Failed to import dsound.dll:directsoundcreate8?

KSUkid · Post by **KSUkid** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:54 am

Wha? I try to open my emulator and I get this. I used to have no troubles with it.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:10 am

Reinstall Directx or reset your pc.

Post by **Agozer** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:33 am

What DirectX version do you have?

KSUkid · Post by **KSUkid** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:16 am

I can't find what version it is. I didn't install it so I don't know. I'll probably end up reinstalling.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:33 am

Run "dxdiag" without the " " and tell us what version do you have.... Are you using Win Xp?

KSUkid · Post by **KSUkid** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:36 am

Wondered what that was for. 7.0 I'm on Windows 98

Post by **Nach** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:50 am

You'll need to upgrade.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... bsetup.exe

If that doesn't work, http://www.microsoft.com/directx

KSUkid · Post by **KSUkid** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:03 am

That seems to have worked. Thank you.

Naelphin · Post by **Naelphin** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:33 am

In Win98SE at least, windows opend DLLs in the local directory in preference to the system directory. Previous the Win port gave specific errors on which file was missing, but now it just says "install DX8".

Is it possible to get a list of files needed for zsnesw to run? And if so somewhere to download the said files into Zsnesw's directory

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:06 am

Why not just install Drectx8?

It will help your pc in general, not just for Zsnes.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 6:51 am

Joe Camacho wrote:Why not just install Drectx8? It will help your pc in general, not just for Zsnes.

Or maybe even DirectX 9.

Post by **grinvader** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:50 pm

I never found the need to install directx 9, and most likely won't.
Unless I eventually want to run GSdx9, of course.

The number of people who get 'Failed to import dsound.dll:directsoundcreate8' despite having DX9.0c installed is so high I'm really tempted to ditch this version in the sewer.
DX was famous for its reverse compatibility, until this version. Maybe zsnes uses some special magic that makes dx9 unable to comply, nevertheless that's not a good point in my book.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:57 pm

This is odd.. I got windows xp sp2, directx 9.0c, and ZSnes still works fine...

Post by **grinvader** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 12:14 am

Never said everybody using DX9 had this problem. Most people here on the board have dx9 and never experienced this trouble.
But more than 20 people did. That's too many to be a simple issue.

Shilag · Post by **Shilag** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:51 pm

I have Windows XP, Service Pack 2 and DirectX 9.0..
But it still says "Failed to import dsound.dll" AND "Sorry, you need a DirectX version or 8.0 or higher"

The weird thing is.. I've used the emulator before, then I didn't for like a half year, and now it says that when I try to start it..

Can anyone please help?

Jipcy · Post by **Jipcy** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:40 pm

First, make sure you have the latest version of ZSNES. Version 1.51 came out not too long ago. Download from here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile ... p_id=19677

Second, you get the award for longest thread resurrection in a while.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:35 am

Sounds like the DX install from SP2 didn't go right... that shouldn't normally happen. You could always reinstall DX9c though.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:33 am

use the web updater... it installs the latest valid version for your operating system.

Shilag · Post by **Shilag** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:35 pm

Hmm.. I've reinstalled DirectX a few times without success.
But I don't get what you guys mean by the "Web Updater"..

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:01 pm

Shilag wrote:Hmm.. I've reinstalled DirectX a few times without success.
But I don't get what you guys mean by the "Web Updater"..

Goto http://www.microsoft.com/directx and usually it is the first download available there.

Shilag · Post by **Shilag** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:03 pm

Ohh.. you were talking about DirectX..
But I already have the latest DirectX version, and I've reinstalled it like 4-5 times, I've even tried installing an older version. >_>
And well, it was at that site I got them.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:07 pm

The only other thing that comes to mind is that you do not want select "Use Primary Buffer". Also, try updating your sound drivers and make sure it is set to use Full Acceleration (or one notch before that).

There is also the possibility some app is holding your sound card hostage (such as Winamp) that can prevent use of your sound card for ZSNES.

If worse comes to worse, try the DX uninstaller (go google for this), then reinstall DX9.

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