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Name: Rat
Date: December 20, 2004 at 08:52:43 Pacific
Subject: DirectX and other updates.
OS: ME
CPU/Ram: 128.0MB
Comment:

Greetings. Until recently I got fedup with my Windows ME...It does not properly update things like it should; for example, my DirectX won't update from 8.1 to whatever...It won't initiate with a game that reguires it to be higher. And I tried reinstalling both of them several times. When I try reinstalling the DirectX, I do so as it says. Then when it asks me to restart. I click restart; it restarts like its suppose to. Then, upon restarting a black screen comes up, probably promted for the update and says something around these lines (forgive me, tired) -- "Could not update from 1% to 2%", then I click to go ahead, then it leaves the screen and a little box comes up saying "Updating System Settings"; but I don't think it actually updates everything. This happens with regular Windows updates I try to do, and now DirectX, too.
Its not a real big problem for me, everything seems to work fine regardless if its fully updated or not. I just wanna play my game. I miss it. :( So, if anyone can help me out here. That would be more than welcome! Thanks.

p.s Oh! When I try going into DirectDraw...It says that is outdated too. :S



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Response Number 1
Name: michael2
Date: December 20, 2004 at 16:34:27 Pacific
Subject: DirectX and other updates.
Reply: (edit)

Will your graphics card work with Directx9?


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Response Number 2
Name: TopFarmer
Date: December 21, 2004 at 06:54:27 Pacific
Subject: DirectX and other updates.
Reply: (edit)

try
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283069


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Response Number 3
Name: Trev
Date: December 21, 2004 at 12:35:11 Pacific
Subject: DirectX and other updates.
Reply: (edit)

windows could not upgrade the file 1% from 2%
http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/18059.html
note - if you do not have file extensions enabled, the file you are looking for is called wininit
Also see http://computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/19774.html
http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/36281.html (if the problem persists)
There is also a post here http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/43515.html


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Response Number 4
Name: JackG
Date: December 26, 2004 at 23:39:42 Pacific
Subject: DirectX and other updates.
Reply: (edit)

Make sure you have System Restore enabled, and *StateMgr running in the startup list. Windows Update will not run correctly if these are not enabled.


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