i downloaded CoD: WaW from steam and when i run it i get this error message "This program can't start because d3dx_37.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
I have tried reinstalling DX however everytime i try it gets to the end and says it could not be installed
here is the error log
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[05/07/10 18:22:51] module: dxupdate(Mar 5 2008), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 6624, function: CMDXInstall::Install
Failed API: InstallAssembly()
Error: (0x80070020) - The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Unable to install Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll.
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[05/07/10 18:22:51] module: dxupdate(Mar 5 2008), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 2154, function: ExecuteCab
MDXInstall::Install() failed.
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[05/07/10 18:22:51] module: dxupdate(Mar 5 2008), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 5763, function: DirectXUpdateInstallPlugIn
ExecuteCab() failed.
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[05/07/10 18:22:51] module: dxupdate(Mar 5 2008), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 6624, function: CMDXInstall::Install
Failed API: InstallAssembly()
Error: (0x80070020) - The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Unable to install Microsoft.DirectX.dll.
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[05/07/10 18:22:51] module: dxupdate(Mar 5 2008), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 5783, function: DirectXUpdateInstallPlugIn
MDXInstall::Install() failed.
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[05/07/10 18:22:51] module: dsetup32(Mar 5 2008), file: dxupdate.cpp, line: 280, function: CSetup::InstallPlugIn
DirectXUpdateInstallPlugIn() failed.
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[05/07/10 18:22:51] module: dsetup32(Mar 5 2008), file: setup.cpp, line: 1701, function: CSetup::SetupForDirectX
InstallPlugIn() failed.
im running windows 7 64bit
GPU is GTX 295 with the latest driver
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Error: (0x80070020) - The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Maybe someone knows what that other process is?
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