Direct-X must be reborn!

Direct-X is b0rked. Specifically, I’ve noticed it with the Direct-Sound failure, which prevents Winamp from working properly, and the Generic Host Process failure when I boot up.

However, Direct-X can’t be uninstalled, and “reinstalling” the same version doesn’t seem to help.

Dammit, I don’t have time to reload right now. Nor an external drive. :\

~ by Skennedy on October 28, 2005.

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17 Responses to “Direct-X must be reborn!”

  1. wait, so directx is being blocked unfairly by senate hearings? i didn’t even know that Windows XP even HAD a senate!

    coffeejedi said this on October 28, 2005 at 2:05 pm

  2. ENGLISH, MAN! SPEAK ENGLISH!!!

    scarr119 said this on October 28, 2005 at 2:46 pm

  3. Have you tried installing a new version? If there is one? If there’s not one, I think WinMediaPLayer (pfft) has it bundled, un-and-reinstall that maybe? Fun fun.

    fakymcfakerson said this on October 28, 2005 at 2:52 pm

    • I might try that. I’ve already tried installing a new version of Direct-X to no effect. I don’t like updating windows media player, though, they get more and more intrusive.

      atdt1991 said this on October 28, 2005 at 3:13 pm

  4. i know it can’t be uninstalled but you could try ripping out all teh directx files and registry keys until Windows “forgets” that its installed, then reinstall

    (never did that with directx, but its worked with other system components)

    coffeejedi said this on October 28, 2005 at 3:02 pm

    • Well, that’s kind of the problem. I believe there’s a registry key or service that’s messed up, so on bootup, it goes “shit! this is all wrong!” and I get the generic host process (win32) error, which means that my sound is borked.

      If I reboot a few times, often I can get everything to work, which is the weirdest damned thing.

      atdt1991 said this on October 28, 2005 at 3:12 pm

      • right, i’m just say to fuck it up even MORE to the point that windows doesn’t even know about direct-x anymore, then reinstall the whole shebang

        coffeejedi said this on October 28, 2005 at 3:28 pm

        • I don’t know if that’s possible. *chuckle* I think that’s why you can’t uninstall Direct-X – it has its fingers in so many danged pies.

          atdt1991 said this on October 28, 2005 at 3:37 pm

          • You should be able to pull it out of the registry, though, as that’s the pie that other programs stick their fingers into.

            kreie said this on October 28, 2005 at 4:39 pm

          • The problem is, Direct-X is a substitution for other methods of audio and video production. I believe the whole reason I have this error in the first place is because I messed up one of my services. Turning off all services that use Direct-X in XP is … unlikely to function at all.

            atdt1991 said this on October 28, 2005 at 5:13 pm

  5. That’s funny. I remember when DirectX first came out and everyone’s computers exploded and it was OMG a mess and the antichrist devil spawn and stuff, and then apparently it started going underground working okay. :)

    kreie said this on October 28, 2005 at 4:38 pm

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