Izaiah said:
I tried to install a game or go and set a 3D screensaver but a window pop's
up saying "d3d8.dll is not found reinstalling the application may fix this
problem". Then I downloaded d3d8.dll of the internet then it said "The
application or DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8.dll is not a valid Windows image.
Please check this agaist your installation diskette." But I dont have an
installation diskette what do I do help? By the way im 15 so plz be
understandable.
d3d8.dll could be part of DirectX. There are various versions of DirectX,
and for WinXP the latest might be DirectX 9c.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;DE;drxint
This is an example of a download page at Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...11-62FE-4F61-ABA1-914185249413&displaylang=en
If you use Start:Run and type "dxdiag" without the quotes, in the
Run command box, the Microsoft DirectX Diagnostic screen will appear.
It will take 30 seconds or so to start.
http://www.valusoftsupport.com/library/screenshots/dxdiag.jpg
The "DirectX Files" tab, lists the DirectX files installed. This is
a partial listing.
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DirectX Components
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ddraw.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 292864 bytes
ddrawex.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 12/7/1999 08:00:00 24336 bytes
dxapi.sys: 5.00.2180.0001 English Final Retail 12/15/1999 01:00:00 10064 bytes
d3d8.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 1201152 bytes
d3d8thk.dll: 5.03.0000.0900 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 7168 bytes
d3d9.dll: 5.03.0001.0904 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 05:27:28 1703936 bytes
d3dim.dll: 5.00.2180.0001 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 446224 bytes
d3dim700.dll: 5.03.0001.0902 English Final Retail 5/30/2003 10:00:02 797184 bytes
d3dref.dll: 5.00.2180.0001 English Final Retail 12/7/1999 08:00:00 93456 bytes
d3dramp.dll: 5.00.2180.0001 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 591120 bytes
d3drm.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 12/12/2002 01:14:32 364816 bytes
....
If a file is missing, then reinstalling DirectX could correct it.
The DirectX installer can be run as many times as you want.
Note that, if you are currently using DirectX 8 and you install DirectX 9c,
you cannot "go backwards" and install DirectX 8 again. If you upgrade the
version of DirectX, the upgrade is not reversible.
If you bought a video card recently, it might have a copy of
DirectX on the CD. Copies of the DirectX installer can be obtained
from more places than directly from Microsoft.
Paul
