When you try to start one of the Microsoft games that are
listed in the “Applies to†section, you may receive one of the following error
messages:
The file d3dx9_25.dll was not
found
The file d3dx9_27.dll was not
found
This issue may occur if the Microsoft DirectX file that is
mentioned in the error message is corrupted or is not copied
correctly.
Download and then install the latest version of DirectX
To resolve this problem, download and then install the latest
version of DirectX End-User Runtimes Web Installer. To do this, visit the
following Microsoft Web site:
Note You may receive the following error message during
installation:
The software you are installing has not
passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with this version of
Windows. (Tell me why this testing is important.)
For more information, click
the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
Manually copy the file
To resolve this issue, copy the D3dx9_25.dll file or the
D3dx9_27.dll file from the disc 1 CD of the game CD pack to the corresponding
game folder. To do this, follow these steps:
| 1. | Insert the disc 1 CD for one of the following games into
the CD drive of the computer:
| Microsoft Age of Empires III | | Microsoft Fable: The Lost Chapters | | Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2 | | Microsoft Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends |
|
| 2. | Click Start, point to
Programs, point to Accessories, and then
click Windows Explorer. |
| 3. | In the left pane, locate and then click the following
folder: CDDrive:\ DirectX9 Note In this folder path, CDDrive
represents the drive letter of the CD drive. |
| 4. | In the right pane, double-click
Apr2005_d3dx9_25_x86.cab, right-click
d3dx9_25.dll, and then click Copy. In Rise of
Nations: Rise of Legends, double-click
Aug2005_d3dx9_27_x64.cab right-click
d3dx9_27.dll, and then click Copy.
Note Use the Apr2005_d3dx9_25_x64.cab file for the x64-based version
of the Microsoft Windows operating system. |
| 5. | In the left pane, locate one or more of the following
folders, depending on the games that are installed on the computer: Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft
Games\Age of Empires III Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft
Games\Fable - The Lost
Chapters Drive:\Program
Files\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2 Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Rise of Legends Note In these folder paths, Drive
represents the drive letter where the game is installed. |
| 6. | Right-click the game folder that corresponds to the game
that is installed on the computer, and then click
Paste.
Note If you have installed more than one game on the computer, repeat
steps 5 and 6 for the other games. |
