FF7 Failure to launch

[Ace]

Failure to launch - literally. I watch the "FF7launcher.exe" in my task manager appear, then quit in 4 seconds. Would be nice to play a this on the PC, but I kind of can't. And it seems that NOBODY else has this problem. They all get some "ERROR2" messge. I just get launch at all

EDIT: I'm about to cry... It was because I had my monitors overclocked to 66Hz...

[Freyar]

Първоначално публикувано от AcEsSalvation:

wwemarkwwe: It's not Square's fault, it's your A/V's fault for giving a false positive. Other A/V will look past it since they know whta it is.
Freyar: Yes, I have those folders, and I have "FF7_Launcher" and "ff7_en" in the main folder.

Watch your Steam status and run FF7_en. Let me know if that causes the launcher to pop up. (What is the file size for ff7_en?)

[Ace]

Първоначално публикувано от Moxiesan:

Better program to use AVG or Avast....

I've had a friends comp get nuked with "avast!", actually I've seen three instances where people with "avast!" have been nuked. Only problems I've seen with AVG is when someone allow a bypass and had a trojan planted.

[Ace]

"ff7_en" gives error and says: "Please use the 'FF7_Launcher.exe' ..."
Exactly like that ^ Filesize: 6,272KB

[elserath]

@freyar i tried turning off firewall and still the problem persists and they shouldnt make a game that runs into that problem, ive had macafee for years and no problems liek this

[Ace]

Първоначално публикувано от wwemarkwwe:

@freyar i tried turning off firewall and still the problem persists and they shouldnt make a game that runs into that problem, ive had macafee for years and no problems liek this

It wouldn't be firewall, that's the connection to the internet. You need to disable the virus scanning. For AVG that's easy to do, don't know about yours.

[Freyar]

Първоначално публикувано от AcEsSalvation:

"ff7_en" gives error and says: "Please use the 'FF7_Launcher.exe' ..."
Exactly like that ^ Filesize: 6,272KB

In the Launcher, set the game to windowed mode and a low resolution. Kind of spaced that little test to see if it's an issue with it starting it's render.

Първоначално публикувано от wwemarkwwe:

@freyar i tried turning off firewall and still the problem persists and they shouldnt make a game that runs into that problem, ive had macafee for years and no problems liek this

If you aren't willing to take the advice, the advice that has fixed this problem for other people, then stop wasting our time. Wanting it your way doesn't magically make it so. McAfee is likely conflicting with the game, quarantining an executable (or preventing it from running), and forcing an ERROR CODE 2.

False positives are a problem with the Antivirus, not a problem with the game.

[Tonberry]

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Първоначално публикувано от Moxiesan:

Better program to use AVG or Avast....

I've had a friends comp get nuked with "avast!", actually I've seen three instances where people with "avast!" have been nuked. Only problems I've seen with AVG is when someone allow a bypass and had a trojan planted.

Anything is vulnerable... there is NO such thing as a hacker/virus proof system. period

[Ace]

Freyar: The launcher won't launch... that's my problem
Moxiesan: I know that, but what I'm saying is I haven't seen a problem with AVG yet, however several issues with avast!. I was suggesting AVG

[elserath]

@ freyar well thats not very helpful your solution is get rid of your anitvirus to play and leave yourself open to full on attacks..... i cant do that......

[Freyar]

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Freyar: The launcher won't launch... that's my problem
Moxiesan: I know that, but what I'm saying is I haven't seen a problem with AVG yet, however several issues with avast!. I was suggesting AVG

Delete ff7_launcher.exe and verify the cache once more. I'm starting to run out of ideas, but.. hopefully we'll figure it out. Looking at the launcher, I don't see it poking into .Net Framework, but I do see it sitting on vcredist pretty heavily.

Първоначално публикувано от wwemarkwwe:

@ freyar well thats not very helpful your solution is get rid of your anitvirus to play and leave yourself open to full on attacks..... i cant do that......

Move to MSE. MSE has realtime scanning and hasn't had a false positive with Steam.

"Full on Attacks" happen only when you do stupid things.

[Ace]

Freyar: Already did once as well as delete everythign and re download, will try again.
wwemarkwwe: We aren't saying play with no protection, we're saying get a different A/V

[elserath]

@freyar so what do i have to do if i wnt to play it with macfaee , what do i disable or whatever?

[Freyar]

Първоначално публикувано от wwemarkwwe:

@freyar so what do i have to do if i wnt to play it with macfaee , what do i disable or whatever?

Disable Realtime scanning, verify Final Fantasy VII, try again.

[elserath]

@freyar i just tried that , and it still gives me the same error code :/

[Ace]

I saw somewhere that the "ERROR2" was from some weird sound problem... IDK.
Anyway, just used a repair install on my .NET and still same problem