Author: John Merlino
Date: 17:17:15 06/22/04
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On June 22, 2004 at 20:08:08, mike tubbs wrote: >On June 22, 2004 at 20:01:57, John Merlino wrote: > >>On June 22, 2004 at 19:57:48, mike tubbs wrote: >> >>>I downloaded the demo and i get an error message about a missing DLL, after i >>>reinstall and restart still get the same error message, I'm using windows xp >>>pro. >> >>Unfortunately, you're talking to the wrong person. I am no longer involved with >>the development of Chessmaster. I'm just a fan and "a particularly knowledgeable >>user of CM5500 through CM9000". :-) >> >>I do have one question, though. What's the name of the missing DLL? The problem >>might not be the demo's fault.... >> >>jm > >d3d9.dll says the application failed to start because of the lack of this file. d3d9.dll is part of Microsoft's DirectX, which is required by the program (unless you specifically turn off DirectX support and choose OpenGL, as Mike Byrne suggested). I would simply go to Windows Update and get the latest version of DirectX. That will solve any future problems you may have with applications that use 3D. jm
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