problems with directx

**IYI4sT3r 0f PuPp3t5** · April 23, 2008, 01:59 AM

Installed Rome and BI it says: Rome: Total War failed to find Directx 9, which is required for the game to run. Please reinstall Directx. I've reinstalled Rome and it doesnt work, can someone help me

**bushbush** · April 23, 2008, 04:52 AM

Originally Posted by IYI4sT3r 0f PuPp3t5

Installed Rome and BI it says: Rome: Total War failed to find Directx 9, which is required for the game to run. Please reinstall Directx. I've reinstalled Rome and it doesnt work, can someone help me

download the newest directX from the microsoft.com

like this link http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

also, i vaguely remembers the game itself has directX installation in it too...doesn't the game installation ask you to install directx after u install the game?

**Simetrical** · April 23, 2008, 10:51 AM

Moved from Technical Bazaar to Eras Technical Help.

**Xavier Dragnesi** · April 24, 2008, 10:26 PM

I've had exactly the same problem. I have a RTW and BI and a range of their mods. Then yesterday, I installed Alexander, and then this problem started happening, which had never happened before.
I've now found a "cure" for it, as before, I played all my RTW things in a window, which required adding the "-ne" thing to the end of the shortcut. Now, by deleting all the "-ne" things, I can play all of it again, but not in a window. And whenever I attach "-ne" on again, it doesn't work. Strangely, Alexander still works in a window with the "-ne" shortcut on it, but nothing else does.

**pmaf14** · April 27, 2008, 12:51 PM

I have the same problem now. I never saw this before until I ran a registry cleaning program. Now when I try to start rome:total war it tells me i need to install lastest version of direct x 9.0. I have done this and dxdiag tells me everything is ok but my version of Directx is 10. I have reinstalled all the directx 9 programs from the microsoft website and nothing is working. SOMEONE HELP PLEASE!