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Q186460: Setup Displays Completed Message But DirectX Is Not Installed

Article: Q186460
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbsetup aoe ccabtf fs98 kbimu KbDirectX golf98 bball3d outwars mtm2kbfaq
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Baseball 3D, version 1.0 
- Microsoft CART Precision Racing, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far, version 2.0 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 
- Microsoft Golf 1998 Edition, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Golf 1999 Edition, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Monster Truck Madness 2, version 2.0 
- Microsoft Outwars, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to reinstall DirectX, you may immediately receive the following
message:

  DirectX setup has completed successfully.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if you attempt to install a version of DirectX that is
older than the version of DirectX installed on your computer.


RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, download and install the latest version of DirectX from
the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/directx/

For information about how to download and install DirectX, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q179113 How to Download and Install DirectX

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Keywords          : kbenv kbsetup aoe ccabtf fs98 kbimu KbDirectX golf98 bball3d outwars mtm2 kbfaq
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbHomeMMsearch kbAOE kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbZNotKeyword kbGolf98 kbGolf99 kbGolfSearch kbOutwarsSearch kbOutwars kbCloseCombatSearch kbCARTRacingSearch kbBaseballSearch kbMonsterTMSearch kbAOESearch kbMonsterTM2 kbCloseCombat2 kbFlightSim98 kbBaseBall3D kbCARTRacing kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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