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windows xp problem plz help
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
ok guys i usually come to you for help finding out what a dropper is called, or how to do an easy math problem..
im having problems with my win xp, I think it happend when i tried to uninstall direct x 9, it says it uninstalled but its still there. now i dont have audio for my youtube and some of my programs wont work because it needs the direct x audio codec.
ok so thats problem #1
problem number too is that i cant seem to adjust my taskbar, i want the volume control to be displayed there i go to my options and check show audio controls in taskbar and its not there still. even worse when i try to click "hide inactive icons" that doesnt work either.. so it seems that my taskbar is messed up
i tried a system restore and that doesnt work eitehr
any help.. srlsy i always help youg uys out so plz help me |
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| Sunflower |
| uhh why did you uninstall directx? |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sunflower
uhh why did you uninstall directx? |
because i was trying to watch wedding crashers and it was runnign slow.. so i uninstalled DIV X actually and i think that uninstalled direct X as well.
It made wedding crashers run smoothly on media player but i guess it removed the audio for direct x (cause youtube doesnt work)
i usually use mplayer to view these things (cause it has stand alone codecs)
but now when i want to use some mainstream software (like youtube)imhaving these problems
I cant reinstall direct x because it didnt uninstall properly (there must be a glitch i the uninstall) so when i try to reinstall it it says the install is complete (i know its not, but i can see where its comming from because the dll files are there) can i just delete these dll files? and try reinstalling again? or will that everythign up? |
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| Sunflower |
| oh dang, I had a similar directx problem. I couldnt fix it so I ended up formating everything :p . That option could save you a lot of trouble. |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sunflower
oh dang, I had a similar directx problem. I couldnt fix it so I ended up formating everything :p . That option could save you a lot of trouble. |
noooo don't say format.. isnt there a more logical solution? somethign to do with dll's and registry? |
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| Luke Cartwright |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit
noooo don't say format.. isnt there a more logical solution? somethign to do with dll's and registry? |
Try a google search for removing direct x, I bet there are a few people that have had the same problem.
Also I don't know if this will be any good but sometimes I've had problems with removing stuff fully from my pc and then it not letting you reinstall and I got this program called crap cleaner which solved it.
Its removes unused foleders, files and stuff and is a good spyware tool too.
If you've not already got it could be worth a try and do a scan for issues.
http://www.ccleaner.com/
Good luck, I know what its like to have to do a reformat :whip: |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
Ill take a look at that program.. ive already found a couple of programs that say they will remove direct X but you ahve to pay for them to do the full job which is wierd. i tried installing an old version that didnt work (it just said that direct x was alerady installed didnt prompt me saying do you want to install this even though its older)
Is it possible to remove certain files from the system32 directory? i want to know if anyone has tried this out and also cleaning the registry |
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| Luke Cartwright |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit
Ill take a look at that program.. ive already found a couple of programs that say they will remove direct X but you ahve to pay for them to do the full job which is wierd. i tried installing an old version that didnt work (it just said that direct x was alerady installed didnt prompt me saying do you want to install this even though its older)
Is it possible to remove certain files from the system32 directory? i want to know if anyone has tried this out and also cleaning the registry |
Seems strange you have to pay for a program just to do that :conf:
Never tried messing with the system32 directory so cant help with that.
Also worth mentioning is a place where I go to get help when I have pc problems is http://pcpitstop.ibforums.com/
I've just looked there and the forum is down till midnight so if you don't solve it wait a bit and ask there, alot of people that know their stuff and probably could be of better help.  |
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| makija |
thats why uninstal that program instal direct x back go on google look for
k lite codec pack download that install and your good to go all codecs on windows media player ;) try see if it works let me kno |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
| quote: | Originally posted by Luke Cartwright
Seems strange you have to pay for a program just to do that :conf:
Never tried messing with the system32 directory so cant help with that.
Also worth mentioning is a place where I go to get help when I have pc problems is http://pcpitstop.ibforums.com/
I've just looked there and the forum is down till midnight so if you don't solve it wait a bit and ask there, alot of people that know their stuff and probably could be of better help. |
cheers m8 illcheck that out too, |
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| eXo |
This will fix the problem. XP ships with DirectX 8.1 as ppart of the OS. DirectX 9 has a habit of not installing correctly if you have Anti-Virus Running, or if you are doing the install with the online installer on a dial up connection.
To remove DirectX Do the following:
Start > Run > regedit
Browse to and remove the following key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DirectX
Don't delete any of the other folders or your PC wont work.
Restart your computer and if you did above, DirectX 9 will be gone, and XP will have reinstalled 8.1 in the background on restart.
Confirm by doing the following:
Start > Run > dxdiag
This will open your directx diagnostic tool, containing a wealth of info. On the first tab, down the bottom it will tell your your directx version. Should now say DirectX 8.1 |
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| eXo |
Now:
1st - Uninstall your current DirectX 9.0x by the way mentioned before, or use a program called DirectX Eradicator.
2nd - Close all Antivirus Programs.
3rd - Make sure that you have DirectX 9.0 and DirectX 9.0c setup files.
replace two files : "dsetup32.dll" & "DSETUP.dll" of directx 9.0c setup files by two samename files of directx 9.0 (overwrite them)
4th - Run setup directx 9.0c |
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