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Reply to Cannot run, wants DirectX 9.0c in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

Yes, it's a 64-bit version of Vista. I downloaded the installer again, just to confirm. If I run it normally, the install goes straight from the license acceptance agreement page to saying that DirectX has installed ("Installation Complete"), with nothing really happening in between. If I run as admin, the a new error dialog appears: "You must be running Windows 98, Windows Millennium edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 family to install the DirectX 9.0." Switching t

Reply to Cannot run, wants DirectX 9.0c in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, it didn't work. You can't install DirectX 9.0c on Vista, apparently. When I try, the installer says it will only work on OS versions up through XP. So, I'm still stuck.

Cannot run, wants DirectX 9.0c in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

Here are the relevant details: Purchased Fallen Enchantress through Steam. My system is running 64-bit Vista. Installed without errors and registered the game with Stardock. All other games work. Not seeing any DirectX problems elsewhere. Just to make sure, tried to install DirectX. The Microsoft installer says that I have the most recent version. When I try to launch Fall Enchantress, I get the following error dialog: <li