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Q263263: Games Err Msg: The Filename.icd File Is Linked to Missing…

Article: Q263263
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbimu
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Motocross Madness 2, version 2.0 
- Microsoft Pinball Arcade, version 1.0 
- Microsoft StarLancer, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Train Simulator, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you start one of the Microsoft programs listed at the beginning of this
article, you may receive the following error message:

  The <Filename>.icd file is linked to missing export
  Dinput.dll:DirectInputCreateEx

  Mprofile.exe is linked to missing export ddraw.dll.

When you run the DirectX Diagnostic tool (Dxdiag.exe), the following message may
be displayed in the Notes box on the DirectX Files tab:

  Several files (ddraw.dll, ddraw16.dll) are old versions, which could cause
  problems. You should reinstall DirectX to get the latest version.

CAUSE
=====

This behavior can occur if Microsoft DirectX is not properly installed on your
computer.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue for Train Sim users, you can copy DirectX 8.0a from the
installation CD to the desktop, and install from there.

To resolve this issue in other cases, download and install the latest version of
DirectX from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp

For additional information about how to install the latest version of DirectX,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q179113 How to Download and Install DirectX

If this issue continues to occur after you install the latest version of DirectX,
rename and then reinstall the DirectX files:

1. Click Start, point to Find, then click "Files or Folders".

2. In the Named box, type "ddraw.dll ddraw16.dll" (without the quotation marks).

3. Click to select the "Include subfolders" check box.

4. In the "Look in" box, click the hard disk on which Microsoft Windows is
  installed, and then click Find Now.

5. In the list of found files, rename the Ddraw.dll and Ddraw16.dll files:

  a. Right-click the Ddraw.dll file, and then click Rename.

  b. Type "ddraw.old" (without the quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

  c. Right-click the Ddraw16.dll file, and then click Rename.

  d. Type "ddraw16.old" (without the quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

  e. Close the Find: Files Named Ddraw.dll Ddraw16.dll window.

NOTE: If you receive a message stating that the file is in use, you must rename
the Ddraw.dll and Ddraw16.dll files at the command prompt. To do this, click OK,
and then proceed to the "More Information" section of this article.

6. On the desktop, double-click the DirectX file that was downloaded (this file
  name will depend on the version downloaded), and then follow the instructions
  on the screen to install DirectX.

MORE INFORMATION
================

To rename a file at a command prompt:

1. Click Start, and then click Shut Down.

2. Click "Restart the Computer in MS-DOS mode", and then click Yes.

3. At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you
  type each line:

  cd \windows\system
  ren ddraw.dll ddraw.old
  ren ddraw16.dll ddraw16.old
  exit

4. On the desktop, double-click the Dx7aeng.exe file, and then follow the
  instructions on the screen to install DirectX 7.0a.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame direct-x dx7a star lancer icd dx8 dx8.1 Sim MM2

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbZNotKeyword kbPinballArc kbArcadeSearch _IK kbMotocrossSearch kbStarlancerSearch kbStarlancer kbMotocrossM2 kbTrainSim kbSimSearch
Version           : :1.0,2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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