Article: Q183600
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbsetup kbtool aoe kbimu msgame KbDirectX
Last Modified: 05-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start Microsoft Age of Empires, you may receive the following error
message:
DirectX 5.0 is required to run this game.
CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the installation of DirectX 5.0 did not complete
successfully.
RESOLUTION
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Install Latest Version of DirectX
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Download and install the latest version of DirectX from the following Microsoft
Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp
For additional information about how to install the latest version of DirectX,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
Q179113 How to Download and Install DirectX
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Age of Empires,
version 1.0.
Additional query words: 1.00 msgame ages ageofempires rise of rome expansion pack
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Keywords : kberrmsg kbsetup kbtool aoe kbimu msgame KbDirectX
Technology : kbHomeProdSearch kbAOE kbGamesSearch kbAOESearch
Version : :1.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbpending
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