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Anonymous
11 years ago
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Command and Conquer 3 Direct X Error

After selecting which CC3 I would like to play it quickly prompts with a Direct X 9 error... this is fairly common from what I've read but I can't seem to find the real solution to the problem... anyone have any ideas?

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  • same here i have tried everything from a clean boot, ccleaner, reinstalling my graphics drivers and direct x, i read that the direct x reditrabutables file would fix it but it didnt
  • ibnuiwan's avatar
    ibnuiwan
    Seasoned Rookie
    6 years ago

    Same problem, have install direct x 9, still the same error,

    I read the Steam version can run with little tweak,

    I'm gonna try reinstalling it,,

  • mrtnptrs's avatar
    mrtnptrs
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    @Jikaikan@freon51319@moody2166@robertheighwayWhat is the exact error you're getting? Following these instructions to install DirectX 9 doesn't work?: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Generals#DirectX_8.1_error_.28Windows.29 (it was written for Generals, but should also work for this game) If that doesn't work, look if there is a file called "dbghelp.dll" in the CNC3 installation directory and delete it. Does any of this help you?

    Edit: I read somewhere that running the game as administrator mode could fix this. Although that sounds very unlikely to me, could you please try that?

  • mrtnptrs's avatar
    mrtnptrs
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    @freon51319 Really? Was this bug also in CNC3? I thought it was Generals-only?! Haha, I have almost no experience with CNC3... But happy to help.

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