DirectX Error from C&C3 from Steam

[OmegaHunter9]

Hey, I just bought C&C 3 from Steam, but I keep getting this error message even though my tests of my Direct X are doing fine. Any suggestions are appreciated. Check the pics for my system numbers.

Yes I tried running as Administrator, I have Direct X 11 on Windows 7 64-bit. As far as I know Steam downloads the latest version of the game, so I shouldn't need a new patch, right?

*Make sure to click the zoom button to be able to read these*
Original Error Message

Direct X Diagnostic Readout

Video Specs

Thank you for any help!!

[Shriken]

Try these;

Install the latest DirectX9 updates:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

and the latest C&C 3 patch:
http://www.commandandconquer.com/com...s/default.aspx

Latest Drivers: (choose localisation and then click drivers and scan if you cant fill in boxes)
http://www.nvidia.com/


and make sure you run as admin like you said.

could be that steam didnt update ur directX9 correctly after installing the game.

[OmegaHunter9]

For the Direct X9 update, it asks where to extract the files. Is there a standard place to put the new files?

[Zaptagious]

For the Direct X9 update, it asks where to extract the files. Is there a standard place to put the new files?

What exactly is it it's extracting? The installation files? If so, you should be able to just extract it anywhere.

[OmegaHunter9]

Yeah, it was the files. Fortunately it turned out that it was an NVIDIA driver, so it all works now. I was surprised since Windows Update usually takes care of those.

[Vivo]

I got the same direct X error when I first installed C&C 3 to my new computer with 64-bit Windows 7. Installing the latest patch for the game fixed the issue.

[RedAlert2008]

Steam should auto update the game...

[apt.pupil]

it should, but this is one of the reasons why I mark steam down as a bad bit of software... It doesn't always successfully patch games. well it happens a lot less than manually patching the games yourself

[SLAYER00]

Steam patches your games provided the developers released that patch specifically for steam again. This also happened with crysis 2 demo with crytek releasing 2 patches but only for manual instal, the steam version wouldn't update them because they didn't upload them to steam.

A similar issue might have happened with c&c 3 as well, so be sure to download the latest patch first.