| Direct X errors are a sure way to drive many | | | | |
| computer users crazy with frustration. This | | | | - Cannot initialize dinput9.dll. |
| error can be caused by different things, but | | | | |
| when it happens it can cause a lot of | | | | - Fatal exception error in dplayx.dll. |
| aggravation. There are some steps you can | | | | |
| take to repair these errors, and even prevent | | | | - A required DLL file, D3D9.DLL, was not |
| them in the first place. | | | | found. |
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| Direct X is used in many different | | | | - dplay.dll has performed an illegal |
| applications in Windows, and it allows | | | | operation. |
| specific audio files and video displays to be | | | | |
| standardized, because this will allow Direct | | | | - Access violation error in Direct X file |
| X to run on more than one PC type. This is a | | | | D3D8.DLL. |
| big help to developers because there are | | | | |
| standards in place. Many things can cause | | | | - This application has failed to start |
| Direct X errors, but you can stop them. | | | | because d3d9.dll was not found. Re-installing |
| | | | the application may fix this problem. |
| Direct X has been developed to be backward | | | | |
| compatible, meaning applications which were | | | | - Unable to find file d3d8.dll, ddraw.dll or |
| developed for earlier versions of Direct X | | | | d3d9.dll. |
| should work fine with a newer version of | | | | |
| Direct X. Any applications which are created | | | | - No display at all on the screen. |
| for new versions of Direct X will not run | | | | |
| properly if a previous version of this | | | | All of the Direct X errors above can be |
| software is installed instead. It is crucial | | | | caused by having the wrong version of Direct |
| that the appropriate version or newer of | | | | X on your system, or they can be caused by |
| Direct X is installed for an application or | | | | the Windows Registry becoming clogged with |
| it will not function and you will end up | | | | fragments from removed files, including older |
| getting Direct X error messages. | | | | versions of Direct X. |
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| The first step to fixing Direct X errors is | | | | The best way to fix any Direct X errors if |
| to see which version you have installed on | | | | you have the correct or latest version |
| your system. This can be done very easily. | | | | installed is to use a registry cleaner. These |
| Click on your Start menu, then click on the | | | | software programs can clean out your registry |
| run option. Type dxdiag into the run box, | | | | in a fraction of the time it takes to |
| then press the Enter key. | | | | manually edit it, and there are no risks of |
| | | | deleting a file which is needed by the |
| Another window will open up, and at the | | | | operating system. |
| bottom of this window you will see the | | | | |
| installed version of Direct X on your system. | | | | When you manually edit your registry, one |
| If this version is not the newest one | | | | simple mistake can cause your operating |
| available, or it is not compatible with your | | | | system to crash, and never run again. |
| applications, then download and install the | | | | Registry cleaners take the guesswork out of |
| newer version of Direct X to fix the problem. | | | | editing your registry, so you are left with |
| | | | no Direct X errors and great performance. So |
| Common Direct X Errors | | | | do give them a try. |