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Q183600: AOE Err Msg: DirectX 5.0 Is Required to Run This Game

Article: Q183600
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbsetup kbtool aoe kbimu msgame KbDirectX
Last Modified: 05-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start Microsoft Age of Empires, you may receive the following error
message:

  DirectX 5.0 is required to run this game.

CAUSE
=====

This behavior can occur if the installation of DirectX 5.0 did not complete
successfully.

RESOLUTION
==========

Install Latest Version of DirectX
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Download and install the latest version of DirectX from the following Microsoft
Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp

For additional information about how to install the latest version of DirectX,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q179113 How to Download and Install DirectX

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Age of Empires,
version 1.0.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame ages ageofempires rise of rome expansion pack

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbsetup kbtool aoe kbimu msgame KbDirectX 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbAOE kbGamesSearch kbAOESearch
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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