Rome total war failed to find directx9 wich is required for the game to run

**Jansenfinn** · August 07, 2013, 10:28 AM

Ok i will try that.
I am using Windows XP Professional.
I asked it to the steam support to because it is realy hard to understand computer language in English because i am Dutch and i am realy bad with computers but thank you guys for your time and help.
Greetz Jansenfinn

**irishron** · August 07, 2013, 11:01 AM

XP = it's already installed.

Did this start before or after installing mods?
Have you tried verifying the game cache?
Have you tried deleting Steam's clintregistry.blob and cache(?).blob in the Steam folder?

**Jansenfinn** · August 07, 2013, 12:24 PM

1. I dont have any mods.
2.Tried but i am realy bad with computers so i dont know where to do that.
3.No how do i do that????

**irishron** · August 07, 2013, 12:29 PM

2. http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic...-of-game-cache
3. Look in Program Files\Steam in My Computer.

**irishron** · August 07, 2013, 12:30 PM

2. http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic...-of-game-cache
3. Look in Program Files\Steam in My Computer.

**Jansenfinn** · August 07, 2013, 11:44 PM

Verified it and it sad: the files are verified but Rome total war is still not working

**irishron** · August 08, 2013, 04:59 AM

Have you ever got a campaign started on this computer?

**Jansenfinn** · August 13, 2013, 08:30 AM

No.
i have somewhere a old disc of RTW and try of it is working on that one.

**irishron** · August 13, 2013, 08:37 AM

Have you tried deleting the Rome total War folder and reinstalling?

**Jansenfinn** · August 20, 2013, 04:45 AM

I was on vacation i am back....
i had no time to find thr disc i will try it tomorrow

**Jansenfinn** · August 23, 2013, 11:20 AM

Tried and didnt work

**irishron** · August 23, 2013, 11:25 AM

Are you installing on an external drive?

**Evangames88** · August 24, 2013, 10:54 PM

Hello, I am having the same error with the steam version. I will try the clean steam install. I did that link that you had put up but it didnt work either. I will keep you posted.

**Evangames88** · August 25, 2013, 12:17 AM

Reinstalled, still not working. Any other tips? ( I have tried the ones that were previously said.)

**wulfgar610** · August 25, 2013, 12:46 AM

Looking around the net, some have success by running the install for directX. That's all I can offer.

This site has some useful instructions.

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/directx.html

Where it says to create a temp folder to download the files, put it in your RTW folder and name it redist just for good measure.

**Evangames88** · August 25, 2013, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by wulfgar610

Looking around the net, some have success by running the install for directX. That's all I can offer.

This site has some useful instructions.

Where it says to create a temp folder to download the files, put it in your RTW folder and name it redist just for good measure.

Would this work for the steam version, because thats what I am using. Or at least trying to use for that matter.
( I Deleted the url because it would not allow for me to repost it

**wulfgar610** · August 25, 2013, 06:11 AM

In the disk version of RTW, directX is on the disk itself so you can install directx from there. In other steam total war games the directx folder is just inside the particular game folder under the name 'redist'. I don't know if it will work, but from my searches on the net, running the install of directX is the only method that's met with any success. Your system 32 folder should have a version of directX in it, but some reason, maybe a missing file or some other setup it isn't working with your game.
Programfiles/steam/steamapps/common is where your game files are. A fair number of people have had this RTW problem with Steam.

**irishron** · August 25, 2013, 06:28 AM

Vista, win 7/8, logging in as Administrator and disabling the UAC should help.

**Evangames88** · August 25, 2013, 01:29 PM

I have tried all of these things you keep mentioning. Is there no hope for me?

**irishron** · August 25, 2013, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Evangames88

I have tried all of these things you keep mentioning. Is there no hope for me?

Attach your dxdiag.

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