Re: I cannot execute the game Emipre Earth II

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Hi,

The one in use is the one under \windows\system32, the others are
immaterial. Chances are, the one in use is corrupt - try running sfc
/scannow from a start/run box.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"karel3" <karel3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I get the following message when i try to execute the game Empire Earth II:
>
> EE2.exe - Entry Point Not Found
> The procedure entry point Direct3DCreat8 could not be located in the
> dynamic
> link library d3d8.dll.
>
> I did a search, on my computer, for d3d8.dll and came up with 4 different
> locations for the .dll, which are as follows:
> C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ 1,216KB 12/12/2002
> C:\Windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$ 1,130KB 12/12/2002
> C:\Windows\RegisteredPackages\{44BBA855-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}
> 1,130KB 12/12/2002
> C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\ 1,152kb 8/4/2004
>
> So here we have 3 different d3d8.dll's in 4 different locations and one of
> them is causing my problem in that the procedure entry point
> Direct3DCreated8
> could not be located. My guess is that one of the d3d8.dlls' does not
> have
> the entry point for Direct3DCreate8, which probably comes from the game.
>
> Can someone tell me which of these d3d8.dlls' is the correct one to use
> and
> which one of Windows directories does it belong in. At least that's what
> I
> think might be the problem.
>
> At the suggestion of the Tech rep for Empire Earth, I removed the program
> and went through a bunch hoops and then reloaded it and the problem still
> was
> still there.
>
> I am using WindowsXP Home Edition. It is loaded on C: drive and my game
> Empire Earth is also located on C: drive. The Tech Rep for Empire Earth
> says
> that my video card should work with the program as I had sent a bunch my
> computer data to them.
>
> I will appreciate any help I can get.
>
> Respectfully,
> karel3
>
>
>
>
>


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