Not in this case. I also have the 64 bit version of XP. I had the same exact problem. You would try and install the game and get an error message telling you about directx. I found a solution to this problem and the game is installing as I type this. http://www.jason-saggers.com/?page_id=37 Follow what is described here. I didn't burn the files to a disc, however. I simply mounted the iso file using a virtual drive and ran it that way. I had disc 2 inserted into the actual drive and when the virtual disc was done, it immediately went straight to reading from disc 2. The Directx I downloaded can be had here. http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/directxdownload.html (9.0c) I hope this helps some of you speed fiends out there. Good luck! *Edit* The game has successfully installed and it's time to lay some rubber!