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BioShock demo is fine on VISTA 32 , but i get an error in XP 64

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Maziar   09-01-2007 at 06:17:39 PM

When i click on the icon , i get this error :
This application has failed to start because d3dx9_33 was not found. Re-installing the application may fix the problem. i have this error in MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE too

i dont get this error in VISTA 32 ,

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Maziar   09-01-2007 at 09:01:20 PM
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so no one can help?

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emp   09-02-2007 at 04:37:34 AM
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Update your DX9

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Maziar   09-02-2007 at 01:32:11 PM
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interesting , i began to install the DX which was with the Demo , but in the middle of installation i got this error

An internal system occured
Please refer to DXError.log and DirectX.log in your windows foler to determine problem .


Message edited by Maziar on 09-02-2007 at 01:48:22 PM
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Maziar   09-02-2007 at 02:21:57 PM
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i downloaded the latest from microsoft and it said u have a newer version than this one and its ok now :D
thanx again Emp

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emp   09-02-2007 at 05:11:58 PM
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Np

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jjburnell   09-02-2007 at 06:33:53 PM
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can any one help my steam account keeps crashing when trying 2 connect

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Maziar   09-02-2007 at 07:05:00 PM
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why do u ruin my thread m8 ? make a new thread and ask

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Maziar   09-02-2007 at 07:15:53 PM
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thats strange i still get that error when i want to plau MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE , why ?

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emp   09-02-2007 at 11:02:31 PM
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Install C++ 2005 Runtimes, got the same error today when trying to play bioshock on my fresh XP installation.

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Maziar   09-03-2007 at 12:42:26 PM
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is it in here ? :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads [...] laylang=ja

i isnstalled it and its same again , well next i donwloaded Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition, and it has 3 options, GRAPHICAL IDE , MICROSOFT MSDN 2005 EXPRESS EDITION , MICROSOFT SQL 2005 EXPRESS EDITION 64 , the frist one has a Tick , the other 2 dont have , i am going to tick the 64 edition too , lets see what will happen....


Message edited by Maziar on 09-03-2007 at 12:49:22 PM
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Maziar   09-03-2007 at 05:11:43 PM
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well when the download was finished , i had something like this in program files :

VISUAL C++ 2005 EXPRESS EDITION ---> MICROSOFT STUDIO TOOLS---> VISUAL STUDIO 2005 COMMAND PROMPT , and when i go to it , its a black page and it has something like this :

C:\ PROGRAM FILES (X86) MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO 8\VC

there is another thing added too (in program files) :
MICROSFT VISUAL STUDIO 2005---> VISUAL STUDIO TOOLS ---> VISUAL STUDIO 2005 REMOTE DEBUGGER (X64)

so what shall i do ?

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emp   09-03-2007 at 05:12:27 PM
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This is what you should download:

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads [...] layLang=en

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Maziar   09-03-2007 at 05:39:41 PM
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thanx i downloaded it , but still the same , thats strange because i got the same error with bioshock but it was fixed but it doesnt work for MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE , maybe this game doesnt support 64bit afterall ?

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emp   09-03-2007 at 06:33:10 PM
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I used it in Vista 64... So I don't know.

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Maziar   09-03-2007 at 07:19:25 PM
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thats funny , in vista 32 when i click to install it nothing happens

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Maziar   09-03-2007 at 08:28:45 PM
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lol i can install marvel ultimate in vista 32 , but because i have installed it in xp64 and its in he hard disk , when i click on the icon it goes to the game (i used that c++ 2005 sp1 tough) thanx any way

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wingless   09-04-2007 at 04:47:43 PM
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Upgrade your DX9 and reinstall your graphics drivers. I run XP 64 and that game and all other games (all newer titles) run great.

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Maziar   09-04-2007 at 07:26:11 PM
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it doenst let me to install DX9 , although my DX9 version is C

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