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  Follow the steps in the article mentioned below and check if this solves the problem.

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  ·         What happens when you try to start the game?

  ·         You get the error message?

  Try this:

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  d. restart the computer

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  Thanks for posting on the Microsoft answers Forums.

  For future reference, please refer to this link for all hardware and software compatible with Windows Vista:

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  Have a read of http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833, this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228 (for Vista but should give an idea) and http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/56234-make-cbs-log-useable.html to give an idea.

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  I don't think that an information event is usually nothing to worry about, its errors and warnings that can give advice to any potential problems. If you open the error/warning message there is sometimes a link goes to MS who occasionally provides assistance on what to do next. Then click on one of the errors and look for the 'more information' link.

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  I suggest you follow the method and it solves the problem of verification mentioned below.

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  This problem may occur if the Microsoft DirectX file that is mentioned in the error message is damaged or is not copied correctly.

  I suggest that you copy the file manually by following the steps and check if you are able to play the game without any problems:

  Manually copy the file

  To do this on a computer that is running Windows Vista, follow these steps:

  1 insert the disc 1 CD for one of the following games into the player from the computer:

  o Age of Empires III

  o Fable: The Lost Chapters

  o Zoo Tycoon 2

  o Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends

  2. click on start to reduce this includes this image and then click Documents.

  3. Locate, and then click computer.

  4. search and then click on the CD drive.

  5. Locate and then click the following folder:

  CD player :\ DirectX9

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  In Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends, double click Aug2005_d3dx9_27_x64.cab right-click d3dx9_27.dlland then click copy.

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  By car : \Program Files\Microsoft Games\Fable - The Lost Chapters

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  Note In these folder paths, drive represents the letter of the drive where the game is installed.

  8. right click on the folder of the game which is the part that is installed on the computer, and then click Paste.

  Note If you have installed more than one game on the computer, repeat steps 5 and 6 for the other games.

  You can check the link for more information: error message when you try to start a Microsoft game: "the file d3dx9_XX. DLL was not found": http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910813

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  Right-click on the game > click Properties > click on the Compatibility tab > select for XP compatibility mode > click OK.

  Let me know if it worked.

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
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  Here's how to get safe mode:
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  The top/down arrow and select Mode safe mode with command prompt.

  If you manage to logon in safe mode, follow these steps:

  1 do a system restore. Choose the date BEFORE you played the computer game, as your restore point.
  Start button > Search box, type system restore > press the Enter key > uac prompt > click on choose a different restore point > next > select dates as your restore point, click
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  To sit and wait. The machine restarts when it's done.

  2 make a check of the file system. It's for search files corrupted and did try to fix them.

  Start button > Search box type cmd > look up, do a RIGHT click on cmd.exe > click run as
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