Major pains!! HELP!

[poppysead]

Hello my dear gamers I come on a mission of great importance, my younger brother has been deleting certain unnamed files/programs on my computer, and when I attempt to run AA(thats when I click on the aces high icon on desktop) I recieve two messages as follows:

the ACESHIGH.EXE file is
linked to missing export DSOUND.DLL:11.

second message as follows:
 
C:\Program Files\HTC\ACESHI~1\aceshigh.exe

A device attached to the system is not functioning

I am running a compaq computer with win 98. I have no idea what the dang computer is trying to tell me. ANY help is appreciated I know some of you out there know computer'es. I have the compaq recovery disks is the file on them. sincerly yours Poppysead.          

(Your all a little safer now that I cant prowl the sky looking for that dope to rope) thanx.

[Lephturn]

It's telling you it either can't find a functioning sound card, or a direct sound is not working for some reason.

Go to microsoft and grab DX 8.1.  http://www.microsoft.com/directx/

If you don't have sound, try getting your sound drivers and installing those again.  Look for updated versions.

[poppysead]

Hey lephturn! thanx for the prompt response man, It's good to know I can get help out here on the http://www.

P.S. see you guys tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D