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mike5000
08-15-2002, 10:39 PM
Okay I finnally got my new comp! Iv had it for 3 days now and everything has been great. Today I had to goto band practace and I told my sister she can play Warcraft 3 while im gone! Now im back and I get and error message saying that my direct x is messed up! Now none of my games work right and when I pop in my war3 cd and try to reinstall direct x 8.1 it tells me that I already have it!! can sombody tell me how to get around this.. And of cause my dumb ass sister said (I didnt do anything) ~bitch!:angry:
MottZilla
08-15-2002, 10:41 PM
What is the exact error. "my direct x is messed up!" doesn't help identify the problem. And let this be a lesson to you that you shouldn't let stupid people touch your computer unless under your strict watch.
mike5000
08-15-2002, 10:43 PM
I dont remember the error, I got it while starting war3 and now it only gets stuck at the loading screen! I will keep trying!
MottZilla
08-15-2002, 10:46 PM
Not good. It's possible you may have to format your PC and reinstall. Changing errors aren't as easy to figure out.
mike5000
08-15-2002, 11:00 PM
it says unable to initialize direct x
MottZilla
08-15-2002, 11:18 PM
See if you can contact microsoft's tech support via email for help. Somehow your sister currupted directx.
Verman
08-16-2002, 08:53 AM
Goto this addy:

www.microsoft.com/technet

And type in the error...Sometimes it comes up with a registry fix that will fix the problem. (Such as something to remove directx so you can re-install it) :)
Jemsee
08-16-2002, 10:16 AM
Do you have a file manager?
Try uninstalling Direct X and then do a reinstall.
If I remember right Galactic Battlegrounds had a thing where you could go into direct x and trouble shoot. I bet WC3 has it too.

Edit: open c/program files/direct x/setup.
This should give you direct x diagnostic tool.
Maybe in there you can get things back to normal.
mike5000
08-16-2002, 06:11 PM
Okay problems fixed...This is weird but all the comp needed was restarted!! DOH.
teddyboy420
08-16-2002, 10:42 PM
The best way to test your DirectX is to go to
Start/Run/dxdiag

It brings up DirectX's diagnostic tools, you'll be able to find out what you need from there.

edit: I picked that up from everquest support. It's weird, I had no trouble playing Warcraft3 on my comp, but I couldn't get the original EQ to work.
AlphaDawg
08-16-2002, 11:03 PM
Originally posted by mike5000
Okay problems fixed...This is weird but all the comp needed was restarted!! DOH. In Windows, you'd be surprised how much a simple restart can fix.