What the actual f**K?? direct x problem

There are new releases of DX9.0c almost every month (if not every month) which add new libraries and update old ones. What comes with XP is very old and will need an update for most new games to work. Vista's one I would think should be fine for DX9 in most games, but an update is never a bad thing.

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New machine, old machine, doesn't matter. DirectX should be updated every now and then anyway, at least after each time you re-install the OS because you'll be stuck using an old version. If that doesn't fix your problem then something else is screwed. Start with the easy fixes first

ok, ive downloaded and installed directx 9. but the game still doesnt work. in dxdiag its still saying the version is 10, so do i need to uninstall version 10? how would i go about that and would i have to reinstall that for newer games??

thanks for the help so far

It WORKS!!!! i had to download a load of patches (655 in total took 3hours!!) it was 2 years out of date!! i'm presuming the directx 9 has helped as well
thanks a load!!

Always good to see a quick resolution