Vista - Civilization IV once again

I tried to install patch_174 again. No results. System says - can not run I
can not find D3DX9.32.DLL. What doest it mean and what can I do?
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JerzyMarian

"JerzyMarian" <jerzymarian@discussions.microsofrt.com> wrote in message
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>I tried to install patch_174 again. No results. System says - can not run I
> can not find D3DX9.32.DLL. What doest it mean and what can I do?

Try installing DirectX.

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

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

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"JerzyMarian" <jerzymarian@discussions.microsofrt.com> wrote in message
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>I tried to install patch_174 again. No results. System says - can not run I
> can not find D3DX9.32.DLL. What doest it mean and what can I do?
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> JerzyMarian


It means that Microsoft, in their great wisdom, left out that file from DX9
on Vista. You just have to install DX9 to put it back.

Thank you very much. I did it and the game works.
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JerzyMarian


"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "JerzyMarian" <jerzymarian@discussions.microsofrt.com> wrote in message
> news:C666AC9D-7E73-476A-9241-8326C66987CA@microsoft.com...
> >I tried to install patch_174 again. No results. System says - can not run I
> > can not find D3DX9.32.DLL. What doest it mean and what can I do?
>
> Try installing DirectX.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>
>
>

Thanks very much from me, too. After screwing around with various links from
a Civ IV forum, and downloading various 'fixes', this one finally did it!

thanks a ton!



"Paul Smith" wrote:

"HeneryHawk" <HeneryHawk@xxxxxx> wrote in message
newsC5E5D7F-6DF2-426C-A74B-5674114ADDF4@xxxxxxYeah, if you never installed a DirectX 9 game, you have to install DirectX.
For some silly reason Vista only ships with DirectX 10, and not DirectX 2,
3, 5, 6, 7, or 9.

Of course Windows XP doesn't come with DirectX either. /shrug.