{"id":28201,"date":"2004-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-04-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=28201"},"modified":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","slug":"install-cakewalk-sonar-product-gives-error-directx-not-being","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/install-cakewalk-sonar-product-gives-error-directx-not-being\/","title":{"rendered":"When I try to install a Cakewalk or Sonar product, it gives me an error about DirectX not being the proper version, how do I get around this? I think I have a newer version of DirectX than is on the CD."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the following two errors will stop installation if you need this update:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You must install DirectX 8 to proceed&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You are not running Windows 95. 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