game keeps looking for directx

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I have a game and after the install , when I click on the exe. file to start
, it wont because it says I need to install directx 8. I have direct x 9.
what do you think it might be. Its the game Star Trek Fleet command 3.
Thanks for any help. Michaeldavid

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"" wrote:
> I have a game and after the install , when I click on the exe.
> file to start
> , it wont because it says I need to install directx 8. I have
> direct x 9.
> what do you think it might be. Its the game Star Trek Fleet
> command 3.
> Thanks for any help. Michaeldavid

When it asks you to install DirectX8 , press "Yes" or "OK" or some
thing to that effect. The DirectX 8 installer will (or should) detect
that you have a more upto date version and wont install.

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Glad we were able to help out Michael. :-)

Cheers!
Jimmy.

"Michael" <michaeldavidc@gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23jpowkiwFHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| Got it and it worked fine Jim. Thanks Michaeldavid
|
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| "Jimmy S." <nosp@m.pls> wrote in message
| news:eEbiqTgwFHA.3720@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
| > Hi,
| >
| > "Michael" <michaeldavidc@gmail.com> wrote in message
| > news:u6p%23G3fwFHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > |I have a game and after the install , when I click on the exe. file to
| > start
| > | , it wont because it says I need to install directx 8. I have direct x
| > 9.
| > | what do you think it might be. Its the game Star Trek Fleet command 3.
| > | Thanks for any help. Michaeldavid
| > |
| >
| > The players groups have released a Starfleet patch available from:
| > http://dlx.gamespot.com/pc/startre [...] 12235.html
| > and
| > http://www.strategyplanet.com/sfc/patches_sfc3.shtml
| >
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| > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
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