Can't install DirectX 9.0c

[Mike]

Right now i have DirectX 9.0b installed. When i go to
microsofts download page and download 9.0c, it
immediately says that it has been installed. I restarted
my computer, then checked the /run/dxdiag and it was
still 9.0b....Any answers??

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Mike,

You might have installed a pre-release version of SP2?
Regardless, the best way to correct this current issue, and prevent
similar issues from appearing in the future is to repair Windows...

How To Repair Windows:
Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair Windows:
using this method: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet Firewall,
plug back into your Internet connection and install all Critical and
Recommended updates from: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


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| Right now i have DirectX 9.0b installed. When i go to
| microsofts download page and download 9.0c, it
| immediately says that it has been installed. I restarted
| my computer, then checked the /run/dxdiag and it was
| still 9.0b....Any answers??
|

 

[Guest]

I had exactly the same problem and tried everything that everyone suggested.
I found a tool called Direct X Happy Uninstall which did the trick. The web
site where you can download from is called www.superfoxs.com. It is a Chinese
site and the English is a little broken but it rolls the directx back to 8.1
(which you can download from them) and then you can download directx 9.0c. It
worked for me!!!!!

PS - The only thing I found was that I had to do it in safe mode although
the instructions say you do not need to with XP, I did!