You could try to install Directx 9 apart from the <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beyond.gif" alt="" /> installation, and THEN run the installation.

You may need to download the Directx9.0b package (that's the latest) prior to that.

Hope this helps.

Alrik.

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