D3dx9_42 dll for windows 7 x64

[JITENDRA_1989]

MAYA SOFTWARE SHOWS MESSAGE AS D3DX9_42.dll IS MISSING FROM YOUR COMPUTER.
I AM USING WINDOWS 7. PLEASE ADVICE ME.

 

[zhihao50]

try get the install for directx 9 from microsoft and reinstall it.

 

[alishathomaz]

Download d3dx9_42.dll file from this site::

http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?d3dx9_42

After downloading::

Extract d3dx9_42.dll from d3dx9_42.zip. We recommend that you extract d3dx9_42.dll to the installation directory of the program that is requesting d3dx9_42.dll.

If that doesn't work, you will have to extract d3dx9_42.dll to your system directory. By default, this is:
C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me)
C:\WINNT\System32 (Windows NT/2000)
C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP, Vista, 7)

If you use a 64-bit version of Windows, you should also place d3dx9_42.dll in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\
Make sure overwrite any existing files (but make a backup copy of the original file).
Reboot your computer.

If the problem still occurs, try the following:
Open Windows Start menu and select "Run...".
Type CMD and press Enter (or if you use Windows ME, type COMMAND)).
Type regsvr32 d3dx9_42.dll and press Enter.