installing DirectX 9c on Vista

[pringles08]

Hello,
I am trying to download DirectX 9c on Vista so that I can play Medieval
total war. But every time I hit instal is give me an error stating that
one or more components of Directx are running at this time, and that I
need to close all other programs. However I don't have anything else
running. what can I do?

[Katy Pluta]

Where you downloading from? ou should run the web installer below, this
will install all latest DX files:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displayLang=en

[Musicrab]

If you are short of any DX updates this will sort you out:-
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

[Andy [YaYa]]

So then there's something running on your computer that is messing or
"using" the DirectX files.

Try bringing up task manager, close or "End Process" all the processes
under your name that aren't explorer.exe or taskmgr.exe

Try running dxwebsetup.exe (You should be able to find it at
http://www.microsoft.com/directx)

If this is a new Vista installation, make sure you have SP1 installed as
well.

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[Andy [YaYa]]

I used to work tech support at EA back when DirectX 3 was the latest and
greatest. At least now people have accepted that they need DirectX no if's
and's or but's. It used to be they were trying to uninstall it because they
didn't want it, or they thought the game would run OK without it.

I usually run dxwebsetup about once every 3 months to apply any fixes or
changes they've put in. I don't know why MS doesn't put DirectX into the
Windows Update service. Ah well.

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[Lira]

I usually don`t go to forums to look for help (when i need it), but i got to tell you if you were by my side i would have kissed u man. I was trying to fix this problem since yesterday and today i woke up at 6 am cuz i got reeaaally frustraded that i couldn`t solve it. Before read u comment i tried everything that you can imagine, then i read ur comment and i said "tsss this is not gonna work". Like pringles said, it worked reaaally good. Thx man, i was about to do a fly-kick on my pc.

[youbaldee]

I downloaded DirectX 9c on Vista on to my desk top .d\left click to install
it asked me were to put files have no idea please help friends computer no wish to mess it up my comp's it xp

[youbaldee]

thanks dustin wil post how its gone