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Anonymous
2021-01-28T13:36:02+00:00

Dear reader,

I want to install RuneScape on my PC with a fresh install of windows 10. The game asks to download DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtimes. But on the microsoft download page it says "We're sorry, this download is no longer available.".

So I looked for the directX web installer but it gives the same error message. Is there a way to download these DirectX files?

links:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjXovmB377uAhWEyYUKHZOnD1QQFjAAegQIBBAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fnl-nl%2Fdownload%2Fdetails.aspx%3Fid%3D35&usg=AOvVaw1Fvx59Lz3Es5Vv6BzYX2nK

Error 404 - Not Found (microsoft.com)

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Anonymous
2021-01-30T02:28:21+00:00

I don't know why a game would be 'downloading' DX during installation. Games have their own DX installers in their setup.

What game ? And to recap my first post...

"What version of the game are you trying to play. Disc, or digital download from Steam or another on line game retailer ?"

"I checked all the links with Directx old versions and each of them 404"

Yes, the MS site is broken, but you didn't click on the Major Geeks link did you. This comes from MG's own servers, and is working.

 d3dx9_43.dll is not actually an 'old' DX file. The  _40's are all the 'newest' versions of DX9,10 & 11, so they

are not found in the 'old' legacy installers such as DX 9.0c, which has no benefit vs using the June 2010 package

as that also includes all 'old' DX files.

DX errors often say a DX file is missing when the file is present, but corrupted. Reinstalling DX using the June 2010 installer package

overwrites all DX files and repairs corrupt files in the process.

  • As with many Windows errors, DX errors can be misleading. Often as not, the real culprit is something else. Windows errors

tend to report on the last link in a chain of events.

Of course DX still needs to be reinstalled to verify if there is a genuine issue with a DX file before moving on to other possibilities.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-01-29T17:27:01+00:00

    I have a different game in here but it requires the file above. The DirectX installer built in the game cannot download it and then I checked all the links with Directx old versions and each of them 404

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-01-28T14:04:51+00:00

    Same problem no links available to download old DirectX

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-01-29T12:08:54+00:00

    I wonder, is the DX download broken temporarily ?  [EDIT: Yes... It's broken ]

    Fortunately Major Geeks still have it on their site -microsoft_directx,1.html

    Or, you may find a DX installer in a sub-folder within the RuinScape install folder. Failing that, use one in another games install folder.

    • I expect DX is not the real issue here though. What version of the game are you trying to play. Disc, or digital download

    from Steam or another on line game retailer ?

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    2021-01-28T14:09:38+00:00

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