DirectX 9 -- Assemblies not found only when pre-compiled?!

Question

I downloaded a C# DX9 game the binaries. It doesn't run. Tells me it's missing the Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw reference. So I download the source code. I run it. It works. I compile it and try running from the .exe file. It works. What gives? I know I have the files because the game runs when I have execute by source or when I compile it myself...

sailorfoley · Answer

the game you downloaded - it's references to the libraries are probably in different directories to yours and not registered libraries on the machine of the person who created the game.