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DirectX 9 Wont Install on Windows 10

Title says it.  

I want DX9 for older games.  When I try the install, I get a dialogue box that pops up saying, "You must be running Windows 98, Millennium Edition, Windows  Server 2003 Family ton install Directx 9.0." 

I'm guessing I'm at the wrong link as not even Windows 7 is listed.

I'd appreciate pointing me in the right direction for installing Directx 9 on Windows 10 64bit.

Please and thank you!

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Hi Chris,

 

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community.
We appreciate your interest in Windows 10

 

Have you installed the latest version of the product?

Download the latest version and check if the issue still persist.

 

Below is a link where you can download the latest version of DirectX product.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=8109

 

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Please check below as it's a copy of my DXDIAG (Most of it).... I'm running DX12

The games I want to play are DX9

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System Information
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      Time of this report: 8/24/2015, 12:46:29
             Machine name: FUNTIME-PC
         Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 10240) (10240.th1.150810-2333)
                 Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
      System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
             System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
                     BIOS: BIOS Date: 12/06/13 00:14:37 Ver: 04.06.05
                Processor: AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor            (8 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
                   Memory: 16384MB RAM
      Available OS Memory: 16340MB RAM
                Page File: 8594MB used, 24130MB available
              Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
          DirectX Version: 12
      DX Setup Parameters: Not found
         User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
       System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
          DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
                 Miracast: Not Available
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
           DxDiag Version: 10.00.10240.16384 64bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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          Card name: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
       Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
          Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6810)
           DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
        Device Type: Full Device
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6810&SUBSYS_E270174B&REV_00
     Display Memory: 10196 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 2026 MB
      Shared Memory: 8170 MB
       Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
       Monitor Name: BenQ GW2760HS
      Monitor Model: BenQ GW2760HS
         Monitor Id: BNQ78CA
        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
        Output Type: HDMI
       

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ive got the same problem after givng up on the up grade to 10 i did a fresh install of windows 10 run ok but if i can't play my fav games i think i will go back to seven

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Yep, I'm with you.

I know others that were on 7, had DX9 installed and it transitioned over to 10 just fine.

For me, I didn't have it installed.  Trying to install it now is where I am...

Need a solution please.  Surely, this is deserving of some attention.  WIN10 is pretty awesome.  Hate for this to be what pushes me back to 7.

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Update

In my game folder (In this case "Tera", the online MMO) it actually shows the file extension "Mar2009_d3dx9_41_x86"  which is DX9. 

Also, the game is supposed to install and use DX9 if it's not detected on the system.

However, when I run the compatibility test, it shows DX12.  The game is jerky and laggy while slow to load.

Any idea here? Doesn't look like a Microsoft problem but it can't hurt to ask.

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Why is this the standard response, why would having the most up to date version of directx help you obtaining a much older version to play older games?

I've had the same problems with the bulk of my game library on steam and all I ever get told is install the latest version of directx and reinstall the game, like I wouldn't have tried that in the first place and no it doesn't work...

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Why is this the standard response, why would having the most up to date version of directx help you obtaining a much older version to play older games?

I've had the same problems with the bulk of my game library on steam and all I ever get told is install the latest version of directx and reinstall the game, like I wouldn't have tried that in the first place and no it doesn't work...

I FOUND THE FIX REINSTALL WINDOWS 7  IT WORKED FOR ME 

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I know this thread is a year old but I came across it when trying to do the same thing.  In case this result is coming up for others, I had success installing the June 2010 End-user runtimes on Windows 10 (not the 9.0c end-user runtimes, which gave me the same error mentioned in the OP).

The package can be found here:  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

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Hi Kirk,

 

Thank you for sharing the above suggestion in Communities forum. We appreciate the time and effort spent in resolving the above issue on your own.

 

Write to us for further assistance regarding any Windows related query, we will be happy to help you.

 

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I successfully installed June 2010 End-user Runtime on Windows 10 and my DirectX 9.0c games work perfectly now.

Thanks, Kirk.

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