How to Install D3dx9

1. Open your Web browser and navigate to the download location for a working version of d3dx9_32.dll. You can find a link to this page in the Resources section.
2. Click the download link and follow the on-screen prompts to save the file to your computer. It will save as a .zip file. Wait until the file downloads completely.
3. Double-click the file to open it in Winzip or your computer's default program for opening .zip files. Click 'Extract' or 'Unzip' and, when prompted, select the desktop as the destination directory for the .zip file's contents. This will extract d3dx9_32.dll to your desktop.
4. Right-click the 'Start' button and select 'Explore.' This will open up Windows Explorer. Browse through the left panel of Explorer for the Windows system file. To find this file in 32-bit versions of Windows XP or Vista, navigate to 'C:\Windows\System32.' If you are using the newer 64-bit versions of these operating systems, look for 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64.' If you use an older version of Windows, look for 'C:\WINNT\System32' in Windows NT and 2000 and navigate to 'C:\Windows\System' in Windows ME, 95 and 98. When you find the system file for your version of Windows, left-click it once to reveal the contents of the folder in the right panel of Windows Explorer.
5. Click and drag the d3dx9_32.dll file from your desktop into the right panel of Windows Explorer. If Windows asks you if you want to replace the file, select 'Yes.'
6. Restart Windows.