Missing a "D3DX9_41.dll" or similar file? Read me!
Some of you may be getting a message like the one below while launching a Telltale game:
If so, then you need to run the DirectX Updater again:
DirectX Web Updater
- Computer must be on the Internet when running this update.
OR
DirectX Off-line Updater
- Computer does not need to be on the Internet to run this update, but it's a 93+mb file.
They both do the same thing. The first one requires the Internet to download files at install time, the other one has all the files you need up front.
Details to what's happening:
Telltale games require more recent DirectX updates than what's originally included in Windows XP, Vista, and 7. To combat this, I include the DirectX Web updater with the game's install program. Microsoft doesn't include DirectX as apart of Windows Update, I have to resort to using the web installer at install time.
However, this requires the computer to be on the Internet at installation time. Otherwise it's an extra 100MB per episode. So if the Internet isn't there, then DirectX isn't updated. I wish there was an easier way about this!
For reference, the season DVDs do and will continue to have the off-line version of the DirectX updater on the DVD.
If so, then you need to run the DirectX Updater again:
DirectX Web Updater
- Computer must be on the Internet when running this update.
OR
DirectX Off-line Updater
- Computer does not need to be on the Internet to run this update, but it's a 93+mb file.
They both do the same thing. The first one requires the Internet to download files at install time, the other one has all the files you need up front.
Details to what's happening:
Telltale games require more recent DirectX updates than what's originally included in Windows XP, Vista, and 7. To combat this, I include the DirectX Web updater with the game's install program. Microsoft doesn't include DirectX as apart of Windows Update, I have to resort to using the web installer at install time.
However, this requires the computer to be on the Internet at installation time. Otherwise it's an extra 100MB per episode. So if the Internet isn't there, then DirectX isn't updated. I wish there was an easier way about this!
For reference, the season DVDs do and will continue to have the off-line version of the DirectX updater on the DVD.
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EDIT: Ok, I figgered it out. Among the files you download in the End-User pack, extract the contents of the zip file named "Mar2009_d3dx9_41_x86" to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Telltale Games\Wallace and Gromits Grand Adventures\Muzzled".
The game started up without a hiccup after that.
That concerns me as the installer is doing a little more than just putting in files to System32. What operating system are you running on?
Is it because I don't have Windows Genuine Advantage installed on my computer and had to validate my copy through the download on the WebUpdate page for DirectX?
Unfortunately, when I try to install the DirectX upgrade, it complains that a "CAB file is not reliable" (translated from Swedish). Anyone else have this problem?
Sooooooooo....I'm still shipwrecked with my antique laptop.:eek:
The DirectX installer not only obtains and places the DLLs in the right place, but cleaned up any problems with DirectX. In addition, other games/software use different version to run their games. Using the installer will make every available version work.
Hi there!
Just downloaded them and went to the extraction of files. When I tried opening the app, it went through!
I hope this would help!
process.http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35
Good luck! :P
An internal system error occurred. For whatever reason, I rebooted my PC and tried again, and it installed properly this time.