dinput.dll is used for DirectX - it controls joysticks and gamepads.
Maybe something's affected DirectX somehow?
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dinput.dll is used for DirectX - it controls joysticks and gamepads.
Maybe something's affected DirectX somehow?
OR your firewall is set to stop programs from accessing other programs on your pc... this behavior would normally crash "worms armageddon" and similar games as well when you try to start a game.
i let very few applications phone home. and those are set to always ask viaQuote:
Originally Posted by franpa
the firewall. i like the idea of knowing what's going in and out of my system,
or to know as much as i can. maybe i'm paranoid, or a control freak.
if Luigi is right about the DirectX connection and dinput.dll controlling joysticks
and gamepads, then i don't think i need to worry a whole lot.
Thanks to all for the input...
Now i'm back to let Level 8 kick my butt...
yes, but some programs will crash if there focus is lost at certain points... most firewalls will minimize or lose focus of the program trying to do stuff... and this generally causes problems in full screen games.
my system is too old to do any of that fancy 3d rendering stuff, and i reallyQuote:
Originally Posted by franpa
don't have the time to enjoy many games. hell, i'm a civ3 fanatic and have
civ4, but can't do anything with it cuz of my system's obsolescence.
As soon as i kick Level 8's butt (still trying to find the map), i may upgrade
my graphics card and get civ4 up and going. but until then, i've had no
problems with the firewall interfering with the apps/games that i do.
thanks for pointing this out to me, tho, for when i do upgrade this dinosaur.
cheers....