Can't reference DirectX without freezing Visual Basic Express 2010, DX SDK installed

[Peter Porter]

I installed the DirectX SDK, dated June 2010, but when I start a new project and reference DirectX.dll, I can already notice My PC slowly getting louder and louder, and this is before I run the code I found here:

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...=1#post4368491

Referencing also DirectX3d and DirectInput, and running the rest of the code, VB.NET freezes up with no form showing. I get this when I click anywhere within VB at runtime:



Switch to does nothing, and Cancel Operation is grayed-out, so the only way I can shut it down is with the Task Manager.

Does DirectX work with Vb.NET Express 2010? Did I reference the wrong DLLs?

I referenced the required DLLs from this folder:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\DirectX for Managed Code\1.0.2902.0

My Windows 7 PC uses NET framework 4.0