mass effect 3 direct x install error

Windows 8.1 64-bit windows install, trying to get Mass Effect 3 installed, but i keep getting the Direct X error when attempting to install the game. I have already gone to the F:\Origin\Mass Effect 3\__Installer\directx\redist and removed all of the cabinet files (or the *.cab files) but i still get the error when trying to install. I am running origin as admin, but it is still failing. Not sure where to go to make it install the correct direct x version, or what the next step would be. I have been searching online for a little bit now, but other than removing said files, i haven't seen any other solutions