Yes, I have actually run through those and just did them again. On this installation the "Download from Microsoft" installed correctly but Race07 crashed. The install from the XD page failed[see log entry]
11/10/12 13:02:07: DXWSetup: ***** DXWSETUP *****
11/10/12 13:02:07: DXWSetup: WinMain()
11/10/12 13:02:07: DXWSetup: IsIA64(): not IA64.
11/10/12 13:02:07: DXWSetup: Unable to get Version on target file C:\Windows\system32\directx\websetup\dsetup.dll
11/10/12 13:02:07: DXWSetup: Installed file C:\Windows\system32\directx\websetup\dsetup.dll
11/10/12 13:02:07: DXWSetup: Unable to get Version on target file C:\Windows\system32\directx\websetup\dsetup32.dll
11/10/12 13:02:07: DXWSetup: Installed file C:\Windows\system32\directx\websetup\dsetup32.dll
11/10/12 13:02:07: DXWSetup: GetDXVersion(): Unable to get RC string from registry.
11/10/12 13:02:07: DXWSetup: DirectX Version: 4.09.00.0904.00
11/10/12 13:02:07: DXWSetup: Setup Version: 4.09.00.0904.00
11/10/12 13:02:07: DXWSetup: A newer version of DirectX have been installed already.
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: CDXWSetup::CDXWSetup()
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: CDXWSetup:
ownloadDXUpdate()
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: OnEngineStatusChange(): EngineStatus = 0x1, SubStatus = 0x0
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: OnEngineStatusChange(): EngineStatus = 0x3, SubStatus = 0x0
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: OnEngineStatusChange(): EngineStatus = 0x2, SubStatus = 0x0
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: OnStartInstall(): DLSize = 81, InstallSize = 0
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: OnStartComponent(): ID = DXUpdate, DLSize = 81, InstallSize = 0, str = %DirectX_Setup%
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: OnComponentProgress(): Phase = 0, Progress = 0
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: OnStopComponent(): ID = DXUpdate, hr = 0x0, Phase = 9, str = %DirectX_Setup%, status = 0x0
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: OnStopInstall(): hr = 0x0, str = (null), status = 0x0
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: OnEngineStatusChange(): EngineStatus = 0x3, SubStatus = 0x0
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: WM_APP_DOWNLOADDXUPDATE
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: CDXWSetup::InitInstallEngine()
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: CDXWSetup::InitInstallEngine(): Sections are not initialized.
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: PreinstDlgProc(): CDXWSetup::InitInstallEngine() failed.
11/10/12 13:02:15: DXWSetup: WM_APP_ENDDOWNLOAD