Holman Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Hello all,I just bought my copy of SB Pro PE. I thought I'd go ahead and install it while waiting for my Codemeter USB to arrive. My machine runs Windows 8.1.The first thing I learn is that I need to install DirectX 9.0c. When I download and try to install 9.0c through "dxwebsetup," however, I'm told that I cannot install it on a Win 8.1 machine. I would need to have an older operating system for "dxwebsetup" to work.Is there some way to properly install DirectX 9.0c on a Win 8.1 machine?Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvtkramer Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 try this download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109this is the "redistributable" version of DirectX 9.0c.it is a file you download named directx_Jun2010_redist, then click on it, and extract the contents to a folder.then open that folder, and click on the DXSETUP icon to install DirectX 9.0c to your computer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holman Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Thanks very much!I just tried it, and it installed without a warning about my OS. However, it did seem at one point to be downloading what I assume are the latest DirectX files, which made me worry that it was getting DirectX 11 instead of 9.Is there anywhere I can look to see that I have a DirectX 9.0c installation as well as whatever the latest DirectX is?Thanks again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvtkramer Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 that was DirectX 9.0c, not DX 11.you will be able to verify that it installed correctly when you start SB the first time.on my Windows 7 computer I can browse to the C:\Windows\System32 folder and scroll down to find the DX9 files that were installed.you can run DXDIAG to check the version of DX, but it will only indicate the newest version you have, DirectX 11, and won't say anything about the fact that you also have DX 9 installed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holman Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Thank you once again for the info!I won't be able to run SB until my USB arrives, but I'm glad to know it will work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 3.023 Update:This thread is probably no longer relevant given that the DirectX install is now bundled as well as the Codemeter software, as part of the SB install itself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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