DirectX Support on EM64T Supported OS

Hi There,

We have EM64T compatible machine and on that Windows XP OS installed. We are
trying to run one of our application having features of Direct 3D, but it is
giving an error that "d3dx9_27.dll" not found. But out application is not
using any feature of this DLL neither this DLL's related library invoked in
our project settings.

Also we are trying to install DirectX SDK on this machine but we receive a
message that .Net Framework is not installed on this machine.

Will you please suggest me what to do.

Regards,
- Kishor Mahajan

NoNoBadDog!
Mon Nov 28 22:17:29 CST 2005


"Kishor Mahajan" <KishorMahajan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BB837F50-CF32-42AD-9C1C-9FD52C30467B@microsoft.com...
> Hi There,
>
> We have EM64T compatible machine and on that Windows XP OS installed. We
> are
> trying to run one of our application having features of Direct 3D, but it
> is
> giving an error that "d3dx9_27.dll" not found. But out application is not
> using any feature of this DLL neither this DLL's related library invoked
> in
> our project settings.
>
> Also we are trying to install DirectX SDK on this machine but we receive a
> message that .Net Framework is not installed on this machine.
>
> Will you please suggest me what to do.
>
> Regards,
> - Kishor Mahajan

Obviously, you have a dependency issue with the code you have written.
You should install .Net Framework 1.1 and associated updates. Make sure you
have
the latest version of DirectX (9.0c) installed.

Bobby

Chuck
Tue Nov 29 13:33:36 CST 2005

The d3dx9_*.dll is not part of the basic runtime that is included in the OS
as of XP SP 2, Server 2003 SP1, and XP x64. The application you are using
should have installed the correct dll (and other required optional
components) as part of its use of DirectSetup (which makes sure 9.0c is on
older systems, and installs optional components based on the configuration
of the REDIST). You should look at the DirectX SDK documentation for C++
topic "Installing DirectX with DirectSetup".

Your application is in fact making a call to D3DX somewhere or it would not
be bound to it and thus fail with that error.

The installation problem with the DirectX SDK (October 2005) when .NET 1.1
is not present was resolved some time ago, so you might want to download it
again from the Microsoft site and retry the install. Note that installing
the SDK is intended for developers, not end-users.

--
Chuck Walbourn
SDE, Windows Gaming & Graphics

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Seawolf
Tue Nov 29 14:31:07 CST 2005

d3dx9_27 will need the dx 9.0c found in the latest SDK or redist, not just
any dx9.0c (just felt like clarifying.)

Chuck
Tue Nov 29 18:56:22 CST 2005

> d3dx9_27 will need the dx 9.0c found in the latest SDK or redist, not just
> any dx9.0c (just felt like clarifying.)

Not quite true. The DirectX 9.0c components in the SDK REDIST is exactly
the same bits as those present with XP SP 2, Server 2003 SP1, and XP x64.
You do need your application linked against the same version of the headers
and (import) libraries as the version of the D3DX DLL you are distributing.
The only legal way to redistribute the D3DX DLL is as part of a valid
DirectSetup REDIST, which typically includes the DirectX 9.0c components for
older systems but depending on your application targets even those bits can
be left out to save space.

Again, see the DirectX Documentation for C++ topic "Installing DirectX with
DirectSetup" for full details on how this all works.

--
Chuck Walbourn
SDE, Windows Gaming & Graphics

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.