User blog:CoolGamer23/How to get Hoot to run on Windows 10 if it won't start

A few days ago, I got a new computer (see my previous post). It is a Dell G7 15 with an Intel Core i7 Generation 8. However, I noticed that the Japanese music player program Hoot Sound Hardware Emulator wouldn't start. The following error message would result:


 * Device Initialization Error: "d3dx9_42.dll"

The real reason for this happening is because the file I mentioned above wouldn't start because the program isn't compatible with newer DirectX libraries. A way around this, if you really want to run Hoot on your new computer is you will need to download the June 2010 DirectX runtime package from Microsoft's website.

You will need to extract the files into a folder where you can access it, open that folder, and then launch DXSETUP.exe in order to proceed with the installation. Once the installation is complete, Hoot should be able to run.