Can't get past first time setup "Installing: Microsoft.NET Framework 4.0..."

[Devil Dancer]

I was pretty excited for Goat Simulator, but I can't get it to run.

The first time I tried to start it it ran through the usual first time setup process. It went through 3 of 4 setup programs, but when it got to the 4th, "Installing: Microsoft.NET Framework 4.0...", it just kept going for over an hour. I exited out of the install and tried to run it again, and this time it looked like the "Installing: Microsoft.NET Framework 4.0..." part went through, but the game didn't start. When I tried to start the game it kept bringing up the "Installing: Microsoft.NET Framework 4.0..." screen, but not launching after that screen went away.

Help please?

I tried the following fixes, none of which worked:
- Verified integrity of game cache
- Deleted the DotNet subfolder and used the verify integrity function to reinstall those files
- Deleted all local content and reinstalled

None of that has worked, and I keep running into the same problem. Help?

DxDiag info:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6600 @ 2.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 2595MB used, 5590MB available
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GT 230M
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A28&SUBSYS_FF151179&REV_A2
Display Memory: 2769 MB
Dedicated Memory: 978 MB
Shared Memory: 1790 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)

[Bobby_Hill (♀)]

I have been having the same damn problems except i have 64 bit windows 8

[Green Lawny]

find installscript.vdf in the game's folder and delete it.

[dougp343]

Sorry wait, how do you do that green lawny?

[Green Lawny]

Originally posted by dougp343:

Sorry wait, how do you do that green lawny?

go to your steam folder, go to steamapps, then common, then goatsimulator, then look for installscript.vdf and delete it.

[The Spu]

This is more an issue with Steam than Goat Simulator, you might have better luck in a different forum. Not to be rude, of course.

[dougp343]

does that fix it? did it work for you or something?

[Devil Dancer]

I found a solution that worked for me in this thread:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/265930/discussions/0/54073795833968748

[haymaker]

FWIW I fought with exactly this set of symptoms and hacked my way to goatage thusly

- Do as suggested elsewhere, run the game outside of Steam, as admin
- Take noat of the error message: in my case, it couldn't find xinput1_3.dll, a common DX file
- Find this file on your PC, it most surely exists. Copy it to the same dir as the game executable
- repeat for any other files, in my case just x3daudio or something

The .NET was a red herring thrown by the reall error not being reported by the Steam interace. I wasted time trying to install it and the other support libraries, when in fact win8 has them all. Game just didnt look hard enough

[CHILLHOUSE]

Originally posted by green lawny:

Originally posted by dougp343:

Sorry wait, how do you do that green lawny?

go to your steam folder, go to steamapps, then common, then goatsimulator, then look for installscript.vdf and delete it.

I have 'runasadmin.vdf', not what you are saying.

[EPiiDEMiicS 561]

i cant get this to work

[pr0fession]

i donno if anyone has solved this but what i did was went onto microsofts website installed there fixer thing and used that to delete and reinstall my microsoft framework and now it works perfectly for me

[psychonaut]

for me, it just lasted long but i got it in maybe 10 minutes or more

[Traupandic]

Originally posted by green lawny:

Originally posted by dougp343:

Sorry wait, how do you do that green lawny?

go to your steam folder, go to steamapps, then common, then goatsimulator, then look for installscript.vdf and delete it.

Thanks! it fixed my problem!

[RLK]

did you guys found a solution? i have the same problem here :(

[Navee]

ive done what green lawny said and there is three installscript.vdf files, HELP!