A program won't load because it's missing a required .dll file

Factual Questions
1

What should I do? It’s looking for dinput8.dll
And when I find that file, where should I put it?

2

What is the program?

Have you thought of reinstalling the program?

3

Try re-installing DirectX 8 - you can download it from Microsoft’s web site.

4

Hi , clayton_e, here is a link to the dll file you need. This site always seems to have the mysterious dll files my computer asks for. As for where to put it - my dll files all seem to be in the C:\Windows\System folder. Hope this helps!
http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?dinput8