Replace them in the game’s folder which is causing the trouble and restart your computer before running the game. You can easily find it the same way as of solution 1. If you cannot find any file in your Local Disk C (where your operating system is installed), you should check for it in other Steam games you have installed. Restart your computer after implementing the changes and check if the problem got solved.Also, execute the executable found inside the library after copying it to the correct place. If you find the library, copy it to the location we discussed in solution 1 (inside the game’s “ _CommonRedist” folder.
Now Windows will start searching for the package after iterating through all the entries. Type “ openal32.dll” in the search bar present at the top right corner of your screen.
What we can do is replace the DLL file from another game or from “System 32” folder of your operating system. Usually, many games pop this problem if they either don’t have the DLL file installed or the installation package is corrupt or incorrectly downloaded. Solution 2: Copying the DLL File from an Existing one After installing the DLL, restart your computer and launch the game.Execute the executable file to replace the missing DLL file. Now you will find an executable file named as “ exe”.Here you find another folder named “ 0.7.0”.Once inside the folder, you will find “ OpenAL”.Inside the game folder, you will find a directory named “ _CommonRedist”.Here represents the game you are having the error message with. Now navigate to the folder where the Steam application is installed and head over to the following file path: Do note that you require an administrator account to perform these actions. Hopefully, the problem will be solved instantly without having to perform any more actions.
We can navigate to the file location and run the executable. Solution 1: Using the Game’s DLL PackageĮach Steam game is already preloaded with the OpenA元2.dll file as it is part of their installation process. The source isn’t approved and they may contain malware.
dll file from any external website and replace it.