Help needed please - Fallout 3 file missing

Dragonshadow · 04-19-2009, 11:48 AM

Basically, I installed Fallout 3, and got the error box - "unable to locate component. Application failed to start because d3dx9_38.dll was not found. Re-install suggested."

A re-install or two has done nothing.

I've been told it is possible to download something to fix this, but the only site I have found so far tried to install a virus on my computer instead (huzzah for good antivirus programs).

Any ideas?

Cheers
DS

SpiritWarrior · 04-19-2009, 12:01 PM

Off the bat, that's a directx issue. Sounds like corruption in directx. Upgrade to the latest version (it's 9c atm iirc) and see what happens. Or look into a directx repair tool released by microsoft. Do not download indivudal .dll files from the web that claim to solve this issue. They'll only screw with it more and possible fux it up.

Dragonshadow · 04-20-2009, 08:34 AM

I did that, and now it starts to run, but crashes on the black loading screen at the start.

ElfBane · 04-20-2009, 09:43 AM

What are the specs of your PC?

Dragonshadow · 04-20-2009, 10:11 AM

OS - XP
Processor - Intel 4 2800 MHz
Memory - Too much for my own good. No issue.
Video card - Nvidia winfast A7600 GT

ElfBane · 04-20-2009, 10:44 AM

Your video card is a bit low for the "Recommended" requirements, but does meet the "Minimum" requirements. I would recommend loading the latest drivers for your video card from Nvidia, and trying again. Do you get any faults when running DirectX diagnostics?

Dragonshadow · 04-20-2009, 01:32 PM

I installed the newest drivers, and it stopped my video card from working.
No issues with DirectX.

ElfBane · 04-20-2009, 01:42 PM

Delete those drivers, and reinstall the Nvidia software from the install CD.

SpiritWarrior · 04-20-2009, 01:43 PM

What error mssg you getting now?

Dragonshadow · 04-20-2009, 02:12 PM

I'm not getting an error message. It jsut stops responding on a black screen when it starts up. No message.

Also, I don't have an install CD here.

04-19-2009, 11:48 AM	#1
Dragonshadow Quth-Maren Join Date: February 17, 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 34 Posts: 4,145	Help needed please - Fallout 3 file missing Basically, I installed Fallout 3, and got the error box - "unable to locate component. Application failed to start because d3dx9_38.dll was not found. Re-install suggested." A re-install or two has done nothing. I've been told it is possible to download something to fix this, but the only site I have found so far tried to install a virus on my computer instead (huzzah for good antivirus programs). Any ideas? Cheers DS __________________ aka Loc der Graf, Quillruke

04-19-2009, 12:01 PM	#2
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Re: Help needed please - Fallout 3 file missing Off the bat, that's a directx issue. Sounds like corruption in directx. Upgrade to the latest version (it's 9c atm iirc) and see what happens. Or look into a directx repair tool released by microsoft. Do not download indivudal .dll files from the web that claim to solve this issue. They'll only screw with it more and possible fux it up. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

04-20-2009, 08:34 AM	#3
Dragonshadow Quth-Maren Join Date: February 17, 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 34 Posts: 4,145	Re: Help needed please - Fallout 3 file missing I did that, and now it starts to run, but crashes on the black loading screen at the start. __________________ aka Loc der Graf, Quillruke

04-20-2009, 09:43 AM	#4
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 69 Posts: 1,443	Re: Help needed please - Fallout 3 file missing What are the specs of your PC? __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.

04-20-2009, 10:11 AM	#5
Dragonshadow Quth-Maren Join Date: February 17, 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 34 Posts: 4,145	Re: Help needed please - Fallout 3 file missing OS - XP Processor - Intel 4 2800 MHz Memory - Too much for my own good. No issue. Video card - Nvidia winfast A7600 GT __________________ aka Loc der Graf, Quillruke

04-20-2009, 10:44 AM	#6
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 69 Posts: 1,443	Re: Help needed please - Fallout 3 file missing Your video card is a bit low for the "Recommended" requirements, but does meet the "Minimum" requirements. I would recommend loading the latest drivers for your video card from Nvidia, and trying again. Do you get any faults when running DirectX diagnostics? __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.

04-20-2009, 01:32 PM	#7
Dragonshadow Quth-Maren Join Date: February 17, 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 34 Posts: 4,145	Re: Help needed please - Fallout 3 file missing I installed the newest drivers, and it stopped my video card from working. No issues with DirectX. __________________ aka Loc der Graf, Quillruke Last edited by Dragonshadow; 04-20-2009 at 01:42 PM.

04-20-2009, 01:42 PM	#8
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 69 Posts: 1,443	Re: Help needed please - Fallout 3 file missing Delete those drivers, and reinstall the Nvidia software from the install CD. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.

04-20-2009, 01:43 PM	#9
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Re: Help needed please - Fallout 3 file missing What error mssg you getting now? __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

04-20-2009, 02:12 PM	#10
Dragonshadow Quth-Maren Join Date: February 17, 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 34 Posts: 4,145	Re: Help needed please - Fallout 3 file missing I'm not getting an error message. It jsut stops responding on a black screen when it starts up. No message. Also, I don't have an install CD here. __________________ aka Loc der Graf, Quillruke

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