Quick (Maybe long) Question!

[GuardianDevil]

Some idiot has managed to cock up my comp completely.
Some kind of problem with DirectX (8.0 in particular).

Now when I start DX (one of the few games that doesnt make my computer restart) I get a huuuuuuuge gpf. (look at DeusEx.log to see)

Can someone maybe tell me how to get around this plz

AND! Does anyone know how to reinstall DirectX without having to reinstall xp.

[Dae]

Does anyone know how to reinstall DirectX without having to reinstall xp.

click here to download from microsoft.com

Please, enclose your DeusEx.ini.

[GuardianDevil]

Edit: Tried installing that thing but still getting the same probs.

If I go to start > run > dxdiag > display > Test Direct3D it'll pass the DirectX 7.0 test and after I click "OK" for testing 8.0 my computer just just restarts. If I press cancel for 8.0 then itll pas 9.0, so it only ever crashes for 8.0.

(thanks anyway )

[Dae]

I'm no specialist, but seems like your XP is totally fscked up.

Delete ServerHax.u and don't use it ever

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CacheSizeMegs=256

It's a useless variable and everything above 16-32 is just a waste of memory, that's at least what guys from Epic Games say.

I did some clean-up intuitively, please try it:

[Kaiden]

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ServerActors=ServerHax.MasterServerHax

O_o

[GuardianDevil]

idk what it is, someone sent it to me when deja was doing that crashing server stuff. (BTW it wasnt that crashing bs, it like made my server work instead, well i think it made it work i remember putting it in n stuff then it was like working for a bit then i couldnt be arsed to play dx after so i never hosted agen, )

Thanks for all the help tho

(still get that gpf borrowing my m8s xp disc so I'll try that sfc command thing)

[Kaiden]

Can't you format the comp if the whole thing is playing up? Vista includes a backup feature that lets you backup to whenever you make changes like installing programmes, system updates etc. One of the few good things about it, if you have backups you can use them.

[{17}Ales]

Doesnt XP have that as well?

[Allan]

Windows System Restore.

Choose 'Help and Support' from the Start menu, then choose 'Restore my computer to an earlier date'.

[Kaiden]

Ok then Vista has no good points!

[GuardianDevil]

Nah, cos the thing that cocked up my comp happened like a month ago now, and I deleted all my system restore points to make pc a bit faster

I dnt wanna format pc cos it'll just take ages to get it normal again

gunna probs get new pc since this is shit and doesnt work any more

[Kaiden]

Well formatting would make it work again, and buying a new comp would be just like formatting, you'd start with nothing still.

[GuardianDevil]

yeah but I'd prefer to start with nothing on a pc with a half decent grahics card n shit