[George]

Originally Posted by George

Did you specifically install both the above? They are not included in the XPupdate packages, and must be downloaded individually.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/S...displaylang=en

Maybe we're caught up in semantics here, but downloading Windows updates does not address whether you have downloaded and installed current NET FRAMEWORK and DIRECTX. Did you click on the link I supplied you and download those two products?