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trouble with direct x 8.1

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by jayson.barrett

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I am trying to down load direct x 8.1 from the microsoft web page. After downloading it says do not have the right windows to run it. I have a compaq with a 900 mghz AMD, a 30 gb hard drive and 254 ram. I am running the ME edition. I have tried running it 3 times. Each time I delete the last download, make sure I am downloading the right one and try it again. I have downloaded it onto another computer with no problems. It was very easy to do. Any info would be very helpful. thanks

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by joe

Did you try going to Windows updates. If Direct x 8.1 is listed there you should be able to upgrade thru there.

by b_pope

Microsoft's web sites have been acting up since yesterday, which might be causing your download to be incomplete
The file should be DX81eng.exe 12,145kb in size.

Are you downloading from this link
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/downloads/drx81.asp
then choosing the download from the box in the upper right side for 98,98SE & ME. There's a different version for Windows 2000 in the box below that.

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