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Anonymous
12 years ago
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i need help installing my battlefield 3

when i got go intall battlefield 3 it says "Error: redistributable package (DirectX) was not installed successfully. setup cannot continue.(false) ive tried reinstaling directX but it wont work

Please help

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    Anonymous
    12 years ago
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    I am sorry but what do you mean with " i try to put it in the correct file"?

    If you download dxwebsetup from the microsoft site you will have a program

    in your download folder. When you start the dxwebsetup DX will be installed on windows

    and is not linked to the folder you mentioned. This folder is also not the installation

    folder for Directx.

    In that folder by the way is the DX version that came with the game. To use that one

    start DXSETUP.exe.

    I normally prefer to download the latest version is it is better and it avoids the message
    that you allready have the same version installed which prevents you from installing it
    again for repair.

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    Anonymous
    12 years ago
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    Hi zohandiscodisco,

    download the latest (supported by your gpu) DirectX from the Microsoft site.

    Install DirectX, after that continue installing Battlefield 3.

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    Anonymous
    12 years ago
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    I have tried to install the latest versoin but when i try to put it in the correct file its says"could not create folder'c:\program files\origin games\battlefield 3\_installer\directx\redist"

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    Anonymous
    12 years ago
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    I am sorry but what do you mean with " i try to put it in the correct file"?

    If you download dxwebsetup from the microsoft site you will have a program

    in your download folder. When you start the dxwebsetup DX will be installed on windows

    and is not linked to the folder you mentioned. This folder is also not the installation

    folder for Directx.

    In that folder by the way is the DX version that came with the game. To use that one

    start DXSETUP.exe.

    I normally prefer to download the latest version is it is better and it avoids the message
    that you allready have the same version installed which prevents you from installing it
    again for repair.