Windows 10: dxwebsetup.exe running into an internal error

I have been running into an error recently with some issues with some programs using DirectX 9 where some dlls seem to be missing. I have tried using dxwebsetup.exe to install DirectX but it keeps running into an internal error when it is run.


Below is the output in DXError.log:



[05/06/19 17:08:20] module: DXWSetup(Mar 30 2011), file: dxwsetup.cpp, line: 352, function: CDXWSetup::InitInstallEngine



Failed API: SetAction()

Error: (0x80070057) - The parameter is incorrect.




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[05/06/19 17:08:20] module: DXWSetup(Mar 30 2011), file: psheets.cpp, line: 705, function: PreinstDlgProc



CDXWSetup::InitInstallEngine() failed.




I have looked online and found various solutions but none seem to be working.


Is anyone able to help me fix this?

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