Don't know, exactly, why you can't upgrade your DirectX to get rid of the problem. I do know, unfortunately, per Microsoft, you can't uninstall DirectX from a Win2000 machine. You have to reinstall Win2000 (the OS) to remove DirectX and then reinstall DirectX.
I suggest you try that angle if nothing else works.
NOTE: I play a few older games, too, which required a version of DirectX prior to v8. When I install one of those games, the installer doesn't realize I already have v8.1 installed and prompts me to install DirectX v6 or something. I always say NO and the game works fine under DX8.1. I figure, if you accidentally said YES or OK in a situation like that, the install of an older version would corrupt the installed DX8 version. If so, I figure you're back to reinstalling the OS.
Arley
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