CoD Black Ops II - Windows 10 Unhandled Exception FIX

[JakeHekesFists]

OK, I'm writing this guide as this is a problem that continues to occur, with every update to the tech preview for Windows 10

The "Error during initialisation" "unhandled exception caught" errors that happen everytime windows 10 updates.

Many supposed 'fixes' for this problem are "revert to windows 7"
That is not a fix, That is uninformed people providing bad advice.

I will teach you now, how to fix the issue. Properly, without uninstalling windows 10 and going back to 7 or 8.
I am writing this guide to help anyone that will encounter this issue, particularly as we get closer to the official release of Windows 10.

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HOW TO FIX

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First thing you need to do is ensure your visual c libraries are up to date and installed.

you can locate the correct redist for Visual C. only the x86 version is required here.
you can find this in your black ops 2 folder, under redist

eg. mine is located here:
"E:\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II\redist\vcredist_x86.exe"

run that, install it. now the next thing to do, is make sure you have the correct DX9 libraries installed.
these are also located in the redist folder. run dxsetup.exe which is located in the redist\directx folder,
eg. mine is here:
"E:\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II\redist\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe"

after this is done,
right click on t6mp.exe
click on the compatability tab, check the following options.

run this program in compatability mode for windows 8 or 7, -if one doesn't work, try the other.
(and run this program as an administrator)
(Note: These instructions were written when windows 10 was still Tech Preview only. you no longer need to run as admin)
click apply

now you're almost done.
go into steam, right click on call of duty: black ops ii - multiplayer, go to properties.
click on the Local Files tab, and then "verify integrity of game cache"

let this process complete, and once done. run the game.
it will likely pop up that the game is installing for a few seconds, and then it will work.

I have been running windows 10 for a while now, and with every update, I have needed to perform these actions to make Black Ops II work again.

I hope this helps at least one of you.

Cheers.
Jedish3ep.

[Lyle Menendez]

Thnx dude it worked

[saul]

TY so much!

[jacob]

Mine says it's updating but it doesn't download anything or let me open it. Help?

[Jibe7]

Thanx ! i did what u wrote and after it asked me to install the solo of black ops 2 and after i did it the multiplayer works :D

[Beanus Maximus]

Thanks a lot for this, really helped.

[Send Nudes Plz]

Thanks man, worked perfectly! Windows 7 compatibility did it for me.

[XRay]

dont bother reinstalling DX9 libraries, try only doing the game file verification through steam, works for me.

[Darkprojectx]

I have the same issue, but only when I close the game. Unhandled exception... I just click OK, message pops up that program is not responding, I clock who cares and the game is closed and steam syncs the settings. Why would I jump through hoops to fix this minor issue?

[EchoBro]

Bruh youda best ty

[Johnny]

Początkowo opublikowane przez mad:

If anyone still has this problem, delete hardware_zm.chp and hardware_mp.chp from <your drive>\SteamApps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II\players. Happened to me after changing os and hardware

many thanks buddy, this worked for me :)

[WonderWaffles]

Początkowo opublikowane przez mad:

If anyone still has this problem, delete hardware_zm.chp and hardware_mp.chp from <your drive>\SteamApps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II\players. Happened to me after changing os and hardware

Początkowo opublikowane przez Wasdatt Unbocked:

!!! unhandled exeption caught-crash fix (blackopsII)
GOTO C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II\players
and delete hardware.chp
+ Compatibility mode / win8 = t6sp.exe in game folder

This worked for me
EDIT:
uuhm okay.it crashes EVERYtime after completing a level. Schiddy game !

I had this same exact problem and the above two posters advice did the trick for me, thank goodness! Finally able to play this game again!

[publicENEMY]

Thanks. works for me.

[=AC3=Lhotse5]

DUDE!!! YOU..are 'The Man'! 'MY MAN!' (like Denzel Washington says it) 10/10,+1 rep, etc. etc.! I followed your instructions and it worked perfectly. Thank you so much! Cheers!

[Scopez]

It works. 03/12/17

[PINNIPLES]

10/10