Backyard Baseball '97

Backyard Baseball '97

hooahguy Oct 10, 2024 @ 6:54am
Game will not launch
Was really looking forward to this, but despite my system being more than enough to run this, and I verified the integrity of the game files, when I hit launch it just says that its launching and then nothing. Any fixes or do I need to refund? I also tried restarting, no dice.
Last edited by hooahguy; Oct 10, 2024 @ 6:58am
Originally posted by ClocktimusTime:
UPDATE: Potential Temporary Solution from their support team.

under settings / system / about / advanced system settings / advanced / performance / data execution prevention is your DEP Settings. Make sure the first option is selected. You should have "Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only" selected. You may need to reboot after. This worked for me.
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Señior Stinky Oct 10, 2024 @ 7:01pm 
What worked for me was adding the BASEBALL.exe to exploit protection.
settings/windows security/app and browser controller/exploit protection settings/program settings
hit add and scroll till you see force randomization for images (mandatory ASLR)
check Override system settings and then check off and apply.
Not sure if it will work for everybody but worked for me.
Ripoff54 Oct 10, 2024 @ 7:05pm 
same issue
Joshuawott Oct 10, 2024 @ 8:35pm 
I have tried on two desktops and a laptop and the game never loads when it looks like it might, when I tried to stream the game from one of my desktops I get a loading screen then it crashes.
Sid Tae Oct 11, 2024 @ 8:24am 
Still wont launch for me
john8299 Oct 11, 2024 @ 8:29am 
Still isn't launching for me either. I really hope this issue gets fixed as soon as possible.
Its_PretzelDay Oct 11, 2024 @ 8:45am 
yeah same here, spent 13 bucks for a game that will not launch awesome
polocatfan Oct 11, 2024 @ 9:06am 
works on my machines
Bingus Oct 11, 2024 @ 10:28am 
Same for me, not launching. Also "Turn on DEP for essential Windows Programs and services only" was already selected on my computer so that's a bust for me. Rip
Bingus Oct 11, 2024 @ 1:10pm 
Also worth noting, when I try to just launch the .exe in the game folder I get this error code "the application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000142"
WonderousHippo Oct 11, 2024 @ 1:31pm 
No problem for me. I don't have a fix but launches and plays fine for me. On my third game in my league.
Gart Oct 11, 2024 @ 1:46pm 
Originally posted by Bingus:
Same for me, not launching. Also "Turn on DEP for essential Windows Programs and services only" was already selected on my computer so that's a bust for me. Rip


Originally posted by Bingus:
Also worth noting, when I try to just launch the .exe in the game folder I get this error code "the application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000142"

having this same problem, but i get error code 0xc000007b
john8299 Oct 11, 2024 @ 1:50pm 
I really want this to get fixed because I played this game a ton as a kid growing up. If this doesn't get fixed by next week, I'm going to have to uninstall the game and I really don't want to do that. So I hope this gets fixed and that it gets fixed soon.
AdamX0315 Oct 11, 2024 @ 2:21pm 
I did what the dev pinned comment suggested, but I'm getting a disk write error. Is there something else?
Aenima316 Oct 11, 2024 @ 6:34pm 
Originally posted by Gart.jpg:
Originally posted by Bingus:
Same for me, not launching. Also "Turn on DEP for essential Windows Programs and services only" was already selected on my computer so that's a bust for me. Rip


Originally posted by Bingus:
Also worth noting, when I try to just launch the .exe in the game folder I get this error code "the application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000142"

having this same problem, but i get error code 0xc000007b

I have this same exact issue, still
SaucyWaffles Oct 13, 2024 @ 2:14pm 
Originally posted by Señior Stinky:
What worked for me was adding the BASEBALL.exe to exploit protection.
settings/windows security/app and browser controller/exploit protection settings/program settings
hit add and scroll till you see force randomization for images (mandatory ASLR)
check Override system settings and then check off and apply.
Not sure if it will work for everybody but worked for me.

This worked for me thanks
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