OT: DirectX headaches and online racing

My DirectX installation seems to be severely messed up, but reinstalling it has not solved the problem. I'm hoping that someone might have a suggestion (well, short of throwing this computer out the window, which I've already come up with on my own.) To sum up the problem, some of my DirectPlay files and/or registry entries are messed up, and that is rendering certain games that rely upon DirectPlay (motocross madness 2, for instance), unplayable in multiplayer mode. GPL, on the other hand, and some other racing games I have, seem to work fine online. When I run Dxdiag and generate the text file report, I receive these ominous messages: ----------------------------------------------------- Network Tab: The registry information for the service provider 'Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. The registry information for the service provider 'IPX Connection For DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. The registry information for the service provider 'Modem Connection For DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. The registry information for the service provider 'Serial Connection For DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. ------------------------------------------------------- I am running Windows ME (Japanese version) and DX 8.0... reinstalling DirectX does not eliminate the problem, nor did uninstalling DX (using some of the 3rd party removal applications floating around out there) and replacing it with DX8.1 or a fresh install of DX8.0. Short of a reformat and reinstallation of Windows... might there be a way to salvage this? Thanks for any suggestions, Itazura

Have you tried searching for, and removing, any references to DirectX in your registry? If not, be sure to back it up first. Bob "ss" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:SRXt8.34$[email hidden]... > My DirectX installation seems to be severely messed up, but reinstallingit > has not solved the problem. I'm hoping that someone might have asuggestion

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> (well, short of throwing this computer out the window, which I've already > come up with on my own.) > > To sum up the problem, some of my DirectPlay files and/or registry entries > are messed up, and that is rendering certain games that rely upon > DirectPlay (motocross madness 2, for instance), unplayable in multiplayer > mode. GPL, on the other hand, and some other racing games I have, seem to > work fine online. > > When I run Dxdiag and generate the text file report, I receive these

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> messages: > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Network Tab: > The registry information for the service provider 'Internet TCP/IP > Connection For DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall > DirectX. > The registry information for the service provider 'IPX Connection For > DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. > The registry information for the service provider 'Modem Connection For > DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. > The registry information for the service provider 'Serial Connection

For > DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > I am running Windows ME (Japanese version) and DX 8.0... reinstalling > DirectX does not eliminate the problem, nor did uninstalling DX (usingsome > of the 3rd party removal applications floating around out there) and > replacing it with DX8.1 or a fresh install of DX8.0. > > Short of a reformat and reinstallation of Windows... might there be a wayto

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> salvage this? > > Thanks for any suggestions, > Itazura > > > >

On Sun, 14 Apr 2002 00:08:55 +0900, "ss" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Short of a reformat and reinstallation of Windows... might there be a way to >salvage this? > >Thanks for any suggestions, >Itazura Before trying to reformat/reinstall, try running a 'fix' install of the OS over the existing installation. It may not work, but you lose nothing if you're resigned to nreinstalling anyway :-) Whatever happens, make sure you backup all your game saves etc before starting. -- Spadge 'Intocabile' www.sfromley.dyndns.org

If you're running Millennium, are you running System Restore? If so, go back to a point prior to your problems. -- Chris H. "ss" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:SRXt8.34$[email hidden]... > My DirectX installation seems to be severely messed up, but reinstalling it > has not solved the problem. I'm hoping that someone might have a suggestion > (well, short of throwing this computer out the window, which I've already > come up with on my own.) > > To sum up the problem, some of my DirectPlay files and/or registry entries > are messed up, and that is rendering certain games that rely upon > DirectPlay (motocross madness 2, for instance), unplayable in multiplayer > mode. GPL, on the other hand, and some other racing games I have, seem to > work fine online. > > When I run Dxdiag and generate the text file report, I receive these ominous > messages: > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Network Tab: > The registry information for the service provider 'Internet TCP/IP > Connection For DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall > DirectX. > The registry information for the service provider 'IPX Connection For > DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. > The registry information for the service provider 'Modem Connection For > DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. > The registry information for the service provider 'Serial Connection For > DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > I am running Windows ME (Japanese version) and DX 8.0... reinstalling > DirectX does not eliminate the problem, nor did uninstalling DX (using some > of the 3rd party removal applications floating around out there) and > replacing it with DX8.1 or a fresh install of DX8.0. > > Short of a reformat and reinstallation of Windows... might there be a way to > salvage this? > > Thanks for any suggestions, > Itazura > > > > >

Look for a program called "dxbuster." Its freeware that does a complete uninstall of DirectX. Run this before installing whatever version of DirectX you're trying to install. hth, jeff On Sun, 14 Apr 2002 00:08:55 +0900, "ss" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>My DirectX installation seems to be severely messed up, but reinstalling it >has not solved the problem. I'm hoping that someone might have a suggestion >(well, short of throwing this computer out the window, which I've already >come up with on my own.) > >To sum up the problem, some of my DirectPlay files and/or registry entries >are messed up, and that is rendering certain games that rely upon >DirectPlay (motocross madness 2, for instance), unplayable in multiplayer >mode. GPL, on the other hand, and some other racing games I have, seem to >work fine online. > >When I run Dxdiag and generate the text file report, I receive these ominous >messages: > >----------------------------------------------------- >Network Tab: > The registry information for the service provider 'Internet TCP/IP >Connection For DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall >DirectX. > The registry information for the service provider 'IPX Connection For >DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. > The registry information for the service provider 'Modem Connection For >DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. > The registry information for the service provider 'Serial Connection For >DirectPlay' is missing or damaged. You should reinstall DirectX. > >------------------------------------------------------- > >I am running Windows ME (Japanese version) and DX 8.0... reinstalling >DirectX does not eliminate the problem, nor did uninstalling DX (using some >of the 3rd party removal applications floating around out there) and >replacing it with DX8.1 or a fresh install of DX8.0. > >Short of a reformat and reinstallation of Windows... might there be a way to >salvage this? > >Thanks for any suggestions, >Itazura > > > >

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