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[GSGregg]

I have tried to search the computer for "d3dx_9_35.dll."

I hope I haven't scrambled things for you. You have an underscore between the 'x' and the '9'; since this character does not exist in the filename, the computer will not recognize the file, and will come up empty. The second underscore IS a character in the name, and if you run the search again without that first underscore, the Search should zero in on "number 35". If you omit "35" the search will be free to list all d3dx9 files. If you don't include 'dll', it will list files with any and all extensions, thereby filling your page and making you wish you HAD typed the 'dll' 
 
The Search can fill in blanks,  but it can't compensate for  'spelling' excesses.
 

The "d3dx_9_35.cab only shows up in the new folder (Direct X 2015) that I created to download the Direct X into. It's a .cab and not a .dll. As best I can tell, there is no "d3dx_9_35.dll" anywhere on the computer, only the .cab version.

Again, try searching without the first underscore because it's incorrect/nonexistent, and you can omit the second one and the numerals and even the dot (but keep the 'dll') as the computer can fill in the blanks.
 

Where do I need to get it to and how do I change it to a .dll from a .cab?

I'm still clueless on why the extension got changed, but I think I'll experiment with the big package and see what it sticks me with. My plan is, DL to my Downloads folder, then extract contents to a new folder ("system32-1/2"? Heck---I don't even know if it'll let me do fractions.....)

[htamas]

Do what Outhere suggested and you'll be fine.

[roxy]

Thank you all for your suggestions. I did as outhere suggested and it seem to work. When I tried any game on VP or on Hyperpin, using VP990, I get an error "unable to load SciLexer.dll." I hope I have not created a lot of trouble for you kind people. What should I try now ?

[Outhere]

That file is located in your visual pinball folder..... right click the file go to properties and make sure it is not blocked, If it is unblock it
 

[roxy]

I could not find the file in my pinball folder. When I ran a search of the VP folder, it came up empty. I hope this is of some help. Thank you.

[Outhere]

When you downloaded  (VPinball990)  this file (SciLexer.dll) should have came with it plus more files

[GSGregg]

SciLexer.dll (scintilla) has been required since, I think, VP9.1.5, but more recently there was an issue where it accompanied one VP install (full or minimal) but was missing from the other and had to be chased down. 9.1.6? or 9.2.0?

 

roxy; The designation 'cabinet' doesn't pertain to pincabs, but rather a file in which there are multiple files which were compressed as a unit, improving the compression ratio. The cab file for d3dx9_35_x86 (or x64 if you have that) contains five files, one of which is the .dll we need.

 dx9 2010 redist.JPG   143.61KB   3 downloads  [  DX9 cab file.JPG   51.11KB   3 downloads

The only right-click options are Copy and Extract. When the .dll file is extracted from this location, it is a 3.55 MB match for what was installed in my system32.

 

Or since this has been a ponderous read, you can probably do what Outhere said, and be fine.

 

NOW are you having fun?

 

 

 

[roxy]

Status Report. I followed "Outhere's" recommendation and Direct X appears to have installed properly.

When I tried any game on VP or on Hyperpin, using VP990, I got an error "unable to load SciLexer.dll."

In addition, when I went back to using VP 9.1.2, I got the script error - doesn't support this property or method 'lf1.RotAndTra2' on a sample of two EM games that worked fine before. How is it that when I return to using VP 912, the previously working games quit working?

I found a SciLexer file in a Future Pinball folder (I have never done anything with FP). On a whim, I copied it to the VP folder. I no longer get the SciLexer error with VP 990 but everything else goes wrong. Script error - type mismatch: cdbl; Fatal Error - HResult 8876086c at ...\render device cpc:491; very disturbing to say the least. Also the VP game window has shrunk in size, etc. I am a little discouraged.

Where should I go from here ? I appreciate all your support.

[Outhere]

http://www.vpforums....s&showfile=8792 <--- visual pinball 990

Click on Download, then click on Agree&Download then download visual pinball 990

After you download the file unzip it into any folder then copy those files in your visual pinball folder

Edited by Outhere, 05 February 2015 - 08:10 PM.

[BobAlbright]

With the latest vp you need to run it in full screen (windowed mode). Otherwise you WII see a very small image. Right click on desktop to change to that mode

[roxy]

I did as "Outhere" suggested and reinstalled the VP 990 files in my pinball folder with varying results. A sample of games I tried appear in a reduced sized VP window, most with BG's. I tried various methods based on "BobAlbright" suggestion to enlarge the window but to no avail. Most games seem to play ok in this miniature version. I think we made some headway here - no error messages. If we can get the VP window to behave normally, we will be turning for home ? 😳

In HP, not so good, the small VP window would sit on top of the regular sized HP window. Error messages would come up and the games were not playable. Sometimes the system would crash.

If I return to using VP912, it is a disaster. The games are not playable and they often show the "LFLogo.RotAndTri2" or similar error. My goal of protecting my existing games from harm does not look very promising. Right now I can't play any of the pinball games and I am having withdrawal pains.

What do we do now ? Thank you all very much.

[GSGregg]

I found a SciLexer file in a Future Pinball folder (I have never done anything with FP). On a whim, I copied it to the VP folder. I no longer get the SciLexer error with VP 990 but everything else goes wrong. Script error - type mismatch: cdbl; Fatal Error - HResult 8876086c at ...\render device cpc:491; very disturbing to say the least. Also the VP game window has shrunk in size, etc. I am a little discouraged.

The SciLexer.dll in my Future Pinball folder is version 1.7.4.0 from July 2011, while the one in Visual Pinball has been updated (multiple times) to version 3.4.1.0; I wonder what changes were wrought over those three years.

 

Also, were you careful to use only tables that were built in, or prior to, an earlier version of VP? A 915 table may go cataleptic if started in 912, etc.

[Outhere]

What Are the specs on your computer, processor, video, RAM so on
 

[GSGregg]

roxy; another thought:

 

Do you keep the zip files when you download games? If so, pick one of the games that worked, but don't now. Rename the table file (or delete it, since you have it waiting in the zip anyway) then extract another copy into your Tables folder. Load it and hit Play, and see if it's any better than what you've had to deal with recently.

 

I'm one of a very few who still like to play VP8 tables, and decided to try Jack*Bot with VP990 (VP8's ball is 35 'VP Units' in diameter, while VP9's ball is 50 VP Units, and this often led to VP9's ball getting stuck under VP8's ramps, walls, etc.) When I plunged the ball to the vortex (vertex?) for the skill shot, the ball was too large to drop through the hole, and multiple slam-tilts were necessary to pop it back up and out. That was the end of the experiment, but Jack*Bot was never the same even when played in it's correct VP version. Plunger force at any given pullback was multiplied several times, making the skillshot almost completely impossible.

 

After a few weeks, it dawned on me that I still had the Jack*Bot zip file, so I deleted the old one, extracted a new one.....

 

and I have my old skillshot back!

 

Just musing.....

 

[roxy]

Here are the spec's. I have not a clue what they mean.

Cabinet Details provided to me by the top notch builder - Boogies2 :
40" Sharp LED 120hz 4ms TV - Playfield
27.5" HansG LCD - Backglass
17" Widescreen LCD - DMD
Klipsch - ProMedia 2.1 - 200 RMS
Intel I5 Quad-Core 3.1 ghz
8 gb DDR3 @ 1333
nVidia 285 GTX
nVidia 275 GTX
5 * 200mm Fans
Stern Speaker Panel
iPac2
LedWiz
CREE RGB LEDs
60 GB SSD
Thank you for helping me out.

[Outhere]

What file is this?? --->   vpexetables.txt file

[roxy]

vpexetables.txt was a file created and placed in Settings of HP that was going to run different VP's (VP 990 with some tables and VP 912 with my existing tables) in order to protect the 400+ tables that I had doing well on my cabinet. The idea came from VP Forums and that got me started on this whole journey. As we got further into this, I deleted that file so it would not be an issue.

[Outhere]

All the Tables for Visual pinball are in the Tables folder Right??

[roxy]

Yes. They are in the tables folder and are listed in the HP database. A few of the tables had minor glitches but all worked for the most part.

I went back and worked through everything again. The VP 990 situation is still as stated in my previous post - the playable miniature VP window, the HP problems and crashes, etc.

The VP 912 situation has changed. In HP, a lot of games would play just fine, to my delight. All the EM games would crash the VP and not be playable. I have over 400+ games on my cabinet so I can't speak for all of them. I will try verifying this again in the morning.

I hope this is of some help in resolving the problem. Thank you.

[Outhere]

When is the last time your Cap computer had a windows update