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DirectX redist installation takes 10 minutes
I first noticed this when running a Steam game for the first time, although I don't think it is related to Steam because I tried downloading and running the June 2010 DirectX redist directly from Microsoft's website (Download DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010) from Official Microsoft Download Center) and ended up with the same problem.
Basically, the DirectX redist installation process suddenly takes far longer than it should. Previously (until a week or so ago) it would take about 1 minute at most to complete; now it takes 10 times as long. I'm trying to find out what the cause of this might be and how to fix it.
During the installation process, my hard drive activity indicator is barely active at all (meaning, it shouldn't be a problem with the hard drive that is causing this). Also, I have plenty of RAM available (only about 4 gigs out of 16 is being used).
Looking at my running processes in the Task Manager, I see that the following tasks are started: DXSETUP.exe, which is running through the duration of the installation process, and infinst.exe, which starts and stops frequently (it opens for about 1 second, then closes for about 4 seconds, and the cycle repeats over and over).
I have been unable to find any useful information about infinst.exe, or whether it may be one of the causes of this problem.
I haven't installed any strange or unusual software recently, and I ran a SpyBot check which turned up nothing. My anti-virus program is Microsoft Security Essentials.
Other prerequisites for Steam games, like Visual Studio C++ redistributable, install at normal speed with no problem, and I haven't noticed decreased performance with any other program. It's only DirectX which does this.
Any information or advice would be useful.
Last edited by rwrjr; 20 Feb 2014 at 14:54.