Share via

Directplay on Windows 10

Anonymous
2015-08-13T05:50:42+00:00

I can`t install DirectPlay .

When I tried to play Game in windows 10 it asked to install DirectPlay feature. I`ve  clicked on 'install this feature' it went on searching for a few seconds & then showed an error 0x800FFFF. Every  time I try same happening....

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments

71 answers

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2015-08-13T12:10:31+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

    Microsoft DirectPlay has been deprecated. Deprecated components of "Microsoft DirectX 9.0 for Managed Code" are considered obsolete.

    When writing new applications, you should avoid using these deprecated components. When modifying existing applications, you are strongly encouraged to remove any dependency on these components.

    I suggest you to refer the article below:

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb153243(v=vs.85).aspx

    For anything gaming or Xbox related, head over to the Xbox Forums & they’ll take care of you.

    Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

    46 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-22T11:35:03+00:00

    Have you tried https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XYyGB-Tn3g ?

    It appears that DirectPlay is fortunately still present, just has to be enabled.

    The comments on that video also suggest exiting Skype when enabling DirectPlay (just another thing wrong with Skype).

    It worked for me and SMAX.

    As for trying Xbox forums... well, it isn't really intuitive to go to Xbox forums to ask about PC games that came out before the first Xbox was even announced. It isn't intuitive to go to Xbox forums to ask about any PC games for that matter.

    165 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-22T14:51:40+00:00

    I have been pondering use of a paving machine for a new video about my opinion towards consoles

    I have been a PC gamer from the 8088 onward, centipede used a software timing loop so in the 80286 the game was way too fast to play

    you may need to copy dplay.dll to the game folder

    8 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  4. Deleted

    This answer has been deleted due to a violation of our Code of Conduct. The answer was manually reported or identified through automated detection before action was taken. Please refer to our Code of Conduct for more information.

    Comments have been turned off. Learn more

  5. Anonymous
    2016-02-17T00:44:46+00:00

    How do you enable Directplay in Windows 10? I tried to look up but failed.

    66 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments