Where can I download the installer for directX 9?

[Nightingale]

I just did a fresh re-install of win7 on my computer. Whenever I start up PR, it says it cannot find "d3dx9_25.dll" which I assume is related to directX 9.

I can only find the winXP installer on Microsoft's website. All of the links that point to the installer for win7 just get redirected instead to a page offering upgrades to win10.

Anyone know how to get directX 9 on a win7 machine in the year 2016? I feel like I am missing something really obvious here...

[DC_K]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... px?id=8109

[Nightingale]

Thanks for the link.

That was what I was looking for, but I guess it wasn't actually the solution because I am still getting the same error.

I actually tried fixing this once by taking d3dx9_25.dll, d3dx9_24.dll, and d3dx.dll from a BF2 ENB folder leftover from my old installation (and slapped them into the /Program Files (x86)/Project Reality/Project Reality BF2/ folder), which allowed me to load into the server browser, but as soon as I connected to a server the game always crashes to desktop, so I thought it would be best to just install DirectX 9 the normal way...

edit: I'll ctrl-v my computer info tomorrow when I wake up.

[Nightingale]

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System Information
------------------
  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional  (6.1.7600)
      Architecture: 64-bit
   Current Culture: English (Canada)
       Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P8Z68-V PRO
         Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz (Physical: 4, Logical: 4)
            Memory: 8.00 GB
      DIMM Modules: ChannelA-DIMM1: 4.00 GB @ 1600 MHz
                    ChannelB-DIMM1: 4.00 GB @ 1600 MHz
         Page File: 7.97 GB
    .NET Framework: Unknown

Display Information
-------------------
 Display Device(s): Generic PnP Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
   Display Mode(s): 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
    Driver Version: 10.18.13.5850 (358.50)
    Display Memory: 4.00 GB
     Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
               DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
-----------------
  Primary Playback: Speakers (High Definition Audio
 Primary Recording: Microphone (AT2020 USB         
  Open AL Renderer: Software
               EAX: True
           EAX 1.0: False
           EAX 2.0: True
           EAX 3.0: False
           EAX 4.0: False
           EAX 5.0: False
             X-RAM: False

Disk Information
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      Install Path: P:\Program Files (x86)\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2
                    Free: 913.98 GB, Total: 931.51 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
          Mod Path: P:\Program Files (x86)\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\mods\pr
                    Free: 913.98 GB, Total: 931.51 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
     Profiles Path: C:\Users\Stephen\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles -> [P:\Users\Stephen\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles]
                    Free: 913.98 GB, Total: 931.51 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
    Update DL Path: C:\Users\Stephen\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads -> [P:\Users\Stephen\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads]
                    Free: 913.98 GB, Total: 931.51 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
   Update Log Path: C:\Users\Stephen\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs -> [P:\Users\Stephen\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs]
                    Free: 913.98 GB, Total: 931.51 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False

Game Information
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    Installed Mods: pr
       Current Mod: pr
           Version: Standalone - 1.0
        PR Version: 1.3.9.0
          Language: english
   Debug Available: False
     Large Address: True
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
-------------------
      Profile 0001: JTFTOYOTA_MR2_GT-S
              Type: Online
        View Intro: True
        Fullscreen: True
      Display Mode: 1920x1080@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
   Graphics Scheme: High
     Multisampling: 4x
             VSync: False
   Terrain Quality: High
   Effects Quality: High
  Geometry Quality: High
   Texture Quality: High
  Lighting Quality: High
   Dynamic Shadows: High
    Dynamic Lights: High
 Texture Filtering: High
    Audio Provider: Software
    Provider Valid: True
     Audio Quality: Medium
               EAX: True

If it's at all relevant, I installed PR onto my P:/ drive, not the C:/ drive. Could this possibly be causing any issues?


EDIT: I remembered the obvious thing that I was forgetting. Setting PRBF2.exe to compatibility mode fixed the problem.

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Compatibility didn' t work for me but the link did.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... px?id=8109