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Problem description: I just got a new computer and after downloading a few of my games on Steam I have been unable to play them. Any time I try to start them up, it gets to the "first time setup, Installing Directx" part and then stops. I don't get any error message or anything, the Steam popup just disappears and nothing happens. Attempted fixes: I tried running the DirectX installers in the steamapps/common/[WHATEVERGAME] for several games directly (and in administrator mode). It will get to the finalization step of the installation, then error out saying an internal system error occurred and to check the logs. (see DirectX.log). I tried downloading the DirectX runtimes and Web installer and running them, and still get the same result. I have the latest Windows updates and video drivers. Under advice from google searches I have also used Display Driver Uninstaller to remove and reinstall my drivers. Recent changes: New System Operating system: 64-bit Windows 7 Professional System specs: Intel i5 4690 @ 3.5 GHz Geforce GTX 970 MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX motherboard 16 GB Memory Location: Illinois I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes I just want to play some games man
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Dec 24, 2014 12:18
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I am not sure if this is the actual issue, but your system is a probably too new for Windows 7. You can get Windows 8.1 to give you a trial, so it might be worth trying that to see if it makes a difference.
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Dec 24, 2014 16:37
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I doubt this, unless MSI provides terrible driver support. My new PC has a Z97 chipset (Asus Maximus Hero VII) and a Haswell CPU (i7 4790k), and is running fine with Windows 7 64bit. The only major issue I'm aware of is that Windows 7 doesn't support PCI-E SSD drives.
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Dec 24, 2014 17:58
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