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25. July 2008 @ 18:46

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Many Windows XP users are experiencing problems installing DirectX 9.0c. I was having that problem last year and this is how I resolved it. The problem was caused by a faulty installer in DirectX 9.0c. This may have been fixed by MicroSoft by now but I doubt that.

1. Uninstall DirectX using a third party DirectX uninstaller (I used the DirectX Happy Uninstall). Once you have restarted your computer, you will have DirectX 8.1 which came originally with Win XP.

2. Download DirectX 9.0b distribution package. You will also need 9.0c distribution package, so download it if you don?t have it yet.
Extract them on any folder you want, for example: DX9B (for DirectX 9.0b) and DX9C (for DirectX 9.0c).

3. Now here goes the tricky part. Copy all the CAB files from your DirectX 9.0c folder (DX9C) into your DirectX 9.0b folder (DX9B). Choose ?YES? when prompted to overwrite files.

4. Run the DirectX installation program from the 9.0B folder (DX9B).
DirectX 9.0c installation should work now. You may have to restart your computer once the installation has completed.

5. (Optional) You can now safely delete the 2 folders created in Step 2 as well as the 2 DirectX distribution packages.

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