Wine has no direct3d9 support yet, we havent quite got to it, so all there is at present is stubs. I dont know whether winex would help here, but dont expect d3d9 support in the near future, as I am working on ironing out the bugs in our d3d8 support and I havent even started on looking at its performance. Installers are always worrying under wine. They are getting better over time, but not good enough Jason