DirectX 8.1b Redist Package install problem!!! :-(

The | Cruise · Jul 6, 2002, 05:51 PM

Hi all,
I unsuccessfully tried to install DirectX 8.1b Redist Package and now have a mix of 8.1b and 1068_xpsp1 .dlls, when viewed with DxDiag

Anyone know how I can uninstall DirectX and maybe go back to the version 1068_xpsp1 installed, or maybe install the DirectX 8.1b Redist Package properly?

The DirectX 8.1b Redist Package, after extracting to: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\DX8.1b Redist\Redist\DirectX81, and then clicking on dxsetup.exe, I OK the licence agreement and then click on the install dialog and within only one second (like grease lightening) I'm told, by another dialog that "DirectX setup has completed successfully". Now I know there is no way this could be possible, in only one second! The hard drive certainly wasn't active. Any help would be gratefully accepted

DallasStar · Jul 6, 2002, 06:40 PM

Moved to the Technology Section because this doesn't specifically relate to Audio (though it can sometimes).

The | Cruise · Jul 7, 2002, 06:43 AM

Sorry, but I need help!

iceboy · Jul 7, 2002, 06:55 AM

system restore

Anyway, if directx games work, why bother???

avalon · Jul 7, 2002, 11:04 PM

I got the same thing with dx 8.1b, installation was done in half a second. When I do dxdiag, I see that nothing new installed at all.

Maskclone2k · Jul 17, 2002, 08:03 PM

Same thing happened here, tried different extraction locations and nothing! Very strange???

DallasStar · Jul 17, 2002, 08:49 PM

uh... guys... direct x 8.1 b is the same as 8.1a. It only has updated files for DEVELOPERS. DX9 is the next major upgrade for Direct X for USERS (and maybe developers too).

Maskclone2k · Jul 17, 2002, 09:20 PM

OH...

, that would explain it....

Jul 6, 2002, 05:51 PM	#1
The \| Cruise DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: On Earth ;-) Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	DirectX 8.1b Redist Package install problem!!! :-( Hi all, I unsuccessfully tried to install DirectX 8.1b Redist Package and now have a mix of 8.1b and 1068_xpsp1 .dlls, when viewed with DxDiag Anyone know how I can uninstall DirectX and maybe go back to the version 1068_xpsp1 installed, or maybe install the DirectX 8.1b Redist Package properly? The DirectX 8.1b Redist Package, after extracting to: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\DX8.1b Redist\Redist\DirectX81, and then clicking on dxsetup.exe, I OK the licence agreement and then click on the install dialog and within only one second (like grease lightening) I'm told, by another dialog that "DirectX setup has completed successfully". Now I know there is no way this could be possible, in only one second! The hard drive certainly wasn't active. Any help would be gratefully accepted __________________ ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°¤ The -\|- Cruise Ô¿Ô ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°¤

Jul 6, 2002, 06:40 PM	#2
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	Moved to the Technology Section because this doesn't specifically relate to Audio (though it can sometimes). __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka

Jul 7, 2002, 06:43 AM	Thread Starter #3
The \| Cruise DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: On Earth ;-) Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	UP! Sorry, but I need help! __________________ ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°¤ The -\|- Cruise Ô¿Ô ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°¤

Jul 17, 2002, 08:49 PM	#7
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	uh... guys... direct x 8.1 b is the same as 8.1a. It only has updated files for DEVELOPERS. DX9 is the next major upgrade for Direct X for USERS (and maybe developers too). __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka

Jul 7, 2002, 06:55 AM	#4
iceboy DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SG Posts: 185 Rep Power: 0	system restore Anyway, if directx games work, why bother???

Jul 7, 2002, 11:04 PM	#5
avalon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I got the same thing with dx 8.1b, installation was done in half a second. When I do dxdiag, I see that nothing new installed at all.

Jul 17, 2002, 08:03 PM	#6
Maskclone2k DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Doesn't Exist Posts: 67 Rep Power: 0	Same thing happened here, tried different extraction locations and nothing! Very strange???

Jul 17, 2002, 09:20 PM	#8
Maskclone2k DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Doesn't Exist Posts: 67 Rep Power: 0	OH... , that would explain it....