Some users have report that they are having trouble
installing Microsoft DirectX8 and the Microsoft DV updater,
both of which are REQUIRED to be installed before you can
install Vegas 2.0d.
We offer the following advice, and suggestions...
1)Run the hack posted earlier in this forum, and you will
be running an unsupported version of Vegas 2.0d. We cannot
provide tech support or otherwise help you if you remove
mandatory system components. Just because you can bypass
the component check doesn't mean things our application
will work correctly.
2) Those of you still having problems installing the 2
DirectX components could try this:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000pro/redist/8.0
a/W9X2KMe/EN-US/DX8a_redist.exe
It is a much bigger download (@25Mb)than the separate
components we link to from our site, but this single
package listed above has all needed components for all
supported OSs. Download it, install it, reboot, and try re-
installing Vegas 2.0d. This is the exact same file we use
on our 2.0d disc image, but to lighten the download we
opted for the separate DX components for web-updaters, as
suggested by Microsoft.
We have run many hundreds of install tests of DirectX8 and
the DV updater on the supported OSs and have not seen the
problems reported here. Obviously there IS a problem
somewhere, and we continue to monitor this issue closely.
3) I see that some of you are using a modified version of
Windows 98 known as 98Lite. This is an unsupported OS.
Again, even if you are able modify the registry/other OS
components and install our products, they are officially
unsupported. All SF apps should be used only with the
supported OSs as defined in the requirements.
----------------------
To recap:
Hack the OS registry or our software and all bets are off.
Thank you for you patience- I believe once you have
successfully completed a valid installation of Vegas 2.0d
and its required components, you will feel the update is
worth the trouble. I hope the above is helpful and
informative. Good luck.
installing Microsoft DirectX8 and the Microsoft DV updater,
both of which are REQUIRED to be installed before you can
install Vegas 2.0d.
We offer the following advice, and suggestions...
1)Run the hack posted earlier in this forum, and you will
be running an unsupported version of Vegas 2.0d. We cannot
provide tech support or otherwise help you if you remove
mandatory system components. Just because you can bypass
the component check doesn't mean things our application
will work correctly.
2) Those of you still having problems installing the 2
DirectX components could try this:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000pro/redist/8.0
a/W9X2KMe/EN-US/DX8a_redist.exe
It is a much bigger download (@25Mb)than the separate
components we link to from our site, but this single
package listed above has all needed components for all
supported OSs. Download it, install it, reboot, and try re-
installing Vegas 2.0d. This is the exact same file we use
on our 2.0d disc image, but to lighten the download we
opted for the separate DX components for web-updaters, as
suggested by Microsoft.
We have run many hundreds of install tests of DirectX8 and
the DV updater on the supported OSs and have not seen the
problems reported here. Obviously there IS a problem
somewhere, and we continue to monitor this issue closely.
3) I see that some of you are using a modified version of
Windows 98 known as 98Lite. This is an unsupported OS.
Again, even if you are able modify the registry/other OS
components and install our products, they are officially
unsupported. All SF apps should be used only with the
supported OSs as defined in the requirements.
----------------------
To recap:
Hack the OS registry or our software and all bets are off.
Thank you for you patience- I believe once you have
successfully completed a valid installation of Vegas 2.0d
and its required components, you will feel the update is
worth the trouble. I hope the above is helpful and
informative. Good luck.