I can't remember which thread that was, but the DLL mirror's are down. I've managed to find the DLL again, and I uploaded it here. http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/587-windows-8-custom-directdraw-dll/
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Oh, thanks for that. The Compatibility Administrator method works either way and is preferable for several reasons. Where possible the wiki should supply a pre-packaged fix for these cases. The download has separate DLLs for 8 and 8.1 so there might be issues with the DLL method on 10 and later.