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ripe steppe Mar 13, 2024, 2:25 PM

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Well I was just curious to see what happens. I tried to run this https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35
And I got a error "failed to download" and some log files popped up in system32. I checked DxDiag and I already have DX12 but I'm told by others I should not have ever got the error it should have told me "latest version of directX is already installed"

Microsoft Store - Download Center

Download DirectX End-User Runtime from Official Microsoft Download ...

The Microsoft DirectX® End-User Runtime installs a number of runtime libraries from the legacy DirectX SDK for some games that use D3DX9, D3DX10, D3DX11, XAudio 2.7, XInput 1.3, XACT, and/or Managed DirectX 1.1. Note that this package does not modify the DirectX Runtime installed on your Windows OS in any way.

ripe steppe Mar 13, 2024, 2:51 PM

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📎 DirectX.log 📎 DXError.log

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Idk how to read these

ripe steppe Mar 14, 2024, 12:46 PM

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Bump

marsh flume Mar 14, 2024, 1:13 PM

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Who told you you should go run that download? What are you trying to achieve

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Whoever told you to run that, I would go back to them and tell them that it has an error.

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You will not get support here for "what if" questions like this

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If you have an actual problem, you can see what your problem really is

ripe steppe Mar 14, 2024, 3:31 PM

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marsh flume Who told you you should go run that download? What are you trying to achieve

Well if im not supposed to download it then why is that download link there on Microsoft? Also I would like to know how to read those error logs and see what the actual error is

marsh flume Mar 14, 2024, 3:34 PM

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Microsoft has thousands of downloads you don't need and shouldn't download nor install or run. I won't reply again in this thread.

brittle cipher Mar 15, 2024, 2:28 AM

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ripe steppe Well I was just curious to see what happens. I tried to run this https://www.mic...

Failed to download is different to failed to install. If the browser failed to download the directx.exe then that's a browser/internet issue. If it failed to install saying "latest version of directX is already installed" then it has at some time in the past already been installed.

ripe steppe Mar 15, 2024, 2:28 AM

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brittle cipher Failed to download is different to failed to install. If the browser failed to d...

Ok thanks for this

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Well it was running the installer

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But then failed and created those two error logs

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NOT sure how to read them

brittle cipher Mar 15, 2024, 2:32 AM

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From what I understand it looks like quite vague. It just seems to say that it installed two files it couldn't fine then next part of the installer failed with seemingly no reason given, then it deletes the two files it initially installed.

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I've never had directx fail to install. You know what it's for right? It's code that allows games run.

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What are your specs?

ripe steppe Mar 15, 2024, 2:37 AM

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brittle cipher What are your specs?

In my bio

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But when I run DxDiag it says I have DX12

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On fortnite I can choose to play in dx12

brittle cipher Mar 15, 2024, 2:39 AM

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Well if games run normally then I'd just not bother simply because it seems like it's installed and it's just a headache to find the mystery that won't help us with anything.

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