I thought about this and I have many other games that require direct 9.0c to be installed. So I will not be reformating agian. The thing is that I have no issues with any other software. I have the following;
PC Applications:
* Office Pro 2003
* Microsoft Works Suite
* 3D-Studio MAX 6 Pro
* Paint Shope Pro 8
* Photoshop 7 & CS
* Adobe Audition 1.5
* Alcohol 120%
* Nero Burning Ultra Edition 6.19
Games:
* Rome: Total War (version 1.1)
* Total Pro Football (version 1.41)
* Super Power 2
* NASCAR Racing Season 2003
* Battlefield 1942
* Operation Flashpoint (w/all expansions)
* Century of warefare
* Medal Of Honor (w/all expansion packs)
* Call of Duty
* World War II Online
* GTA III
None of these "appear" to have any issues with 9.0c (except for OOTP6).