DX9.0C Error in WinXP Pro w/SP1

[Sithtiger]

My friend just got Call of Duty 2 and has a GeForce 4 Ti4600 I believe...it's not an MX I know that. He has WinXP Pro with SP1 on. He didn't have DX9.0C but had B and of course needs DX9.0C. When he tries to install DX9C he get's this error: "An internal system error occurred. Please refer to DXError.log in your Windows folder to determine the problem. Screenshot of error
I don't remember what he said about the DXError.log exactly but I don't believe it said anything useful. He's tried installing DX9C off the COD2 DVD and tried d/ling from MS to no avail. DX9C just won't install! Does anyone have any suggestions short of installing SP2 (doesn't want to do that) or reformatting?

Thanx in advance!

 

[daniel49]

sp2 does not seem to be a requirement for 9.0c so that not your problem.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Professional Edition ; Windows 2000 Server; Windows 2000 Service Pack 2; Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows 98; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows ME; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Service Pack 1

Does he have the latest video drivers installed?
also you should show the log error it may mean something to someone here.

 

[volrath]

Why is everyone afraid of SP2?

 

[Sithtiger]

Originally posted by: daniel49
sp2 does not seem to be a requirement for 9.0c so that not your problem.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Professional Edition ; Windows 2000 Server; Windows 2000 Service Pack 2; Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows 98; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows ME; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Service Pack 1

Does he have the latest video drivers installed?
also you should show the log error it may mean something to someone here.

No but perhaps it could fix the problem with the current DX9 installation. He doesn't want to install SP2 because of the problems it had in the beginning; however he may have to try it or format if it isn't resolved. The real reason he wants DX9C of course is to play COD2.

I've got SP2 installed and the only real problem (if you can call it that) is that P2P connections are limited. That said, I found a way to reopen the limited connections. SP2 is safer of course.

 

[Sithtiger]

Originally posted by: volrath
Why is everyone afraid of SP2?

Oh I guess you didn't hear about the thousands that have died from SP2, did you. Or maybe try saying SP2 3 times in a mirror. Seriously, I was leery of upgrading to SP2 myself because I was afraid of the problems it cause on some of my programs.

It's too bad DX can't just be uninstalled and reinstalled ya know....the same goes with IE6. They are so tightly integrated into the OS that it just won't allow it.

 

[daniel49]

Originally posted by: Sithtiger

Originally posted by: volrath
Why is everyone afraid of SP2?

Oh I guess you didn't hear about the thousands that have died from SP2, did you. Or maybe try saying SP2 3 times in a mirror. Seriously, I was leery of upgrading to SP2 myself because I was afraid of the problems it cause on some of my programs.

It's too bad DX can't just be uninstalled and reinstalled ya know....the same goes with IE6. They are so tightly integrated into the OS that it just won't allow it.

Because you can't uninstall it doesn't mean you can't rewind system.
Have also heard there is a 3rd party utility that removes it, can't remember the name though.
And your Graphics card driver is it up to date?

 

[Sithtiger]

Originally posted by: daniel49

Originally posted by: Sithtiger

Originally posted by: volrath
Why is everyone afraid of SP2?

Oh I guess you didn't hear about the thousands that have died from SP2, did you. Or maybe try saying SP2 3 times in a mirror. Seriously, I was leery of upgrading to SP2 myself because I was afraid of the problems it cause on some of my programs.

It's too bad DX can't just be uninstalled and reinstalled ya know....the same goes with IE6. They are so tightly integrated into the OS that it just won't allow it.

Because you can't uninstall it doesn't mean you can't rewind system.
Have also heard there is a 3rd party utility that removes it, can't remember the name though.
And your Graphics card driver is it up to date?

Really thanx, I'll pass the word along. Yeah I'm pretty sure he's using the newest Forceware 81.98 drivers. Heh, I'm not using "a friend" as a cover for me. If I have a problem I'll just ask. I personally don't know how to correct this short of a format so that's why I'm asking questions on forums.

I just got my 7800 GTX 512 and COD2 runs great. 512MB on this card really does help on some games and COD2 is one of them! As far as my friend is concerned, I'm trying to get him to upgrade to a DX9 card. COD2 is such a performance hog that he'll obviously have to use the "Force DX7" option since you really need at least a 6800 GT in order to play using DX9 and then the highest playable resolution would probably be 1024x768 with no AA and Trilinear filtering. Maybe 1280x1024 with no AA or AF. Even when I had my 7800 GTX 256MB card, the highest playable resolution in MP mode was 1280x1024 with no AA and I think it uses 4xAF.

Sorry getting OT, but I'll tell him about that 3rd party program and I'll look for it too. That sounds like it would be a useful progam to have around! Thanx!

 

[Sithtiger]

daniel49, I found a program called DirectX Eradicator. Would that be the program in question? I sent those to him so maybe that will work! Thanx allot for that info. If it works I would think that would solve the problem because he should be able to reinstall DX9C now.

Here's where I found the program at: DirectX Eradicator

 

[bsobel]

I've got SP2 installed and the only real problem (if you can call it that) is that P2P connections are limited. That said, I found a way to reopen the limited connections. SP2 is safer of course.

That is not true, P2P connected are not limited in SP2. Try searching around here for an explanation, but try not to post more misinformation.

 

[Sithtiger]

Originally posted by: bsobel

I've got SP2 installed and the only real problem (if you can call it that) is that P2P connections are limited. That said, I found a way to reopen the limited connections. SP2 is safer of course.

That is not true, P2P connected are not limited in SP2. Try searching around here for an explanation, but try not to post more misinformation.

Uh, yeah it is true. You can change it as I have but it does! http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=1497
You can find tons of pages about the limited functionality regarding SP2 and P2P. If that's not enough how about a link from Microsoft Executive Chat talking about Longhorn and they mention SP2 in WinXP and limited P2P connections!

"Arvind_MSFT (Expert):
Q: what about the limits imposed on TCP/IP on XP SP2 that broke up some p2p apps?
A: I assume the reference is to connection-rate limiting aimed at throttling spread of viruses - if so, we're investigating improving the stack behavior." This is located about 3/4 down on the page. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/chats/trans/network/05_0322_net.mspx

The bottom line is SP2 limits the number of TCP per second to 10. SP1 has unlimited connections. So I suggest you should be the one not to post misinformation!

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: Sithtiger
The bottom line is SP2 limits the number of TCP per second to 10. SP1 has unlimited connections. So I suggest you should be the one not to post misinformation!

I don't think you fully understand what SP2 changed.

 

[Sithtiger]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy

Originally posted by: Sithtiger
The bottom line is SP2 limits the number of TCP per second to 10. SP1 has unlimited connections. So I suggest you should be the one not to post misinformation!

I don't think you fully understand what SP2 changed.

How So? If your saying I'm incorrect please show me. Aside from putting many security patches inside SP2, MS has tried to make SP2 more secure for the "General Population", that is people who may use MS Office, email, surf the web and maybe play a game or two. I never had problems with virus', spyware and malware that much in SP1 but obviously many people did. So I keep hearing that I'm wrong but what I don't see is the "correct" answer, yet I've provided links and quotes to corroborate my point. Maybe I missed it but I don't see anyone else proving that I'm incorrect other than saying, your wrong or you don't know what your talking about. Well, perhaps some of you should post some facts then. If not, please don't make a statement without any proof!

 

[Sithtiger]

Well I'd like to thank those who were helpful here. It looks like he's gonna try SP2 so that should fix the DX problem.