directx / registry problem

[sample_city]

been having a bit of a 'registry nightmare'!
anyhows im having to re-install a lot of software, while re-installing soundforge 7 (dodgy version i hasten to add! ) i get an error saying i have to re-install directx
when i run dxdiag it says 'directx version: not found'
i d/loaded the latest version from the microsoft website (dxwebsetup.exe), when i run it, it wont install and i get this error logged in /windows/dxerror.txt

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[07/05/06 17:32:16] module: DXWSetup(May 31 2006), file: psheets.cpp, line: 545, function: PreinstDlgProc

CDXWSetup is not initialized.

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[07/05/06 17:53:12] module: dxupdate(May 31 2006), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 189, function: GetDXVersion

Failed API: RegQueryValueEx()
Error: (2) - The system cannot find the file specified.

Current DirectX may be a older version which does not have the version value in the registry.

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[07/05/06 17:53:12] module: dxupdate(May 31 2006), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 4504, function: DirectXUpdateDownloadPlugIn

GetDXVersion() failed.

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[07/05/06 17:53:13] module: DXWSetup(May 31 2006), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 386, function: DownloadPlugIn

DirectXUpdateDownloadPlugIn() failed.

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[07/05/06 17:53:13] module: DXWSetup(May 31 2006), file: psheets.cpp, line: 498, function: PreinstDlgProc

DownloadPlugIn() failed.

been doing this for the last week or so - tried everything i know
thinking of re-installing windows (also dodgy! ) next!
HELP!

[johns_ar]

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securit...adicator.shtml

give that a go

[sample_city]

Originally Posted by johns_ar

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securit...adicator.shtml

give that a go

thanks for that johns!
only problem is when i try to run it i get the error 'this version of windows is not supported'!! im using winxp pro service pack 2 (up to-date with all critical updates etc)

at least i've managed to install soundforge 4.5! (also dodgy! ) and will be able to record some mixes next week when im off work!

oh the joys!!!

[johns_ar]

that works for all windows according to the thing on there and ive used it on xp pro sp2 so dunno mate