CNC 3 TW Directx Error
Hi everyone! I just wiped my pc clean and so I needed to reinstall my games. I installed CnC 3 Tiberium Wars through Origin (the ultimate collection version) and I can't start it. The laucher sta...
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The "or higher" is misleading; it specifically needs DirectX 9. So just updating DirectX to the latest version will do nothing. The game can't actually use the DirectX 10/11/12 that is installed on windows machines by default nowadays.
- Download the DirectX Redistributables package from June 2010. Be sure to uncheck any other junk they want to add to it. It should be a file called "directx_Jun2010_redist.exe".
- Run the downloaded file. It'll ask for a folder to unpack in. Make a new folder somewhere on your disk and unpack it there. It doesn't matter where you unpack it; it can be deleted afterwards anyway.
- Go to the folder where you told it to extract.
- Find "DXSETUP.exe", and run that to install the missing components.
- After the installation finished, delete the folder you unpacked everything in.
Since this is a completely separate thing, it will not interfere with your installed higher-version DirectX.
I am having the same problem. I have done the downloads and install, but I am still getting the error.
- @sirwaynathan hi I just bought the collection to play generals and zero hour. After 3 hours of trying to figure it out - this was what I had to do in order to get Generals Working:
1. Install the titles through Origin Client
2. Origin Client - Game Options - Disable cloud saving and Origin
3. In your user/documents - any C&C folders go into and open options.ini and change your resolution and save the file
4. Any patch for your games from @Nyerguds posts helping other players - (for me - generals & Gentool)
5. Delete the dbhelp.dll in the root game folders.
6. I got generals working atm, still can't get zero hour yett.
Hope that helps!@Webmetalreese The thread is about Tiberium Wars though, not Generals. I don't think it has the dbghelp.dll problem, and Gentool won't work on it.
- @Nyerguds Yes Indeed but since I just bought it and fought that stupid directx error for close to 4 hours - I just assumed they were all suffering from the same issues.
Turns out - Each game has their own issues YAY!
Honestly I have to thank you - the only single person on the entire net who actually knows how to solve the issues.
Rock on .
need to overwrite your option.ini file on my docs to make zero hour working
