DOCUMENT:Q186460  07-MAY-2002  [homegame]
TITLE   :Setup Displays Completed Message But DirectX Is Not Installed
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbenv kbsetup aoe ccabtf fs98 kbimu KbDirectX golf98 bball3d outwars mtm2kbfaq

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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
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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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