Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

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Snes9x directx windows 10 error message

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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.
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It tells you what to do. Read the directions.
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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?
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Also, if I install directx 9, that'll replace directx 12 won't it?
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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.
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Updated the wiki faq page for this at https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x/wik ... ix-that%3F
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Thanks very much, that's good to know. I really appreciate it.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The same problem for me...
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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.
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I've updated the link to an archive.org version that should work.
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My hero!

Thanks!!

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