JSI Tip 6206. DirectPlay games do NOT start?
Jerold Schulman
January 9, 2003
1 Min Read
When you try to start a game, it does NOT start.
This condition will occurs if the DirectPlay game uses DirectX 7 technology and your user account is NOT a member of the Administrators group on the local computer.
To resolve this problem, do either or both of the following:
1. Download the released version of DirectX and install it.
2. Add your account to the local Administrators group:
A. Log on as the local Administrator.
B. Open a CMD prompt.
C. Type net localgroup Administrators /Add
where is either your domain account using the DomainNameUserName syntax or
UserName if your computer is not a domain member.
D. Log on as .
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