"Robert Gomersall" <robert.gomersall@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:u1xz28jKGHA.532@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>I am exploring DirectX development using VS 2003. I had upgraded to
>DirectX 9.0c in December.
> I then installed the VS Express languages, with .NET 2.0 and played around
> with them (not using DirectX).
> I then installed Lego Star Wars on the same system. It refused to work.
> Examining the dxdiag.txt file, the following anomalies came to light:
>
> <snip>
> ------------------
> DirectX Components
> ------------------
> <snip>
> system.dll: missing!
> system.dll: 1.00.3705.6018 English Final Retail 2/8/2005 16:44:21 1179648
> bytes
> system.dll: 1.01.4322.2032 English Final Retail 2/8/2005 20:48:14 1224704
> bytes
> <snip>
> Microsoft.DirectX.dll: missing!
> Microsoft.DirectX.dll: missing!
> Microsoft.DirectX.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 12/18/2005
> 23:35:37 223232 bytes
> Microsoft.DirectX.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/26/2005
> 09:26:50 202752 bytes
> <snip>
>
> DirectX samples still worked OK, though.
> I tried re-installing DirectX 9.0c. Same problem. I paused to check out
> what changes might have caused this. The only possibilities were the VS
> Express and .NET2.0 installations. I uninstalled them. Sure enough, the
> above problems disappeared!
>
> Has anyone else experienced this? Unless someone can suggest a plausible
> (preferably demonstrable) alternative cause, I will hold off from VS 2005
> and .NET 2.0 development.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob Gomersall.
>

> I am exploring DirectX development using VS 2003. I had upgraded to
DirectX
> 9.0c in December.
> I then installed the VS Express languages, with .NET 2.0 and played around
> with them (not using DirectX).
> I then installed Lego Star Wars on the same system. It refused to work.
> Examining the dxdiag.txt file, the following anomalies came to light:
>
> <snip>
> ------------------
> DirectX Components
> ------------------
> <snip>
> system.dll: missing!
> system.dll: 1.00.3705.6018 English Final Retail 2/8/2005 16:44:21
1179648
> bytes
> system.dll: 1.01.4322.2032 English Final Retail 2/8/2005 20:48:14
1224704
> bytes
> <snip>
> Microsoft.DirectX.dll: missing!
> Microsoft.DirectX.dll: missing!
> Microsoft.DirectX.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 12/18/2005
> 23:35:37 223232 bytes
> Microsoft.DirectX.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 2/26/2005
> 09:26:50 202752 bytes
> <snip>
>
> DirectX samples still worked OK, though.
> I tried re-installing DirectX 9.0c. Same problem. I paused to check out
> what changes might have caused this. The only possibilities were the VS
> Express and .NET2.0 installations. I uninstalled them. Sure enough, the
> above problems disappeared!
>
> Has anyone else experienced this? Unless someone can suggest a plausible
> (preferably demonstrable) alternative cause, I will hold off from VS 2005
> and .NET 2.0 development.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob Gomersall.
>
>