DirectX SDK (June 2010) Installation Problems: Error Code S1023

I seem to be having some problems installing the DirectX SDK. Everything seems to be going well during the install, but at the end I get the message:

Setup failed. Errors were encountered during installation of redistributable packages. Please close all open programs and try running setup again. If problems persist, contact DirectX Developer Support.

Error Code: S1023

Well, I have tried closing all open programs and installing again but I get the same error. What is error code S1023? I tried Googling, but found many different responses for how to deal with it and I'm not sure what to do.

I have tried looking in the log files in C:\Windows\Logs. There are 2 log files, DirectX.log and DirectX_SDK.log. I do not see any noticeable signs of "error" or "failure" of any kind.

In fact, the very last line in DirectX.log is:

11/04/10 18:36:27: dsetup32: Installation ended with value 0 = Installation succeeded

Could anyone please help? I am running Vista (x64).

I had the same problem and for me it was because the vc2010 redist x86 was too recent.

Check your temp folder (C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Temp) for the most recent file named

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable Setup_20110608_xxx.html ##

and check if you have the following error

Installation Blockers:

A newer version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable has been detected on the machine.

Final Result: Installation failed with error code: (0x000013EC), "A StopBlock was hit or a System >Requirement was not met." (Elapsed time: 0 00:00:00).

then go to Control Panel>Program & Features and uninstall all the

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86/x64 redistributable - 10.0.(number over 30319)

After successful installation of DXSDK, simply run Windows Update and it will update the redistributables back to the latest version.

I've had the same problem twice already and the easiest and most concise solution that I found is located here (in MSDN Blogs -> Games for Windows and the DirectX SDK). However, just in case that page goes down, here's the method:

1. Remove the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package version 10.0.40219 (Service Pack 1) from the system (both x86 and x64 if applicable). This can be easily done via a command-line with administrator rights:

   MsiExec.exe /passive /X{F0C3E5D1-1ADE-321E-8167-68EF0DE699A5}
   MsiExec.exe /passive /X{1D8E6291-B0D5-35EC-8441-6616F567A0F7}
   

2. Install the DirectX SDK (June 2010)

3. Reinstall the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package version 10.0.40219 (Service Pack 1). On an x64 system, you should install both the x86 and x64 versions of the C++ REDIST. Be sure to install the most current version available, which at this point is the KB 2565063 with a security fix.

Note: This issue does not affect earlier version of the DirectX SDK which deploy the VS 2005 / VS 2008 CRT REDIST and do not deploy the VS 2010 CRT REDIST. This issue does not affect the DirectX End-User Runtime web or stand-alone installer as those packages do not deploy any version of the VC++ CRT.

File Checksum Integrity Verifier: This of course assumes you actually have an uncorrupted copy of the DirectX SDK setup package. The best way to validate this it to run

fciv -sha1 DXSDK_Jun10.exe

and verify you get

8fe98c00fde0f524760bb9021f438bd7d9304a69 dxsdk_jun10.exe

Here is the official answer from Microsoft: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chuckw/archive/2011/12/09/known-issue-directx-sdk-june-2010-setup-and-the-s1023-error.aspx

Summary if you'd rather not click through:

1. Remove the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package version 10.0.40219 (Service Pack 1) from the system (both x86 and x64 if applicable). This can be easily done via a command-line with administrator rights:

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

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

2. Install the DirectX SDK (June 2010)

3. Reinstall the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package version 10.0.40219 (Service Pack 1). On an x64 system, you should install both the x86 and x64 versions of the C++ REDIST. Be sure to install the most current version available, which at this point is the KB2565063 with a security fix.

Windows SDK: The Windows SDK 7.1 has exactly the same issue as noted in KB 2717426.