http://www.heat.net/ is a online gaming site. (Hey! I only know cause of my kids!) You need to dl a program to play on it. Shouldnt be a real problem for DirectX. vic -----Original Message----- From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of james ashley Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 9:10 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [PCSOFT] Directx Hi All: I installed DIRECTX from Microsoft site and when running the setup I received a message in dialogue box which read...."The file, dpmplay.dll,needed for the service provider "Play on Heat" is missing." Can anyone tell me what this means and if it will effect the program? Thanks for your assistence. JIM ===== Jim __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com PCSOFT maintains many useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://nospin.com/pc/files.html Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html