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Offline corky

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missing dll file in initial startup - HELP!
« on: January 25, 2003, 06:30:09 PM »
hi all, i just downloaded ah but when i run it for the first time i get that the exe file is:

linked to missing export ddraw.dll: DirectDrawCreateEx.

what is this necessary file and where can i get it? second time i have downloaded on 2 different computers and have gotten the same thing. thanks for any help

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Re: missing dll file in initial startup - HELP!
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2003, 07:12:34 PM »
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Originally posted by corky
what is this necessary file and where can i get it? second time i have downloaded on 2 different computers and have gotten the same thing. thanks for any help
DirectX 8.1 or later is needed for AH - that should solve your problem.  :)
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Offline corky

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missing dll file in initial startup - HELP!
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2003, 10:42:27 PM »
thanks problem solved