I guess there is no right place to move this topic, as we are no PC forum here.
Nonetheless, if you're looking for an SNES emulator for your laptop, I was always very content with ZSNES. If your laptop is very fast, you can give bsnes a try.
DirectX basically gives the program you're running direct access to the needed hardware, i.e. graphics, sound etc. It also installs the .dll files that are needed to run any DX dependent software.
DirectX basically gives the program you're running direct access to the needed hardware, i.e. graphics, sound etc. It also installs the .dll files that are needed to run any DX dependent software.