Microsoft KB Archive/810961

= You Cannot Participate in Multiple-Player Games After You Install DirectX 8.2 =

Article ID: 810961

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade DirectX to version 8.2, you may experience any of the following symptoms when you participate in multiple-player games:
 * You cannot see other players.
 * Other players cannot see you.
 * Other players cannot see one another.
 * You cannot communicate with other players.



CAUSE
This issue may occur when both of the following conditions are true:
 * You have installed DirectX 8.2 on your computer.

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 * You are playing against players who have an earlier version of DirectX, such as 8.1 or earlier.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, install DirectX 9.0. To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx

Additional query words: Flight Simulator FSM 2 3 Zone

Keywords: KB810961

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