OpenALL: what is it and how to fix the error associated with this file?

When you try to play the game againWindows operating system may receive an error related to the OpenAL_32.dll library. More precisely, of course, it will be said that it is connected with its absence. In this article we will try to understand what openal32.dll is, what this file is for and how to fix this very error.

What is OpenAL

The story is worth starting, of course, with the definition. After all, before solving it, it is necessary to understand what we are dealing with. So, it is important to understand that OpenALL is a dynamic library that is responsible for the surround sound in video games and in programs related to sound. It is part of the OpenGL package, which is often installed into the system when you install Windows itself.

Why does the error appear?

Now that you understand that OpenALL is a library necessary for correctly playing audio in games, you can go directly to the reasons for this error.

And there can be only three of them:

1. The library was removed from the computer.
2. The library file was modified by third-party programs.
3. Fal was infected with a virus.

The first two points do not cause any difficultiesin correcting the error, unlike the third. If your system has a virus that somehow affects the library, then even after replacing it, it will continue to do so, which in turn means that the problem will not disappear.

To eliminate this nuance, you need to scan the entire system for viruses before performing the instructions, and delete them if they are detected.

Now we know. for which you need OpenAL on the system, which means that you can proceed to how to fix the problem.

Correcting the error by installing the package

We know that OpenALL is part of the OpenGL package, which means that we need to install this package to implement the required library in the system.

Problems with this process should not be for anyonearise, since the installation takes place by analogy with games and programs, but when you download the package, you need to be careful. The fact is that if you shake it on unreliable resources, then the chance to catch the virus will be quite large, so try to find an official source to exclude such an opportunity.

Correcting the error by downloading and installing the library

There is, of course, the probability that you could not find a resource with a specific package, or the previous instruction seemed too complicated for you. In this case, the second method may be easier.

It involves loading a separate library from theInternet and its subsequent installation in the system. As well as last time, here there is the same nuance: you need to find this library on a reliable resource, and after downloading it, check with antivirus to make sure the file is authentic. After that, you can proceed to the second stage, which is to place the library in the desired directory, otherwise the system will not detect it further.

Unfortunately, there is no single directory, everything dependsfrom the version of your OS. So, if you are using a 32-bit system, you need to move the OpenALL32.dll file to the System32 folder, which is located in the Windows folder on the system disk. In the event that you have a 64-bit OS, this folder will be located there, only will be called SysWOW64.

Now you know not only that OpenALL is the library responsible for sound in the game, but also how to eliminate the error associated with its absence.