PeterTh / gedosato

The Generic DownSampling Tool
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"Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 #381

Open Wat00 opened 8 years ago

Wat00 commented 8 years ago

After 2 weeks struggling to make GeDoSaTo work in Windows 10, I found out that it needs an additional dependency not listed in GeDoSaTo's main installation page.

Besides Visual Studio 2015 and disabling UEFI secure boot, GeDoSaTo still needs an external DirectX 9.0c installation. It is available for download here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

I also recommend that video drivers to be reinstalled after installing DirectX 9.0c from the link above as it overwrites previously installed DLLs.

Looks like GeDoSaTo isn't compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 built-in DirectX 9 implementation. And the external DirectX 9 installation isn't 100% compatible with newer video drivers.

I suggest the main GeDoSaTo installation page is updated with this information. And I hope it helps other GeDoSaTo users.