fsds v2.24 was working fine until

[mantab]

fsds v2.24 was working fine until my comp went down and i had to restore darn  thing. i re installed fsds v2.24 as i have done before but this time i cannot get it to fire up i keep getting this message"the fsdesign2.exe file is linked to a missing export ddraw.dll:direct draw createx.adevice attached to the system is not functioning"
i have uninstalled and reinstalled several times to no avail.does anyone know what this is and how to get around it.
                   thanks

[Felix/FFDS]

Have you tried contacting Abacus support?

[AuMaV]

Hi
ddraw.dll Im prety sure is a DirectX file have you installed Directx as FSDS requires DirectX Version 7a (DirectX Version 9a for FS2004)  if its a reinstall of Win98 ya only get DX5
cheers
Wozza

[Glitch]

Is this an upgrade version of FSDSV2? I had a simular problem upon a reinstall and fixed it by installing FSDS v1 before installing FSDSv2.

Glitch

[mantab]

Thanks guys for the prompt response, you were right Wozza the file is a diectX file. i did reinstall windows 98 and and obviously i lost the directx9c so i reinstalled the latest directx and it is going fine.
         thanks once again