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[dynamo]

I just installed Morrowind, tribunal and bloodmoon but whenever i try to run the game i get error messages:

C:\ProgramFiles\Bethesda Softworks\Morrowind\Morrowind Launcher.exe
A device attatched to the system is not functioning.

The another:
Error Starting Program
The D3D8.DLL file is linked to missing exprt DDRAW.DLL:DdEntry12.

Any help would be extremely useful,
Thanks in advance.

[Peregrine]

I may be wrong, but that error message looks like one of the directx components is missing. Have you tried reinstalling directx and your graphics drivers?

[drowst]

I dug this up on annoyances.org:

Means that the DRAW.DLL (which should be located in the \Windows\System folder) can not be found (missing ?), or the Windows path command has been changed, or the entry 18 in this module can not be found because it is corrupted.

Make sure the DRAW.DLL is in the \Windows\System folder, else extract a clean copy.

(you can either reinstall as peregrine says in his post, if you have the dx8 files, or do a google on draw.dll and you can probably find someplace to download it)

However, since d3d8.dll is from directx8 or 8.1, you might try upgrading to dx9 or as a last resort, copy the dsd8.dll file into the game directory itself.

[dynamo]

hey reinstalling direct X worked! thanks guys, but i do have one new problem. Whenever i try to leave the concenus office the game just disappears. Im left with just windows running. Is this what is known as a Crash to Windows or CTW? Any advice?

[cmac]

Here.

[dynamo]

thanks a lot, but it would put my mind at rest if someone could just take a lookski at this dxdiag and see if there are any major problems:

Attached Files

•  DxDiag.txt   26.29KB   9 downloads

[Marxist ßastard]

Okay, there are only three errors that the program has detected...

Display Tab 1: The file nvdisp.drv is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs. You may be able to get a signed driver from the manufacturer of the hardware device.

Machine name: HPPAV

Operating System: Microsoft Windows ME (4.90, Build 3000)

The first is just the standard Windows moaning about not having registered drivers... Nothing to worry about. The latter two, however, suggest a corrupted DxDiag, because I know you aren't using an HP Pavilion with Windows ME... Really, how could you get Morrowind to run? How could you even get your browser to run?

[dynamo]

Ha ha, im not lying. i dont know how the damn thing works! why the hell do you think i was asking for help? even so i assure you my computer is running and thats how im writing these posts. Morrowind is running fine now anyway thanks to the file suggested above. Thank you all very much for your time.

Thank you especially CMAC, you saved the day!

[cmac]

Anytime!