Microsoft KB Archive/216542

LM1: Setup Does Not Install DirectX 5 When Reinstalling

PSS ID Number: Q216542 Article last modified on 04-08-1999

WINDOWS:1.0

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Liquid Motion for Windows 1.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you reinstall Liquid Motion while it is currently installed and you select the option to install DirectX 5, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

- Setup completes faster than normal.
 * When you check the version of DirectX that is installed, you see that DirectX 5 was not installed.
 * If you had behavior you were trying to fix by reinstalling DirectX 5, that behavior still exists.

= RESOLUTION =

To resolve this behavior, you must remove Liquid Motion, then reinstall it and select the DirectX 5 option. However, Microsoft recommends that you install the latest version of DirectX.

For more information on installing the latest version of Microsoft DirectX, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q179113 TITLE: How to Download and Install DirectX

To install DirectX 5 using the Liquid Motion setup program, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
 * 3) Click Microsoft Liquid Motion, then click Add/Remove.
 * 4) In the Confirm File Deletion dialog box, click Yes.
 * 5) When the uninstall process has been completed, click OK.
 * 6) Click OK in the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, and close the Control Panel.
 * 7) Start the Liquid Motion Setup program.
 * 8) After filling out your registration information, click to select Custom, and click Next.
 * 9) Ensure that the Microsoft DirectX 5.0 checkbox is selected, and click Next.
 * 10) Finish setup. If you are prompted to restart your computer, click OK.

After Liquid Motion Setup has completed and you have restarted your computer, Microsoft DirectX 5.0 will be installed.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 1.0 bug

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========================================================= Keywords : kbsetup kbdta KbDirectX kbInternet Version : WINDOWS:1.0 Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbpending ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.