DirectX 8 expired

[technux]

I have been running DX8 .146 without problems for some time now. However today I started getting a nag screen saying that my Direct Draw has expired and that I need to upgrade.
Is there any way of getting rid of this message that occours everytime I start up a game or play a movie etc.? I have found a few links to Release Candidate 1, but they are broken. The last option I want to use is the DX Uninstaller, as I know it can be quite a hassle.

Thanks in advance

 

[WNxCaptCrunch]

tunr back you clock a year to get rid of your problem temporaraly. find a remove directx program then read instructions ,very complicated

 

[brian_riendeau]

And another person get burned by playing with pre-release DirectX software...

 

[technux]

I just used the uninstaller and re-installed 7.0a. No more nag screen now

 

[Chupa]

uninstaller?