The ddraw.dll file is a major component of the Microsoft DirectX system, which is an API that provides support particularly to games and some applications. If the ddraw.dll file is missing, corrupted or there are any other problems with it, the calling applicaton or game may fail to work properly or even do not start at all.

The ddraw.dll file is included into the Microsoft DirectX installation package. Ddraw.dll is a 32-bit Windows dll file. Do not try fixing ddraw.dll errors file by manually copying the file from another computer; this will not work. The proper solution for any ddraw.dll errors is to download the most recent version of Microsoft DirectX right here, reinstall it, reboot if necessary. By reinstalling Microsoft DirectX you should normally fix any ddraw.dll errors that you may be getting.

Please note that you do not need to download an older version of Microsoft DirectX; the latest version will do just fine, because Microsoft DirectX releases include all previous DirectX releases; your game, even if written for an older version of DirectX, will work properly simply by installing the most recent DirectX version, so that's what you need to do. Any ddraw.dll errors should dissapear after reinstallation of DirectX.