If Microstudio randomly crashs or locks up, or you see either error message above, your Windows Direct-X version must be upgraded to 7.0a or higher. To determine the DirectX version installed on your computer and do the easy upgrade:
1. Click the
Start Menu (bottom left corner), click
Find, then click
Files or Folders
2. In the
Look In field, select
C:\ drive
3. In the
Named box type in
DXDIAG
4. Click the Find or Search button (depends on your Windows version)
5. If this filename appears,
double click it with the mouse left button to run it (if the file is not found, jump to step 9 below)
6. In the window that appears, click the
System Tab
7. Find the
System Information and click it
8. Find the line named
DirectX version: which should show DirectX 7.0 (4.07.00.0716)
9. If your version is lower than this,
click here to download DirectX 7.0A for free from Microsoft