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"S1023" error when you install the DirectX SDK (June 2010)

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Symptoms

If you have an existing Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable installed on your computer, you may receive an "S1023" error when you install the June 2010 DirectX SDK.

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Cause

The issue occurs because a newer version of the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable is present on the computer. The June 2010 DirectX SDK installs version 10.0.30319 of the Visual C++ Redistributable.

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To resolve this issue, you must uninstall all versions of the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable before installing the June 2010 DirectX SDK. You may have one or more of the following products installed:

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable

You can use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel to uninstall the products. Or, you can run the following commands from an administrator command prompt:

MsiExec.exe /passive /X{F0C3E5D1-1ADE-321E-8167-68EF0DE699A5}

MsiExec.exe /passive /X{1D8E6291-B0D5-35EC-8441-6616F567A0F7}

After uninstalling the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable products, you may install the June 2010 DirectX SDK

(http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=6812)

.

After installing the June 2010 DirectX SDK, you may then reinstall the most current version of the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package

(http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=26999)

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More information

The same issue can prevent installation of the Windows 7 SDK. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2717426

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2717426/ )

Windows SDK Fails to Install with Return Code 5100

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