Titanfall 2 WILL NOT install due to Directx error with xactengine2_1.dll
Problem: Titanfall 2 trial would NEVER install for me, it would download to 42%, try to install, then give me a directx error (photo will be attached), and then installation stops and all Origin does is give me the option to install the game again, no repair, no continue download, etc. Tried many solutions (I will list below) to no avail. So then I tried purchasing Titanfall 2 (what a mistake) and the same errors keep occurring. Download to 42%, wont install, not able to finish the download, can't repair files, etc.
Solutions tried:
- Run dxsetup.exe manually as administrator instead of it running during Titanfall 2 install. This still gives me the xactengine2_1.dll error.
- Downloaded fresh Directx files from MS, put in game download folder, repeated above step, no luck.
- Ran System File Checker (sfc /scannow) in an administrator command prompt, says there are no corruptions or errors.
- Downloaded a new xactengine2_1.dll and replaced the one in system32 folder, ran dxsetup.exe, no luck.
- Disabled antivirus (only Windows Defender) and tried all steps above, no luck.
- Uninstalled Origin/cleared cache, tried downloading game again and install, still didn't work.
- Tried running computer in clean boot and tried dxsetup.exe again, didn't work.
- Deleted all Directx files from Titanfall 2 folders, tried to install in Origin, wouldn't let install work without Directx.
- Can't "repair" game files from Origin, since it hasn't finished downloading and my only option is "install".
Other considerations: Just got a new graphics card (GTX 1070), but this error was still happening months ago before I even upgraded. Also got the same Directx error popup just today after installing For Honor, yet that game continued to launch and ignored the Directx error.
I may be missing a few solutions in my list that I have tried, since this has been an ongoing problem for a few days. I've looked online and haven't found any problems related with this error I'm getting with this "exactengine2_1.dll", not really sure where I'm supposed to continue at this point. Thanks in advance for any help.