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Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 6:17 pm
by ip02
Hi, I tried using snes9x 1.59.2 portable on windows 10, but when I open it it gives an error message that says "Unable to initialize XAudioZ. You will not be able to hear any sound effects or music while playing. This is usually caused by not having a recent DirectXQ runtime installed. You can download the most recent DirectXQ runfime here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... aspx?id=35", even though according to dxdiag it says I already have directx 12 installed on my computer, so how can I get snes9x to work properly? Thanks.

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:12 pm
by BearOso
It tells you what to do. Read the directions.

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:42 pm
by ip02
It says to install directx 9, but I already have directx 12 installed. Isn't snes9x designed to be able to run with the latest version of directx?

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:57 pm
by ip02
Also, if I install directx 9, that'll replace directx 12 won't it?

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:03 pm
by OV2
DirectX 9 is independent of DirectX12. S9x uses d3d9 and the xaudio2 part of dx9, so you need to install the dx9 runtime for it to work. It will not replace your dx12 runtime.

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 1:20 am
by BearOso
Updated the wiki faq page for this at https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/wik ... ix-that%3F

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 12:09 am
by ip02
Thanks very much, that's good to know. I really appreciate it.

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 7:17 pm
by odditude
BearOso wrote:Updated the wiki faq page for this at https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/wik ... ix-that%3F
so what links to this wiki? there's no mention of it in the application itself nor in the readme.

i've never known it existed until reading this post - and i'm a long-time member of this board.

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 7:23 pm
by BearOso
odditude wrote:
BearOso wrote:Updated the wiki faq page for this at https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/wik ... ix-that%3F
so what links to this wiki? there's no mention of it in the application itself nor in the readme.

i've never known it existed until reading this post - and i'm a long-time member of this board.
Nothing links to it yet. It’s the wiki attached to the github project. I just started updating it recently.

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:14 pm
by odditude
BearOso wrote:
odditude wrote:
BearOso wrote:Updated the wiki faq page for this at https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/wik ... ix-that%3F
so what links to this wiki? there's no mention of it in the application itself nor in the readme.

i've never known it existed until reading this post - and i'm a long-time member of this board.
Nothing links to it yet. It’s the wiki attached to the github project. I just started updating it recently.
got it. i'd suggest a sticky at the top of this board pointing to it; extra visibility will only help with fleshing out the pages for common issues.

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:18 am
by greenhouse
Nothing links to it yet. It’s the wiki attached to the github project. I just started updating it recently.
Another issue with the .CHT files is they're often loaded incorrectly and I get the result in the attached file, resulting in the cheats no longer working.

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 5:54 pm
by fezziwig
The same problem for me...

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:18 am
by odditude

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2021 6:20 pm
by leodudepal
The directx9 links no longer work.

Does anyone know where I can find an archived copy?

Trying to nostalgia trip with my girlfriend back to the 90's on SNES9x. Better music, better times.

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:30 pm
by OV2
I've updated the link to an archive.org version that should work.

Re: Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:51 pm
by leodudepal
My hero!

Thanks!!

Also in general I’ve been a big fan of snes9x for 20 years. Thanks for all the work you do!