FS2004 DirectX Incompatibility Issue

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When trying to start FS9, error message says "FS cannot run
because the verison of Microsoft DirecX installed on your
computer is incompatible. Please reinstall DirectX 9.0 by
running FS Setup, or download the current verison from
www.microsoft.com/direcx." Did all the above without
success. Downloaded DirectX 9.0b. Nada. Reinstalled FS9. Zip.

I suspect a DirectX issue, given DxDiag.exe gives error
message "The procedure entry point DdEntry1 could not be
located in the dynamic link library GDI32.dll." Furhter
error message given is "The procedure entry point
GetRawInputDeviceInfoW could not be located in dynamic link
library USER32.dll."

Any suggestions are welcome.

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Version 5.0.2195 Service Pack 4 Build 2195
VIA Technologies, Inc.
P4X266-8233
X86-based PC
x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7 GenuineIntel ~2400 Mhz
BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
NVidia GeForce 4 MX 440

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.games.zone.simulation (More info?)

Looks like I finally found a solution to manually uninstall
directx. It seems to work as FS9 now plays! See this link
if you are curious
http://forums.belution.com/en/directx/000/001/03.shtml

Gosh, just when I was at wits end, the French came through.
Who wudda thunk?

Merci mes amis!

>-----Original Message-----
>When trying to start FS9, error message says "FS cannot run
>because the verison of Microsoft DirecX installed on your
>computer is incompatible. Please reinstall DirectX 9.0 by
>running FS Setup, or download the current verison from
>www.microsoft.com/direcx." Did all the above without
>success. Downloaded DirectX 9.0b. Nada. Reinstalled FS9. Zip.
>
>I suspect a DirectX issue, given DxDiag.exe gives error
>message "The procedure entry point DdEntry1 could not be
>located in the dynamic link library GDI32.dll." Furhter
>error message given is "The procedure entry point
>GetRawInputDeviceInfoW could not be located in dynamic link
>library USER32.dll."
>
>Any suggestions are welcome.
>
>Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
>Version 5.0.2195 Service Pack 4 Build 2195
>VIA Technologies, Inc.
>P4X266-8233
>X86-based PC
>x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7 GenuineIntel ~2400 Mhz
>BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
>NVidia GeForce 4 MX 440
>.
>