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I have installed a game and it tells me that my system does not support
DirectX8.1. I operate with XP 2002. I thought I had DirectX9. What do I
need to do to get this game to work. The game is relatively new.
 
Hi solly1228,

Which game are you trying to install? It's possible that the game is
old and was not written in such a way that it can detect future versions
of DirectX installed.

Have you installed Service Pack 2 yet? It will upgrade your DirectX.


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solly1228 Wrote:
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| I have installed a game and it tells me that my system does not support
| DirectX8.1. I operate with XP 2002. I thought I had DirectX9. What do I
| need to do to get this game to work. The game is relatively new.
 
Medal of Honor - Pacific Assault. It's from 2004. I haven't installed the
service pack. Thanks for the help.
Solly
 
Hi solly,

I suggest you go ahead and install the Service Pack then, it should help. :-)

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| Medal of Honor - Pacific Assault. It's from 2004. I haven't installed the
| service pack. Thanks for the help.
| Solly
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
| > Hi solly1228,
| >
| > Which game are you trying to install? It's possible that the game is
| > old and was not written in such a way that it can detect future versions
| > of DirectX installed.
| >
| > Have you installed Service Pack 2 yet? It will upgrade your DirectX.
| >
| >
| > --
| > Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
| > Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| > Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| > _________________________________________________________
| >
| >
| > solly1228 Wrote:
| > =================
| > | I have installed a game and it tells me that my system does not support
| > | DirectX8.1. I operate with XP 2002. I thought I had DirectX9. What do I
| > | need to do to get this game to work. The game is relatively new.
| >
| >
| >
 
I just received the game last week and am currently having the same issue. I
have DirectX 9.0c on my system and Service Pack 2 was installed on my
computer in August 2005. Any suggestions? Thanks.
 
Hi mikey14,

What is the game you're installing?
Are you able to install and play other similar games?
Which version of DirectX is shown when you RUN dxdiag?

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Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
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_________________________________________________________

mikey14 Wrote:
=================
| I just received the game last week and am currently having the same issue. I
| have DirectX 9.0c on my system and Service Pack 2 was installed on my
| computer in August 2005. Any suggestions? Thanks.
|
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi solly1228,
||
|| Which game are you trying to install? It's possible that the game is
|| old and was not written in such a way that it can detect future versions
|| of DirectX installed.
||
|| Have you installed Service Pack 2 yet? It will upgrade your DirectX.
||
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
||
|| solly1228 Wrote:
|| =================
||| I have installed a game and it tells me that my system does not support
||| DirectX8.1. I operate with XP 2002. I thought I had DirectX9. What do I
||| need to do to get this game to work. The game is relatively new.
 
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