The missing Xinput API DLL tells the story that you lack something called "platform update" that comes with the Service Pack 1.Īlso the Windows Update doesn't offer all the updates at once. I have installed all updates via Windows Updateīut have you installed Service Pack 1 for Windows 7? It doesn't necessarily show up in Windows Update. And install the re-distributable library packages first like the C/C++, DirectX, etc. Originally posted by Dekonega:After (re-)installing the Windows people should always update their systems to the latest version from Windows Update before even trying to play any games. But it wouldn't hurt if people knew even a little bit more about how the software they're using works. I'm not saying that I want to go back to Windows 98 era of having tens of libraries users need to upkeep on their system.
Steam has made things too easy and people have forgotten how to do most basic things like these properly. If DirectX library is missing, bells should automatically ring in user's head that required libraries need to be installed.
I've also heard of cases of a website sharing libraries that were on purpose infected with malware. These "DLL Fixer" type of applications and websites usually don't even have permission to distribute the software libraries in question. They usually only fetch one part of the library and forget about the dependencies which are also required to run the software. The "DLL Fixer" (and similar) solutions are really bad when we are dealing with a large framework like DirectX.
After (re-)installing the Windows people should always update their systems to the latest version from Windows Update before even trying to play any games.
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