Difference between revisions of "PlanetSide 2"

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-===Windows 8 - PlanetSide2.exe has stopped working===
+===PlanetSide2.exe has stopped working (Windows 8)===
-{{Fixbox|1={{Fixbox/fix| Windows 8 - PlanetSide2.exe has stopped working}}
+{{Fixbox|1={{Fixbox/fix|PlanetSide2.exe has stopped working (Windows 8)}}
-) Download DINPUT8.DLL ZIP File from here:  [http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?dinput8 dll-files.com - DINPUT8.DLL]
+Install the latest [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109 DirectX End-User Runtimes], then restart the PlanetSide 2 Launcher. If you still get the same error, do the following:
+# Go to <code>%WINDIR%\WinSxS</code>
-) Right-Click on the PlanetSide 2 Icon on your Desktop, Select Open File Location
+# Search for <code>dinput8.dll</code>
+# Copy the file you find (do not move it)
-) Extract DINPUT8.DLL into the PlanetSide 2 Folder that you just opened
+# Right-Click on the PlanetSide 2 Icon on your Desktop
+# Select Open File Location
-) Restart the PlanetSide 2 Launcher
+# Paste the copy of <code>dinput8.dll</code> into the PlanetSide 2 Folder that you just opened
+# Restart the PlanetSide 2 Launcher
-) This file can also be found on your local C drive - just search for it.  Example C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-directx-directinput
-   **Caution** when downloading from THIRD party websites - viruses, malware etc.
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