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BOTH return an error
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DirectX 9.0b End-User Runtime*
Download size: 293 KB, < 1 minute
DirectX 9.0b includes security and performance updates. Download now to get the
latest DirectX updates. After you install this item, you may have to restart
your computer. Once you have installed this item, it cannot be removed. Read
more...
* Must be installed separately from other updates
DXWSETUP caused an invalid page fault in
module DXWSETUP.EXE at 019f:010059a5.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=019f EIP=010059a5 EFLGS=00010246
EBX=00000000 SS=01a7 ESP=0056f53c EBP=0056f720
ECX=00000000 DS=01a7 ESI=008a0dc0 FS=64e7
EDX=bffc9490 ES=01a7 EDI=00000001 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
8b 08 50 ff 51 2c 85 c0 7d 0b 68 b0 1f 00 01 e8
Stack dump:
008a0dc0 01005c99 bff2267f 01006d3d 00000001 01001d6c 00000002 00000000
00000154 00000001 00000010 00000010 00000017 00000017 fffffff3 00000000