#2852831 - 09/02/09 01:58 PM
Re: New Intall problem
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Decided to get back into siming and Black Shark arrived this morning,installed ok but it will not run,it tells me it cannot open or find the file DXDX9_38.dll,found this file online and downloaded same but I have no idea where to place it,anybody else had this problem? Will be greatfull for any help here I would try reinstalling DX 9 and see if that fixes the issue. You can go to the Direct X section on the Microsoft website and download it.
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#2852832 - 09/02/09 01:59 PM
Re: New Intall problem
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Vitesse
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Have you tried to update directx?
Might get that file into the right place! It certainly wont hurt.
Cheers!
Edit PM sneaked in there first!
Last edited by Vitesse; 09/02/09 02:00 PM.
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#2853196 - 09/02/09 08:56 PM
Re: New Intall problem
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bud01
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Tony I dont think dirrect x is a bunch of files to be removed like that its not a stand alone exe file or program I expect it has registery intergreation is quite an important aspect of your system and intergrates. I know its harsh but I always recommend to start a fresh some times, IE reload your windows, load your drivers, install your anti virus, connect to windows updates, update your computer with the latest drivers from the web. If you have two drives in your computer copy all your stuff and files to the second drive and reload wipe your c drive and start again. Putting that to the side for a minute go here: http://www.updatexp.com/directx-diagnostic-tool.htmlThats a tool that is ment to display important dirrect x info, that maybe of some help or may just ask more questions. Post back, reload your system may provide some speed improvement as well, that is if you dont regulary run defrags. What is the spec of your gpu and cpu btw?
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#2853213 - 09/02/09 09:18 PM
Re: New Intall problem
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tony draper
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Dual core AMD2.6 4 gig ddr2 ram Nvidia graphic,cant remember the number but it's got a gig of ram,the machine is up to snuff for the prog,sorted the direct X prob I think, begining to think it's a activation problem,anybody know what the symptoms are if you try to run the prog unactivated? Keep getting the message dcs exe ran into a prob and windows has shut it down,as I said it continues to load but will not let me fly,click on a mission or instant action it goes through a loading procedure then displays the debrief screen, I liked sims when life was simple
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#2853232 - 09/02/09 09:38 PM
Re: New Intall problem
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bud01
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After activation it should give you a confirmation by supplying you with a count of how many activations you have left.
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#2854465 - 09/04/09 12:42 PM
Re: New Intall problem
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Progress report,got new hard disk,formatted loaded windows xp pro,loaded graphic card drives sound card drivers ect ect just the bare necessities,my version of window was a tad long in the tooth so I downloaded SP3 and ran it,stick the black shark disk in the drive and it loaded,only difference this time when it loaded the directx files it actually did load them,anyway the prog ran ok, asked for the serial number which it accepted but when I tried to run Black Shark it said only one inst allowed,I assume this is because I had installed it on a different hard disk first,so went back to the original disk,downloaded and installed SP3 on that, reinstalled Black Shark and yup Black Shark is now running. Trouble is want to install and run it from the new disk,will I have to deactivate it on the first disk then reactivate it on the new disk?
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#2858353 - 09/10/09 09:51 PM
Re: New Intall problem
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Another slightly off topic question if I may,pottering about with the Sim hitting keyboard on random keys as one does rather than read the manual,a night time mission I got what appeared to be night vision goggles I could see every thing in the darkness,yet looking at the keyboard commands I downloaded I cannot find which key activates the night vision thing,someone here must know wither key one has to clout.? PS tiz a great sim,when I think of what puter graphics used to be like this is magic, one still prefers fast pointy things with fixed wings though. Thanks for the help chaps.
Last edited by tony draper; 09/10/09 09:55 PM.
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