Suddenly Not Working

argonne18 · 01-06-24, 09:41 PM

I have both SH4 and SH4WotP on Steam. Both have worked flawlessly for years. Now. suddenly, with no computers change or anything, neither will launch. Anyone else face this?

Aktungbby · 01-07-24, 12:02 AM

argonne18!

By 'no changes" I presume you are still on WIN 10 since your 2/'21 'admin patch' issues? If nothing come to your aid, a PM to Propbeanie could help.

argonne18 · 01-07-24, 10:24 AM

Hey, thanks for your response!
Yes, I did not express myself well. I still have win 10, and have had no issues since 2021... Just suddenly not launching in Steam. I just tried to launch from the steamapps folder and it gave me an error code 'd3dx9_32.dll was not found.
Uninstalled/reinstalled twice, no good. Manually put the dll file in main folder - no change.

fitzcarraldo · 01-07-24, 10:40 AM

Try to install DirectX v9c independtly.

Good luck!

Fitzcarraldo

argonne18 · 01-07-24, 11:22 AM

Thanks for your idea!
So, I am running directx 12, which is supposed to be backwards compatible. Reinstalled it, still no change.

argonne18 · 01-07-24, 01:45 PM

Okay, wow.
So I restored back to a few weeks ago in my system, uninstalled and reinstalled, set compatibility to Win 7 and disabled high DPI.
Viola! But what the heck?

01-06-24, 09:41 PM	#1
argonne18 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas Posts: 14 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Suddenly Not Working I have both SH4 and SH4WotP on Steam. Both have worked flawlessly for years. Now. suddenly, with no computers change or anything, neither will launch. Anyone else face this?

01-07-24, 12:02 AM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,984 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! argonne18! By 'no changes" I presume you are still on WIN 10 since your 2/'21 'admin patch' issues? If nothing come to your aid, a PM to Propbeanie could help. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

01-07-24, 10:40 AM	#4
fitzcarraldo Argentinian Skipper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Somewhere between Buenos Aires and the Bungo Suido Posts: 5,318 Downloads: 3345 Uploads: 0	Try to install DirectX v9c independtly. Good luck! Fitzcarraldo __________________ *My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity - Wilfred Owen.*

01-07-24, 10:24 AM	#3
argonne18 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas Posts: 14 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Hey, thanks for your response! Yes, I did not express myself well. I still have win 10, and have had no issues since 2021... Just suddenly not launching in Steam. I just tried to launch from the steamapps folder and it gave me an error code 'd3dx9_32.dll was not found. Uninstalled/reinstalled twice, no good. Manually put the dll file in main folder - no change.

01-07-24, 11:22 AM	#5
argonne18 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas Posts: 14 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Thanks for your idea! So, I am running directx 12, which is supposed to be backwards compatible. Reinstalled it, still no change.

01-07-24, 01:45 PM	#6
argonne18 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas Posts: 14 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Okay, wow. So I restored back to a few weeks ago in my system, uninstalled and reinstalled, set compatibility to Win 7 and disabled high DPI. Viola! But what the heck?