Windows 10 comes with DirectX 11 installed by default however that version of DirectX doesn’t work very well with old software (games or CAD) you need DirectX 9.0c. Microsoft just removed the online installer for DirectX 9.0c making it very difficult to find.
Here’s the official Microsoft full (offline) setup for DirectX 9 (9.0c), released June 2010…
While attempting to install MapTech’s Terrain Navigator Professional on 64bit Windows 7, 8 or 10 you receive this error…
Windows 16bit setup error – This app can’t run on your PC
You can solve the problem with our Longbow Reviver solution
How to install Terrain Navigator Pro
First you need to purchase the Longbow Reviver here – sorry, it’s not free
Insert your Terrain Navigator CD into your computer
Next, start In the Reviver App
Click on the 1st tab named “Old Installer Reviver“
Using the “. . .” button, pick the path to the CD
Now click “Fix and Run Old installer”
Follow the on screen prompts…
BE PATIENT – Terrain Navigator Setup may take up to 90 minutes to start, when it does stop and read the next step
Once the Terrain Navigator Pro setup starts up
install as normal except when prompted for the installation path, don’t install to c:\Program Files\Maptech\Terrain Navigator Pro but instead install to c:\Maptech\Terrain Navigator Pro as shown below…
c:\Maptech\Terrain Navigator Pro as shown above
Once setup is complete, you can now happily run c:\Maptech\Terrain Navigator Pro\Terpro\terpro.exe
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