was running a registry cleaner called CC cleaner because I was having
problems with a game I was running. It found quite a few ActiveX/COM errors,
so I fixed them using the program. I tried running my game and it failed to
open.
I then ran another game and got this error: DirectX Initialisation
Fail 'Line 1398, CreateDevice: D3DERR_INVALIDCALL'
I downloaded and installed DirectX 9.0c using the DirectX 9.0c Redist, and
using the DirectX End User from Microsoft. Both claimed to have re-installed
DirectX9, but my games still fail to recognize it. I do not know if this is a
failure to see directx, or an activex error. I even backed up the registry to
before I fixed the activex errors, and it still fails to work.

HeySteve86 wrote:
> was running a registry cleaner called CC cleaner because I was having
> problems with a game I was running. It found quite a few ActiveX/COM errors,
> so I fixed them using the program. I tried running my game and it failed to
> open.
> I then ran another game and got this error: DirectX Initialisation
> Fail 'Line 1398, CreateDevice: D3DERR_INVALIDCALL'
> I downloaded and installed DirectX 9.0c using the DirectX 9.0c Redist, and
> using the DirectX End User from Microsoft. Both claimed to have re-installed
> DirectX9, but my games still fail to recognize it. I do not know if this is a
> failure to see directx, or an activex error. I even backed up the registry to
> before I fixed the activex errors, and it still fails to work.

If CCleaner has an undo feature, use it. I do like CCleaner for removing
temp files and general cleanup, but now you know why most professional
techs (like me) do not recommend using registry cleaners.


Malke
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www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Thank you for the response, but, I already did use the backup feature to
return my registry to it's previous state, and it still didn't work. So I
backed it up farther, and still to my dismay nothing. I had talked to a
friend and he suggested that the programs might not know where the directx
files are located, since I had to re-install it. But to my knowledge directx
always gets installed to the same location in the system files.

HeySteve86 wrote:
> Thank you for the response, but, I already did use the backup feature to
> return my registry to it's previous state, and it still didn't work. So I
> backed it up farther, and still to my dismay nothing. I had talked to a
> friend and he suggested that the programs might not know where the directx
> files are located, since I had to re-install it. But to my knowledge directx
> always gets installed to the same location in the system files.

What "backup feature"? The one from CCleaner or XP's System Restore?

If you haven't tried using XP's System Restore yet I would do so. Pick a
date obviously before you ran CCleaner.

Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore


Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User