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Missing DLL errors when running older games

Anonymous
2024-09-23T18:45:36+00:00

Hello, I am suddenly running into errors when trying to run some older games on Windows 11. I have found this issue with Fable Anniversary and Dawn of War 2. Both were reporting issues with d3ds9_43.dll. I believe I was able to resolve this by reinstalling the redistributables, although I'm not sure exactly which thing fixed that issue because I tried multiple things.

Fable still has this error and won't launch:

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming

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  1. David-M 100.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-09-23T19:20:27+00:00

    Hi. I'm David, and I'm happy to help you.

    The lack of the DLLs "MSVCR100" and "MSVCP100" can be fixed by installing "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable". Probably the game displaying this error depends on it installed.

    Download from the links below. I suggest you install both the x86 and x64 versions.

    x86: https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/5/1...

    x64: https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/5/1...

    Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/la...

    Feel free to ask back any questions. Click on the "Reply" button below my reply.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-23T20:25:11+00:00

    Hello,

    This seems to have resolved my issue. Thank you!

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