Pitfalls are inevitable on the way to the desired. There will always be obstacles in various forms and manifestations. For players, they are usually expressed in the form of driver reinstallation errors, corrupted data and low connection / download speeds. Fatal DirectX error is one of the most common problems (especially in Call Of Duty), which we will discuss today.
Why does this occur?
This problem has a number of prerequisites. There are several reasons why the system message “DirectX fatal error occurred” appears. Firstly, this can be caused by a lack of program components, which for some reason (virus, incomplete installation of the program) are missing from the full DirectX package. Or the installed version is currently outdated, which makes it impossible to launch an application that requires a newer version (mainly such games are computer games). Secondly, drivers for the video card may have the same problem. Thirdly, the reason may be in the game settings, which do not allow running applications on this computer (the hardware may not be able to pull the default settings). And the fourth possible reason is outdated computer components that are not able to run the game. Because of the above, most of the times a fatal DirectX error occurs (Black ops is one of the few games in which a similar problem appears periodically).
How to deal with it?
Well, now, in order about what to do when a fatal DirectX error appears. The first thing to do is update all the components of the program. This can be done using the official Microsoft website by downloading the installer and running the online update program. The program will automatically install a new version of DirectX. The second thing to do (if the first didn’t help) is to update the video card drivers (again from the manufacturer’s official website by downloading the installer and launching it on your PC). Alternatively, you can select the latest version from the list of drivers available on the site. The third solution to this problem, in which a fatal DirectX error appears, is to start the game in safe mode and adjust the game settings (set to lower). You can enter safe mode using the F8 or F12 key at the time the system boots, or use the game file that contains all the settings. Such a document is usually located in the root folder of the game or in the save folder located in My Documents.
Then, in the
text editor, you need to change the graphic settings of the game to lower ones. And the last way out of this situation is to buy new hardware that can pull the latest games and applications. Obviously, this solution is the most costly, it is the most radical.
Be that as it may, all of the above options are effective in relation to the problem, when the system displays a message that a fatal DirectX error does not allow the application to start. If the first option did not help, then the second or third will help. The main thing is to try, you will succeed!