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AllanRoy
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      10-22-2007
Tried to install NFS Most Wanted on my Vista system (32bit Home Premium).

However, the game cancelled the installation, stating it couldn't install it
onto a system that did not have dx9c or higher installed, and suggested I
install it, before trying again.

Obviously, that's not an option, so how do I work around this problem? I'd
appreciate any help or suggestions. Many thanks in advance.
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Annie R J Brion
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      10-22-2007
AllanRoy wrote:
> Tried to install NFS Most Wanted on my Vista system (32bit Home Premium).
>
> However, the game cancelled the installation, stating it couldn't install it
> onto a system that did not have dx9c or higher installed, and suggested I
> install it, before trying again.
>
> Obviously, that's not an option, so how do I work around this problem? I'd
> appreciate any help or suggestions. Many thanks in advance.


Even though Vista has dx10 you still need to install dx9c as the game
told you! Vista does not have all of the dx9c files and installing it
will add the missing files.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en


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Dustin Harper
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      10-22-2007
You need to install DirectX 9c. You can find it on the Microsoft web site.
Vista has DX10, but it is missing certain DX9c components (easy
explaination).

Here's the link to the download:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

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"AllanRoy" <> wrote in message
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> Tried to install NFS Most Wanted on my Vista system (32bit Home Premium).
>
> However, the game cancelled the installation, stating it couldn't install
> it
> onto a system that did not have dx9c or higher installed, and suggested I
> install it, before trying again.
>
> Obviously, that's not an option, so how do I work around this problem? I'd
> appreciate any help or suggestions. Many thanks in advance.
> --
> Allan


 
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AllanRoy
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      10-23-2007
Annie, Dustin,

Many thanks for your help, will give it a shot!

Thanks again.
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"Dustin Harper" wrote:

> You need to install DirectX 9c. You can find it on the Microsoft web site.
> Vista has DX10, but it is missing certain DX9c components (easy
> explaination).
>
> Here's the link to the download:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> --
> Dustin Harper
>
> http://www.vistarip.com
>
> "AllanRoy" <> wrote in message
> news:0D8CD3EB-A828-4715-823E-...
> > Tried to install NFS Most Wanted on my Vista system (32bit Home Premium).
> >
> > However, the game cancelled the installation, stating it couldn't install
> > it
> > onto a system that did not have dx9c or higher installed, and suggested I
> > install it, before trying again.
> >
> > Obviously, that's not an option, so how do I work around this problem? I'd
> > appreciate any help or suggestions. Many thanks in advance.
> > --
> > Allan

>

 
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Chuck Walbourn [MSFT]
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      10-31-2007
Sounds like a faulty version check in the installer. Have you tried running
the installer with the XP SP 2 compatibilty mode?

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