DDO Not Launching: MSVCP100.dll Not Found

[LightningGodJim]

Just downloaded and installed the game.
Tried launching it using steam and discord, and nothing happened.
Went into the files to use the launcher manually, and i got the following error:
"The Code Execution cannot proceed because MSVCP100.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem."
I've tried various fixes from other forum discussions like deleting the Client maps 1-4, uninstalling and reinstalling, etc etc.
Any help?

[Running-Target]

- If your game client not running on Windows 10 or Windows 11, try: Look in the DDO directory for the 3rdParty folder and run all the .exes you find there while the game is Not running and under Admin rights account.

[LightningGodJim]

Originally posted by Running-Target:

- If your game client not running on Windows 10 or Windows 11, try: Look in the DDO directory for the 3rdParty folder and run all the .exes you find there while the game is Not running and under Admin rights account.

I'm using Windows 10

[LightningGodJim]

Originally posted by Running-Target:

- If your game client not running on Windows 10 or Windows 11, try: Look in the DDO directory for the 3rdParty folder and run all the .exes you find there while the game is Not running and under Admin rights account.

I did this, and now it shows a box for a second, then goes back to doing nothing.

[Doug]

This DLL is from one of the two dependencies for DDO: Microsoft C++ Redistributable 2005. The other is .Net Framework 1.1.

If you let DDo install them (and it works), you still only have them for DDO. If you play a lot of older games, you may prefer to install them yourself in WIndows, instead. Got to Microsoft.com, find them and install them.

[Running-Target]

- Many problems with the game stem from poor or faulty Network connection between your computer and the game servers near Boston, MA, USA. Read the sticky thread on the official forum, "Troubleshooting Connection Issues", "Understanding Lag" and "Game Connection Speed"

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/184209-quot-Troubleshooting-Connection-Issues-quot-quot-Understanding-Lag-quot-and-quot-Game-Connection-Speed-quot

https://help.standingstonegames.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015989067-LOTRO-Firewall-Help

- Game crashes or not runs after pressing "Play" button on launcher. >

https://help.standingstonegames.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002036287--Nothing-happens-after-clicking-Play-on-the-launcher-OR-Game-crashes-after-clicking-play-on-the-launcher-

- Here is link to Microsoft DirectX download page. >
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/179113/how-to-install-the-latest-version-of-directx

- DDO uses Akamai Content Delivery Network still so that could be a problem that you need to allow Akamai to work. Even Updating the launcher calls to Akamai.

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/464074-Akamai-net-session

https://steamcommunity.com/app/206480/discussions/0/558749825177006679/


- There are log files in the DDO game folder, you can read them with notepad. Open the local file folder, sort by type, find text docs in types, read the x.log files, that are dated with current date and time. You might be able to find an error hint, if you read through current log.

- Try using DX 11 or DX 9 if you are having problems with DX 12. Might have to install DX 10, 9 and 11 on a new Windows 10 or 11 OS load.

- Make sure your Firewall and active defending anti-malware programs have DDO exe files in exceptions.

- Make sure your are loading the game and running the game under account with admin rights.

- Use the troubleshooting compatibility options in Windows 10 or 11 OS.

[Running-Target]

found on the microsoft forum >
"I may have a fix I stumbled onto that could help some people. I too had the issue with the .dll missing and I did the uninstall/reinstall of the redistributable files for both x86 and x64 (mixing up the order I also reinstalled them) all to no avail.

What worked for me finally was installing the 2012 version of Visual C++ and poof, everything started working ok. Uninstall the current application installations of x86 and x64 then install the 2012 Visual C++ library here:

Do NOT download the .dll from any other place other than Microsoft as you are installing critical files that easily can be tampered with and altered. Be smart and safe and grab the files only from Microsoft and play the shell game of testing versions of Visual C++. 2012 version worked for me, nothing else was and I hope this helps some people.

Edit: I ran into another game that had issues but I simply installed the 2013 C++ x86 and x64 versions over the 2012 ones and that app issue was also resolved."

Someone else suggested this>
"Reboot your PC, the error messages will still appear but ignore them, just click as many times as necessary to

pass them.

Now open a web browser, Firefox, Edge, Internet Explorer, or whatever, then type in Adobe Reader in search box.

When found click in site and Adobe wll recognise and display your pc windows version / operating system and display a DOWNLOAD Button to get the correct version of Reader.

Click the download button and load the correct version of Reader.

I suggest that after downloading, you reboot your pc, and am certain from then on you will not get the error messages occuring. Also that those programs that would not work / open will now do so."


Read here > https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/msvcp100dll-missing/9a687c31-0619-4ee9-b511-020985e29b5f?page=2

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679

[Doug]

Go to Microsoft.com and find Microsoft C++ Redistributable 2005 and install it from there. That'll make it accessible to ANY software that want it, not just DDO. MSPVC100.DLL is part of that package.

(You can install it in-game, but that makes an instance that ONLY affects DDO. That's how the installer handles it, but it's not ideal.)

Grab .Net Framework 1.1 while you're at it. DDO also needs that.

[sgt589]

You can also use WinGet, which is a command-line tool from Microsoft for finding and installing software and keeping it up to date. WinGet comes as part of Windows 11 by default, and I think it may also come with Windows 10 now. If not, you can install it separately.

I ran the following WinGet commands, in this order, to install the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables, 2005 and 2010 versions:

winget install --id Microsoft.VCRedist.2010.x64
winget install --id Microsoft.VCRedist.2010.x86
winget install --id Microsoft.VCRedist.2005.x86
winget install --id Microsoft.VCRedist.2005.x64

I don't think the order matters much here.

I also double-clicked on dotnetfx.exe in the SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Dungeons and Dragons Online\3rdparty folder, but it erred out. I double-clicked dotnetfx2.exe, and had slightly better luck. Windows recognized that I was trying to install the .NET Framework 2.0, and downloaded and installed the .NET Framework 3.5 (which includes .NET 2.0) for me.

dx9.exe also erred out on me, but I don't think it mattered, because I already have DirectX 11 installed, apparently. The game launcher recognized that and was able to use it.

Before I performed the above steps, DNDLauncher.exe wouldn't even run. I was getting the same symptoms as the OP. Nothing at all when run from Steam; error about missing DLL when running DNDLauncher.exe directly.

After I performed the above steps, DNDLauncher was able to start, and install the rest of the game. So far, everything seems to be working reasonably well.

Thanks to the previous responders in this thread. Y'all gave me some clues as to which components I needed.