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This isn't a macroquest issue. I assume it's either a me issue, because i am missing something obvious, an EQ issue, or a microsoft issue. I submitted an issue request to EQ, but they are slow sometimes, and figured someone here may be able to help faster!
So, I got a new computer yesterday and went to install everquest. I downloaded from EQ's site, and when it tries to install directx i get an error that says "setup could not download the file, Please retry later or check network connection". After i said ok to the error, it went ahead and did the eq download and install. Then, when I go to play the game i get an error saying it's missing D3DX9_43.dll file. So i found it on my old computer and put it in the 32 and 64 bit folders on my new computer. Then when i tried to start the game i got an error saying "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc00007b). Click OK to close the application".
So I assume the directx failure at the beginning is the problem. I did some searching, and found people that had similar problems over the years and most of them seem to have been resolved by going to microsoft and downloading a directx installer and running it, but all of the links are no longer found on microsofts site. So i went to the microsoft download center, and can't find where the directx installer is available anymore. It says to update your windows, but mine just says it's already up to date.
I tried uninstalling/reinstalling several times, some other junk i found online that didn't work. Tried copying my EQ folder from my old PC, that didn't help. Found a directx 9 installer from another game site i found that looked legit. It seemed to run ok, but didn't help.
I just want to play on my new computer! So if anyone has any idea's it would be appreciated!
So, I got a new computer yesterday and went to install everquest. I downloaded from EQ's site, and when it tries to install directx i get an error that says "setup could not download the file, Please retry later or check network connection". After i said ok to the error, it went ahead and did the eq download and install. Then, when I go to play the game i get an error saying it's missing D3DX9_43.dll file. So i found it on my old computer and put it in the 32 and 64 bit folders on my new computer. Then when i tried to start the game i got an error saying "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc00007b). Click OK to close the application".
So I assume the directx failure at the beginning is the problem. I did some searching, and found people that had similar problems over the years and most of them seem to have been resolved by going to microsoft and downloading a directx installer and running it, but all of the links are no longer found on microsofts site. So i went to the microsoft download center, and can't find where the directx installer is available anymore. It says to update your windows, but mine just says it's already up to date.
I tried uninstalling/reinstalling several times, some other junk i found online that didn't work. Tried copying my EQ folder from my old PC, that didn't help. Found a directx 9 installer from another game site i found that looked legit. It seemed to run ok, but didn't help.
I just want to play on my new computer! So if anyone has any idea's it would be appreciated!