express is waiting for an operation to complete ...
it hangs and i have to soft reset ctrl-alt-del
error #3
when i reference
  Microsoft.DirectX
  Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D and
  Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX
  from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\DirectX for Managed Code\1.0.2902.0,
all my declares work:
        D3Dpp = New PresentParameters()                             'Initialize
some stuff for the Presentation parameters
        D3Dpp.BackBufferFormat = DP.Format
        D3Dpp.BackBufferWidth = DP.Width
        D3Dpp.BackBufferHeight = DP.Height
        D3Dpp.SwapEffect = SwapEffect.Discard                       'There's flip, copy, and discard. Flip and Discard
are used most often.
        D3Dpp.PresentationInterval = PresentInterval.Immediate      'Present the scene immediately
but when i start debugging (f5), i get this error message:
mixed mode assembly is built against version 'v1.1.4322' of the runtime and cannot be loaded in the 4.0 runtime without additional configuration information
i dont fully understand the visual studio process, but i think 'mixed mode' means run and debug. two seperate app's
i know this is a long question, but the forums don't answer it properly
i want it answered concisly. i am running windows 7 basic, and this is my question
can somebody give me a dozen lines of directX code that will work with my system, so that i can at least draw a line using directX 2D and 3D ?
thanks everybody :)

Answer 1

Hi,
Thank you for your post.
I am afraid that the issue is out of support range of VS General Question forum which mainly discusses
WPF & SL designer, Visual Studio Guidance Automation Toolkit, Developer Documentation and Help System
and Visual Studio Editor.
Since your issue is related to DirectX, I suggest you consult on DirectX forum:
http://xboxforums.create.msdn.com/forums/ for better response.
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