directx9.0 undetectable

[AD]

My Heroes of Might and Magic 3 game can't be installed
because the game can't detect 'directx 9.0', which is
already installed. It only detects 'directx'. The
problem is definetly not the game because I haven't had
any problems with it before. There are no problems found
in the directx diagnostic, either. The system I have is
Windows XP. Why isn't 'directx 9.0' being detected?

 

[Buzz]

HoMM3 is quite an old game (well before DX9)

Try installing and/or playing the game using compatibility mode.

Details of that can be found in Help and Support on the start menu.


My Heroes of Might and Magic 3 game can't be installed
because the game can't detect 'directx 9.0', which is
already installed. It only detects 'directx'. The
problem is definetly not the game because I haven't had
any problems with it before. There are no problems found
in the directx diagnostic, either. The system I have is
Windows XP. Why isn't 'directx 9.0' being detected?

 

[Sean Daugherty]

My Heroes of Might and Magic 3 game can't be installed
because the game can't detect 'directx 9.0', which is
already installed. It only detects 'directx'. The
problem is definetly not the game because I haven't had
any problems with it before. There are no problems found
in the directx diagnostic, either. The system I have is
Windows XP. Why isn't 'directx 9.0' being detected?

The problem is that HoMM3 is old enough that it simply doesn't
recognize the newer DirectX 9. However, I've never had any problem
installing or running the game under DX9: the installer will give a
"failed" message when running a compatibility check, and warn you that
it might not work, but it has always presented me with the opportunity
to ignore the warning and go on installing anyway. It's never bugged
me about it again. Is the installer not giving the option to continue
anyway? I suppose you could also try running it in Windows 95 or 98/Me
compatibility mode, but I don't think that will change the error....