I am trying to load a game I owned prior to the purchase
of my new machine. I received a message to download the
latest version of Direct X from the Microsoft website. I
have tried twice to download Direct X version 9.0a and it
failed to install at all. I tried once by saving it to
disk, and once by opening it from the websit. I went
through the installation both times but the program did
not install.
I am running Windows XP Professional version 5.1.2600.
I need information on how to get this program to install
correctly. Feel free to e-mail me the info.

Hi Eddie,

Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical
and Recommended: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and
download and install the Full Version of DX 9.0a from here:
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...90a_redist.exe

If you get any error messages, reply to this post with them. :-)

--
Cheers,
Jimmy S.

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Microsoft Online Tech Support: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=376
Game FAQ's: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

"Eddie Stewart" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:01b401c348da$cfc042e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
| I am trying to load a game I owned prior to the purchase
| of my new machine. I received a message to download the
| latest version of Direct X from the Microsoft website. I
| have tried twice to download Direct X version 9.0a and it
| failed to install at all. I tried once by saving it to
| disk, and once by opening it from the websit. I went
| through the installation both times but the program did
| not install.
| I am running Windows XP Professional version 5.1.2600.
| I need information on how to get this program to install
| correctly. Feel free to e-mail me the info.

Hi Eddie,

Mark and I were typing out almost the same advice for you at
the same time. Hopefully one of the two versions helps you! :-)

Cheers,
Jimmy.

"Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| Hi Eddie,
|
| Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical
| and Recommended: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and
| download and install the Full Version of DX 9.0a from here:
| http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...90a_redist.exe
|
| If you get any error messages, reply to this post with them. :-)
|
| --
| Cheers,
| Jimmy S.
|
| Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk
| Microsoft Online Tech Support: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=376
| Game FAQ's: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| _________________________________________________________
|
| "Eddie Stewart" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:01b401c348da$cfc042e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
| | I am trying to load a game I owned prior to the purchase
| | of my new machine. I received a message to download the
| | latest version of Direct X from the Microsoft website. I
| | have tried twice to download Direct X version 9.0a and it
| | failed to install at all. I tried once by saving it to
| | disk, and once by opening it from the websit. I went
| | through the installation both times but the program did
| | not install.
| | I am running Windows XP Professional version 5.1.2600.
| | I need information on how to get this program to install
| | correctly. Feel free to e-mail me the info.
|
|

Hi Richard,
If you have already checked the status of the cryptographic service open
c:\windows\system32 and rename the
folder called catroot2 to catrootold. Then try running setup again.

Hope that helps

--
Mark Salloway
Windows XP MVP


"Richard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:02ca01c34fb7$40f84dd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, Eddie.
>
> I'm having the same problem as you are (were) having.
> I've gone to the Microsoft critical and recommended
> update site, but I can never install the DirectX update.
> It appears to download, but it won't install. I get a
> message stating it "failed" to install...no error numbers
> are associated with the error.
> Did you have any luck getting it to load and install, and
> if so, what did you do?
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I am trying to load a game I owned prior to the purchase
> >of my new machine. I received a message to download the
> >latest version of Direct X from the Microsoft website. I
> >have tried twice to download Direct X version 9.0a and
> it
> >failed to install at all. I tried once by saving it to
> >disk, and once by opening it from the websit. I went
> >through the installation both times but the program did
> >not install.
> >I am running Windows XP Professional version 5.1.2600.
> >I need information on how to get this program to install
> >correctly. Feel free to e-mail me the info.
> >.
> >

Hi, Mark.

I tried doing this, but I still get the error message
when trying to get the recommended update from the
Windows UPdate page.

One other piece of information: when I run dxdiag, it
tells me I have Ver. 9.0a (4.09.0000.0901). The most
recent files listed are system.dll (7-21-03), another
system.dll (4-23-03), and other dll's dated 3-3-03. I
assume that I don't have the latest files, given that I
saw the first notice of the update in early June.

Thanks for your help so far and any other suggestions you
may have.

Richard
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Richard,
>If you have already checked the status of the
cryptographic service open
>c:\windows\system32 and rename the
>folder called catroot2 to catrootold. Then try running
setup again.
>
>Hope that helps
>
>--
>Mark Salloway
>Windows XP MVP
>
>
>"Richard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:02ca01c34fb7$40f84dd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi, Eddie.
>>
>> I'm having the same problem as you are (were) having.
>> I've gone to the Microsoft critical and recommended
>> update site, but I can never install the DirectX
update.
>> It appears to download, but it won't install. I get a
>> message stating it "failed" to install...no error
numbers
>> are associated with the error.
>> Did you have any luck getting it to load and install,
and
>> if so, what did you do?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Richard
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >I am trying to load a game I owned prior to the
purchase
>> >of my new machine. I received a message to download
the
>> >latest version of Direct X from the Microsoft
website. I
>> >have tried twice to download Direct X version 9.0a and
>> it
>> >failed to install at all. I tried once by saving it to
>> >disk, and once by opening it from the websit. I went
>> >through the installation both times but the program
did
>> >not install.
>> >I am running Windows XP Professional version 5.1.2600.
>> >I need information on how to get this program to
install
>> >correctly. Feel free to e-mail me the info.
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>