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03-01-2008
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| | DirectX I inadvertently downloaded DirectX. I use Windows XP Professional. This has really messed up my Windows Media Player - I can view video files or DVD's...how do I uninstall DirectX? Thanks... |
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03-02-2008
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| | RE: DirectX Hi sjs, You cannot uninstall DirectX, only update it to the latest version. XP, unlike the relevant editions of Vista (Home Premium and Ultimate), cannot play DVDs natively without the addition of a suitable codec such as provided when you install, for example, 'CyberLink PowerDVD 7'. You can also try to update Media Player and also your graphics driver (obtain the driver for this from the manufacturer and not Microsoft). Failing this, you might need to reinstall XP. Make sure that you have backed up all important data before you start. This post is cross-posted to the XP General Discussion newsgroup in case someone there can offer you other ideas. Dwarf "sjs" wrote: Quote: > I inadvertently downloaded DirectX. I use Windows XP Professional. This has > really messed up my Windows Media Player - I can view video files or > DVD's...how do I uninstall DirectX? > > Thanks... |
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03-02-2008
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| | Re: DirectX "Dwarf" <Dwarf@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4376B1B8-ED7B-4D79-A713-266518CE30B5@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi sjs, > > You cannot uninstall DirectX, only update it to the latest version. XP, > unlike the relevant editions of Vista (Home Premium and Ultimate), cannot > play DVDs natively without the addition of a suitable codec such as Quote: > when you install, for example, 'CyberLink PowerDVD 7'. You can also try to > update Media Player and also your graphics driver (obtain the driver for Quote: > from the manufacturer and not Microsoft). Failing this, you might need to > reinstall XP. Make sure that you have backed up all important data before Quote: > start. This post is cross-posted to the XP General Discussion newsgroup in > case someone there can offer you other ideas. > Dwarf > > "sjs" wrote: > Quote: > > I inadvertently downloaded DirectX. I use Windows XP Professional. Quote: Quote: > > really messed up my Windows Media Player - I can view video files or > > DVD's...how do I uninstall DirectX? > > > > Thanks... System restore perhaps |
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03-02-2008
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| Windows 7 RC | Re: DirectX  Quote: Originally Posted by philo  "Dwarf" <Dwarf@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4376B1B8-ED7B-4D79-A713-266518CE30B5@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi sjs, > > You cannot uninstall DirectX, only update it to the latest version. XP, > unlike the relevant editions of Vista (Home Premium and Ultimate), cannot > play DVDs natively without the addition of a suitable codec such as this you This has System restore perhaps If system restore or repair doesn't work, you may be looking at a clean install of the OS. Backup any important files first. You'll need either the XP CD or Vista DVD for the clean install. |
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