> > > I tried installing DX9, but it prevents me from doing so because I have a "newer" > > > (11.3) DX already installed. > > > > That shouldn't be happening at all. I installed it without an issue. Did you get it > > here? > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35 "DirectX End-User > Runtime > > Web Installer" > > Evidence here:
Then you have it already. When I got the iBuyPower with Windows 8.1 Home on it. It already came with Directx 9.0c and a few more up.