Age of Empires II Err Msg: A Required .Dll File, Dplayx.dll, Was Not Found (242556)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 2.0
  • Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors
  • Microsoft Age of Empires II Gold Edition
This article was previously published under Q242556

SYMPTOMS

When you try to start Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings or Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors, you may receive the following error message:
A required .dll file, Dplayx.dll, was not found.

CAUSE

This issue may occur if Microsoft DirectPlay 6.1a or later is not installed on your computer.

RESOLUTION

Update Microsoft DirectX

To resolve this issue, download and install the latest version of DirectX. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/downloads

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/15/2005
Keywords:kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB242556
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