Vista - Something Happened to my DirectX

I've been having this problem with spore and dx on my computer.

If you want them I can give you my specs (just tell me how)

I am currently running Vista Home Premium, an ATI Radeon Xpress 1150, (with DDI Version: 9Ex), i am currently running directx 10, i also have a ton of memory both ram and video.

I have exhausted many of the options that I have found during my google search for solutions to this problem. None of them have really worked aside from doing a system restore to the point before I downloaded spore and attempted to fix the d3dx9_27.dll problem.

Okay what happened:

1. Attempted to download Trial version of spore, a error pop up said: "this application has failed to start because d3dx9_27.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix this problem." couldn't figure out what was wrong (even after choosing the yes option to get the directx 9.0 that it offered) didn't notice a change, yet i didn't do much on my computer at that point (possible problem in spider solitaire)
2. Installed Spore on Computer, said didn't have correct DirectX, clicked yes and went through installation of DirectX9
3. Didn't have d3dx9_27.dll error pop up again, but believed that somehow downloaded something when tried to fix computer when had problem with trial version (husband's computer had pop up, he found the dll and added it to spore bin, he hasn't noticed similar problem on his laptop, he has a replica of my computer)
4. Noticed that spider solitaire had major problem.
5. Loaded game and noticed major graphics problem. Also noticed that problem let up a small bit as game continued running. Noticed that rendering of creature "skins" was quite slow.
6. Did system restore to day before trial download. Found that spider solitaire looked like it should.
7. Attempted to start spore, got dll error.
8. Did as husband had done, found dll, put in sporeapp folder. Game started, still have graphics problem. Spider solitaire is screwed up again.

I have also attempted to update my drivers (no luck).

What am I to do?



Here is a link to some screen shots of my problem.

A couple of spider solitaire shots (see bottom left corner error message that is supposed to tell you something like "the card doesn't go there idiot" but instead doesn't show any legible words)

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/problem8.jpg

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/problem8.jpg

Here are a few in game shots

The picture where my char is supposed to be is funky:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/problem6.jpg

Here I am trying to pick out a factory, every picture of building is a mess, how am i supposed to know what they look like?
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/problem7.jpg

The landscape is not rendered correctly:
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/problem3.jpg

notice the bottom right corner where my char's picture is supposed to be, all scrambled
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/problem1.jpg

The landscape looks better after the game has run for a bit, it still gets scrambled in places or if the computer goes into sleep mode
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/problem4.jpg


I have exhausted all of my ideas. I have dxdiag info saved for times: before I did my system restore, after the restore, after I put the dll into the spore folder.

Please get back to me, I can't find anything that helps. I like playing the game and want to continue playing the game cause it's fun. HELP!!!

PS: I did a system restore and it helped, then I tried to see what happened and it happened again. Decided that it was the d3dx9_27.dll file that caused the problem. Only thing was that when I went back to try and restore it back and be rid of the problem, the time that I used to restore it wasn't there anymore... thus i can't restore it anymore.


I hate screwed up computers!!!
~~~Jukia

Try installing the Nov Direct X redist package from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Spider solitaire is still messed up.

Hello Jukia, welcome.

Try running a registry cleaner and fixer.

~Lordbob

Go SPORE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reinstall DX ????

I've tried to reinstall my dx. It did nothing... And as for a registry cleaner and such where can I find a good one that won't want to charge me and wont give me further problems?

AusLogics Registry DeFrag is free and works well. Use it myself.

~Lordbob