^^^^^ This solved the problem for me on a Windows 7 Ultimate x64 machine ^^^^^
There were 2x copies "dbghelp.dll" in my Zero Hour folder, nuking both fixed it.
God help anyone that uses EA chat help....
^^^^^ This solved the problem for me on a Windows 7 Ultimate x64 machine ^^^^^
There were 2x copies "dbghelp.dll" in my Zero Hour folder, nuking both fixed it.
God help anyone that uses EA chat help....
^THIS FIXED IT!
Received the same DirectX 8.1 error trying to play C&C Zero Hour using the Origin software on Win 10 x64.
None of the options.ini, resolution changes, .dll files deletion worked for me. Enabling GPU Scaling using my AMD video card software did the trick however.
Hopefully this helps someone out and gets them to playing the game faster 🙂
By the way, DirectX 8.1 is not a version of DirectX which comes shipped with Windows. You need to install DirectX 9.0c (which apparently contains it) manually:
This will resolve the missing DirectX library issue for C&C Generals, C&C 3 Tiberium Wars, C&C Red Alert 3, C&C 4 Tiberian Twilight and their expansions, as well as the Battle for Middle-earth series.
Thanks
This did the trick..thanks
Yes there are 2 1 in Generals and one in Zero Hour. Both have to be deleted. Thanks for the info..
So I just picked this game up for myself and another (Origin, Ultimate Edition). Mine works, but theirs has the Directx8.1 issue. They've got Directx12 installed, the resolution is 800 x 600, they've never actually played the game and they've deleted that file in both Generals and Zero Hour. For reference, C&C3 Tiberium Wars launches on their computer with no issues, as does every other game they've played. Outside of the "delete this file" fix, can someone please give me a rundown of a checklist we need as far as .Net framework / SDK / whatever? Its an AMD card in their rig, and NVIDEA in mine, if that helps.
To resolve this issue, and the issue with installing where it is stuck on finalizing and then fails, do the following:
Open Windows Security -> Virus and threat Protection
Scroll down to ransomware protection -> Manage Ransomware protection
Select "Allow an app through Controlled folder access" (Yes to UAC)
click "Add and allowed app"
You should see the path of the installer then "touchup.exe", allow that.
Next, allow the generals folder\generals.exe
This resolved the remaining issues for me.
THIS is the ONLY fix that has worked for me. "There were 2x copies "dbghelp.dll" in my Zero Hour folder, nuking both fixed it." You can actually just rename the file in both offending Generals Command and Conquer Ultimate Collection folders.
If any one is still having this DirectX 8.1 issue, do what Atron50000 suggested, remove this file "dbghelp.dll". Just search for it, right click, open fire location, delete it. Resolved the issue.
THANK YOU
