Vista - Windows Vista and d3dx9_30.dll error

I've set my vista to play as xp for everquest. However when I go to log on I
get the error d3dx9_30.dll. Is it safe to load up dx9 on vista? It is
currently running on 10 so I'm a bit hesitant to load up an old xp active x
control on to vista.

"Van30" <Van30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I've set my vista to play as xp for everquest. However when I go to log on
> I
> get the error d3dx9_30.dll. Is it safe to load up dx9 on vista?

Yes.

> It is
> currently running on 10 so I'm a bit hesitant to load up an old xp active
> x
> control on to vista.

10 and 9 are both operate independently of each other.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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Hi, so what you are saying is that dx9 can be loaded or not? Clarity
please....
ChrisC
"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
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> "Van30" <Van30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> I've set my vista to play as xp for everquest. However when I go to log
>> on I
>> get the error d3dx9_30.dll. Is it safe to load up dx9 on vista?
>
> Yes.
>
>> It is
>> currently running on 10 so I'm a bit hesitant to load up an old xp active
>> x
>> control on to vista.
>
> 10 and 9 are both operate independently of each other.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>
>

Wow, I thought he was pretty clear. Yes, you can load an updated flavor of
DX 9.0c and not hurt Vista at all. Games like FEAR and 3dMark06 require I
believe the Oct 05 and Aug 06 falvors of DX 9.0c

I've successfully loaded both the Dec 06 and the Feb 07 flavors and haven't
had any problems, that I can tell, under Vista. If I do a Dxdiag, it still
reports my DX flavor as DX10

You can get the lastest DX 9.0c update from here
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


"Chris" <cuke2u@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, so what you are saying is that dx9 can be loaded or not? Clarity
> please....
> ChrisC
> "Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
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>> "Van30" <Van30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:27FDCDBD-DB55-4949-8FC0-1AE4668A6C41@microsoft.com...
>>> I've set my vista to play as xp for everquest. However when I go to log
>>> on I
>>> get the error d3dx9_30.dll. Is it safe to load up dx9 on vista?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>> It is
>>> currently running on 10 so I'm a bit hesitant to load up an old xp
>>> active x
>>> control on to vista.
>>
>> 10 and 9 are both operate independently of each other.
>>
>> --
>> Paul Smith,
>> Yeovil, UK.
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
>> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>>
>> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>>
>>
>

When I tried to install Directx 9.0c it said my current version was already
up to date. It didnt give me the option to install dx9 and vista wont let
you uninstall dx10. To fix the same problem with my games I did a search on
google for the dll file, downloaded it, and copied it to my game directory.
Worked for Dreamfall and Supreme Commander.

Are you talking about loading the original release of DX 9.0c ? The
redistributable I linked, has worked for me 100% of the time. I'm on my 5th
format re-install. I've used it with Ultimate, Enterprise and Home Prem. I
can't imagine why it would say that it's already up todate, has Microsoft
releases a new one every 2 months.




"Spartan" <spartan@liberty.coh> wrote in message
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> When I tried to install Directx 9.0c it said my current version was
> already up to date. It didnt give me the option to install dx9 and vista
> wont let you uninstall dx10. To fix the same problem with my games I did a
> search on google for the dll file, downloaded it, and copied it to my game
> directory. Worked for Dreamfall and Supreme Commander.

Search in Google and just download the dll. It should run OK with either
version of DX. save to your win32 directory



"Dale "Mad_Murdock" White" <dale.white@NOinsightbb.NOcom> wrote in message
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> Are you talking about loading the original release of DX 9.0c ? The
> redistributable I linked, has worked for me 100% of the time. I'm on my
> 5th format re-install. I've used it with Ultimate, Enterprise and Home
> Prem. I can't imagine why it would say that it's already up todate, has
> Microsoft releases a new one every 2 months.
>
>
>
>
> "Spartan" <spartan@liberty.coh> wrote in message
> news:OSo2mHATHHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> When I tried to install Directx 9.0c it said my current version was
>> already up to date. It didnt give me the option to install dx9 and vista
>> wont let you uninstall dx10. To fix the same problem with my games I did
>> a search on google for the dll file, downloaded it, and copied it to my
>> game directory. Worked for Dreamfall and Supreme Commander.
>

There is no need to install DX 9.0c as vista already has DX 9.0Ex and DX 10
installed, its just ONE file missing. Copy the missing file into the
\Windows\System32 folder, and if necessary register it e.g.
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\d3dx9_30.dll. I have come across this error in
XP
as well when that one file wasn't provided by default.

--
P Hutchison


"Van30" wrote:

> I've set my vista to play as xp for everquest. However when I go to log on I
> get the error d3dx9_30.dll. Is it safe to load up dx9 on vista? It is
> currently running on 10 so I'm a bit hesitant to load up an old xp active x
> control on to vista.

I highly recommend NOT installing any random dll off the Internet that
claims to be a legit system file. That's a fast way to get hacked.

Run the latest DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer and it will install
legit copies of all possible optional DirectX SDK components that might not
be on your system. Some game installers out there let you skip running
DirectX Runtime setup when in fact you really need it for D3DX9 and the
like.

Go to http://www.microsoft.com/directx and run the latest runtime web
installer from there. It will not harm your Windows Vista system to run it.

--
Chuck Walbourn
SDE, Game Technology Group

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

That is some really bad info to pass around as you're completely offbase.

There are a ton of missing files. You just haven't run into that yet.

"Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> There is no need to install DX 9.0c as vista already has DX 9.0Ex and DX
> 10
> installed, its just ONE file missing. Copy the missing file into the
> \Windows\System32 folder, and if necessary register it e.g.
> regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\d3dx9_30.dll. I have come across this error
> in
> XP
> as well when that one file wasn't provided by default.
>
> --
> P Hutchison
>
>
> "Van30" wrote:
>
>> I've set my vista to play as xp for everquest. However when I go to log
>> on I
>> get the error d3dx9_30.dll. Is it safe to load up dx9 on vista? It is
>> currently running on 10 so I'm a bit hesitant to load up an old xp active
>> x
>> control on to vista.