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Panzer General seriesPG2 with vista -DDRAW.DLL error(23 posts)(23 posts)
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Posted July 30, 2010
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ashx: I can't for the life of me, get it running in my vista business 32bit laptop.
Downloaded/installed latest directx9 when it complained of d3dx9_42.dll missing.
Now when i start pg2uk220.exe it crashes.
run as admin - click everything under compatibility and tested 95/98/xp mode. still no go.
Anyone run this? i'm using a Toshiba laptop with an intel built in GC. 945 mobile express chipset
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: PG2UK220.EXE
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 34d25ae3
Fault Module Name: DDRAW.DLL
Fault Module Version: 1.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 4c17afb5
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000023fc
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.6
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 9ba4
Additional Information 2: 891df64d3f42f86dfcdbd7953e4a36df
Additional Information 3: 1337
Additional Information 4: 1fd8924daffa4623e56e67db2a5edf90
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Thanx to klkern58 for the great find. It's fixed now.
Rename DDRAW.DLL in PG2 main folder after you installed the latest Directx 9.
I've a theory that some dude in GOG who was packaging the game had a DDRAW.DLL problem. So took a shortcut by downloading just the dll file and smack in the root folder to get it to work. It's an unsafe but sometimes worked fix in other games.
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alejandro555:

"...Rename DDRAW.DLL in PG2 main folder after you installed the latest Directx 9.,,,"
RENAME IT TO WHAT???????????????????????????????????????
Man, come on, don't talk in riddles. PLEASE!
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ok, the direct x update worked for me, so i personly don't care anymore about the answer.
But still: rename ddraw.dll without ANY info about the new name is kind of cruel, if you ask me....
Post edited July 30, 2010 by xwormwood
Posted August 07, 2010
Rename the file to anything you want EXCEPT ddraw.dll. Example: rename it to chubby.dll
Posted December 08, 2010
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cupasoup: Rename the file to anything you want EXCEPT ddraw.dll. Example: rename it to chubby.dll
This solution worked perfectly for me. Using a Toshiba subnotebook and XP. PG now works fine.
Posted December 12, 2010
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alejandro555:
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xwormwood: "...Rename DDRAW.DLL in PG2 main folder after you installed the latest Directx 9.,,,"

RENAME IT TO WHAT???????????????????????????????????????
Man, come on, don't talk in riddles. PLEASE!

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ok, the direct x update worked for me, so i personly don't care anymore about the answer.
But still: rename ddraw.dll without ANY info about the new name is kind of cruel, if you ask me....
Can you tell me what the direct x update is? I have an hp laptop running on vista (that's all I know) and I can't run the PG2 I downloaded from GOG. I have no idea what those dll or whatever are that's why that direct x update is the best shot I got in fixing the problem. Thanx
Posted December 12, 2010
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BruceLim: Can you tell me what the direct x update is? I have an hp laptop running on vista (that's all I know) and I can't run the PG2 I downloaded from GOG. I have no idea what those dll or whatever are that's why that direct x update is the best shot I got in fixing the problem. Thanx
Download the setup.exe from this link and run it - it'll download and install directx 9.0c

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en
Posted December 12, 2010
Changing the name of the DLL File helped me too on Vista.

Very Simply if you are using Windows Vista go to Computer-GoGcom-Panzer General 2-and change DDRAW.DLL to anything.DLL.
Posted January 10, 2011
This was a great fix. worked on Vista Home premium and Windows XP Pro wSP3. Thanks
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msieradzki: Changing the name of the DLL File helped me too on Vista.

Very Simply if you are using Windows Vista go to Computer-GoGcom-Panzer General 2-and change DDRAW.DLL to anything.DLL.
Posted January 13, 2011
I have windows 7. I did what this thread said and renamed ddraw.dll. After doing that, the game launched. After playing for awhile I ran into some of the other problems discussed in this forum - cursor locks, etc. It became unplayable. I then followed the advice of this thread:

http://www.gog.com/en/forum/panzer_general_series/panzer_general_ii_and_windows_7

I changed ddraw.dll back to ddraw.dll, installed directx as described in the above link and all my problems went away. It is working like a champ now.

In short, renaming ddraw.dll was deceptive. It got the program to launch, but didn't ultimately fix the problem.
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