Hello, I am trying to download DirectX 9c on Vista so that I can play Medieval total war. But every time I hit instal is give me an error stating that one or more components of Directx are running at this time, and that I need to close all other programs. However I don't have anything else running. what can I do? -- pringles08 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
pringles08 wrote: > Hello, > I am trying to download DirectX 9c on Vista so that I can play Medieval > total war. But every time I hit instal is give me an error stating that > one or more components of Directx are running at this time, and that I > need to close all other programs. However I don't have anything else > running. what can I do? > > Where you downloading from? ou should run the web installer below, this will install all latest DX files: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2DA43D38-DB71-4C1B-BC6A-9B6652CD92A3&displayLang=en
yeah that's the sight. I have also gotten off of the CD from my game too. but when I hit install I get the error telling me that there are DirectX programs already running. -- pringles08 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
> yeah that's the sight. I have also gotten off of the CD from my game > too. but when I hit install I get the error telling me that there are > DirectX programs already running. If you are short of any DX updates this will sort you out:- http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C1367BC3-4676-481A-BFAA-5C15D1D7199D&displaylang=en
Setup Has detected one or more DirectX component Files are in-use by an application. Please exit all applications before running DirectX setup again. This is the error I get whenever I do anything DirectX related, including the last link provided. -- pringles08 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
pringles08 wrote in news:pringles08.3ffy8b@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com: > Setup Has detected one or more DirectX component Files are in-use by an > application. So then there's something running on your computer that is messing or "using" the DirectX files. Try bringing up task manager, close or "End Process" all the processes under your name that aren't explorer.exe or taskmgr.exe Try running dxwebsetup.exe (You should be able to find it at http://www.microsoft.com/directx) If this is a new Vista installation, make sure you have SP1 installed as well. -- -A.
Andy you are the best, it worked like a charm! -- pringles08 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
pringles08 wrote in news:pringles08.3fjxc9@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com: > > Andy you are the best, it worked like a charm! I used to work tech support at EA back when DirectX 3 was the latest and greatest. At least now people have accepted that they need DirectX no if's and's or but's. It used to be they were trying to uninstall it because they didn't want it, or they thought the game would run OK without it. I usually run dxwebsetup about once every 3 months to apply any fixes or changes they've put in. I don't know why MS doesn't put DirectX into the Windows Update service. Ah well. -- -A.
I usually don`t go to forums to look for help (when i need it), but i got to tell you if you were by my side i would have kissed u man. I was trying to fix this problem since yesterday and today i woke up at 6 am cuz i got reeaaally frustraded that i couldn`t solve it. Before read u comment i tried everything that you can imagine, then i read ur comment and i said "tsss this is not gonna work". Like pringles said, it worked reaaally good. Thx man, i was about to do a fly-kick on my pc. -- Lira ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lira's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/lira.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-vista-games/1034039.htm http://forums.techarena.in
