New pc with windows 10 cannot start EQ

[graknaar20]

Hi guys. I just got a new pc with Windows 10 Home 64bit on it. After installing and updating EQ through Steam I get "The program can't start because d3dx9_30.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." when I click the Play button. Any help? Thank you in advance.

[Yuki Almasy]

go too the microsoft website and down download directX

[graknaar20]

yeah I had to do that. odd that my new pc came without Directx pre-installed.

[EmotionallyBroken]

Messaggio originale di graknaar20:

Hi guys. I just got a new pc with Windows 10 Home 64bit on it. After installing and updating EQ through Steam I get "The program can't start because d3dx9_30.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." when I click the Play button. Any help? Thank you in advance.

Upgrade to windows 7

[Yuki Almasy]

Messaggio originale di ImOnlyOneMan:

Messaggio originale di graknaar20:

Hi guys. I just got a new pc with Windows 10 Home 64bit on it. After installing and updating EQ through Steam I get "The program can't start because d3dx9_30.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." when I click the Play button. Any help? Thank you in advance.

Upgrade to windows 7

That's an opinion. Thank you and have a good day.

[Yuki Almasy]

Messaggio originale di graknaar20:

yeah I had to do that. odd that my new pc came without Directx pre-installed.

About that it does come preinstalled, but directx 9.0c is extremely out dated, so you have to run the updater for it to work.

[🍮]

SOLUTION: It was doing this for me when i got windows 10. what i had to do to get it to launch was this: right click the EQ shortcut icon. click properties. click compatibility tab. check the box for disable fullscreen optimizations. check run as administrator. that should fix it for you. the problem is with the fullscreen optimizations causing it to not launch. you are checking run as admin just to prevent other issues. i hope it works for you. i was really happy when i figured it out. ive been playing EQ since 1999. it always worked until windows 10. i am using the standard daybreak launcher and have the EQ shortcut icon on the desktop. i dont know about using the steam version. you probably just need to find where the EQ icon is on your pc. it should be in the c:\programfiles\steam\steamapps folder somewhere.

[KOOLLAYDTAC]

Messaggio originale di Ez Zeke:

Messaggio originale di ImOnlyOneMan:

Upgrade to windows 7

That's an opinion. Thank you and have a good day.

I am not gonna lie. I actually got a good laugh out of his comment. I thought it was to funny mate. Lmao!!!!

[david_bs]

Messaggio originale di rainbowclouds:

SOLUTION: It was doing this for me when i got windows 10. what i had to do to get it to launch was this: right click the EQ shortcut icon. click properties. click compatibility tab. check the box for disable fullscreen optimizations. check run as administrator. that should fix it for you. the problem is with the fullscreen optimizations causing it to not launch. you are checking run as admin just to prevent other issues. i hope it works for you. i was really happy when i figured it out. ive been playing EQ since 1999. it always worked until windows 10. i am using the standard daybreak launcher and have the EQ shortcut icon on the desktop. i dont know about using the steam version. you probably just need to find where the EQ icon is on your pc. it should be in the c:\programfiles\steam\steamapps folder somewhere.

Worked like a charm! Thanks!

[KGB Kracker]

Unfortunately, rainbowclouds solution didnt help me and I'm still unable to launch the game after fresh install. Oh well at least there is still p99.

[varsith]

yeah didnt work for me either. after clicking play. i get black screen. Then i click agree to terms. then the screen disappears and then nothing. Plz help

[Yuki Almasy]

Messaggio originale di varsith:

yeah didnt work for me either. after clicking play. i get black screen. Then i click agree to terms. then the screen disappears and then nothing. Plz help

download DX 9.0c

[Snowtrain]

Messaggio originale di graknaar20:

Hi guys. I just got a new pc with Windows 10 Home 64bit on it. After installing and updating EQ through Steam I get "The program can't start because d3dx9_30.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." when I click the Play button. Any help? Thank you in advance.

go to game folder find daybrake shortcut put it on desktop then run it in compatibility mode windows 7 works for me then add run adminstrator if this doesnt work then its on your end

[-$ilver-]

Messaggio originale di raincloud:

right click the EQ shortcut icon. click properties. click compatibility tab. check the box for disable fullscreen optimizations. check run as administrator. that should fix it for you. the problem is with the fullscreen optimizations causing it to not launch. you are checking run as admin just to prevent other issues. i hope it works for you. i was really happy when i figured it out. ive been playing EQ since 1999. it always worked until windows 10. i am using the standard daybreak launcher and have the EQ shortcut icon on the desktop. i dont know about using the steam version. you probably just need to find where the EQ icon is on your pc. it should be in the c:\programfiles\steam\steamapps folder somewhere.

I am using the Steam version and I made a shortcut icon on my desktop, but right clicking does not have a "compatibility tab". There is no box to uncheck for full screen mode. I checked what was available under the launcher it self and "full screen" was not one of them.

Messaggio originale di Snowtrain:

go to game folder find daybrake shortcut put it on desktop then run it in compatibility mode windows 7 works for me then add run adminstrator if this doesnt work then its on your end

I can not find a folder called "daybreak" anywhere on my computer. All I have of daybreak is a logo. I've uninstalled and reinstalled. I've even validated I had the correct files from both Steam and the EQ launchpad and both say I am up to date.

If I were to go full mouty and just download Direct X 9, would that interfere with any of my other games or compatibility with my computer due to I am already using Direct X 12? Wouldn't that be like a downgrade to performance?

[Kazeri]

EZ fix is to just download the game from the everquest website. not steam

[Yuki Almasy]

Messaggio originale di -$ilver-:

Messaggio originale di raincloud:

right click the EQ shortcut icon. click properties. click compatibility tab. check the box for disable fullscreen optimizations. check run as administrator. that should fix it for you. the problem is with the fullscreen optimizations causing it to not launch. you are checking run as admin just to prevent other issues. i hope it works for you. i was really happy when i figured it out. ive been playing EQ since 1999. it always worked until windows 10. i am using the standard daybreak launcher and have the EQ shortcut icon on the desktop. i dont know about using the steam version. you probably just need to find where the EQ icon is on your pc. it should be in the c:\programfiles\steam\steamapps folder somewhere.

I am using the Steam version and I made a shortcut icon on my desktop, but right clicking does not have a "compatibility tab". There is no box to uncheck for full screen mode. I checked what was available under the launcher it self and "full screen" was not one of them.

Messaggio originale di Snowtrain:

go to game folder find daybrake shortcut put it on desktop then run it in compatibility mode windows 7 works for me then add run adminstrator if this doesnt work then its on your end

I can not find a folder called "daybreak" anywhere on my computer. All I have of daybreak is a logo. I've uninstalled and reinstalled. I've even validated I had the correct files from both Steam and the EQ launchpad and both say I am up to date.

If I were to go full mouty and just download Direct X 9, would that interfere with any of my other games or compatibility with my computer due to I am already using Direct X 12? Wouldn't that be like a downgrade to performance?

right click the game in your steam games and find somewhere in there that opens the game folder that is in stean folder