i've had no problems with it...other than the fact that directx doesn't work AT ALL. direct3d works fine though...

could just be the individual video you're trying to play...there's no way of getting rid of directx other than formating (time to invest in a cd burner, dude...or at least find a friend with lots of disk space and copy your stuff overnight).

or you could try to get the newest beta off of www.microsoft.com/directx

good luck with it