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I'm on hour 2 of trying to figure this out. It shouldn't be my job to make the game work when everything else plays without a problem.
At least 2 1/2 hours spent to figure it out is not worth the effort to play this. I'm sure it's fun, but those 2 hours were supposed to be for playing the game and now...my kids are here.
Consoles are still better. It is easier to do illegal stuff with your computer than it is to play a game you have actually paid for?
That's FUKT!!!
If you posted the link, it has to be updated once or twice a month, such as the one in the thread OPs title info. And it's old.
Check my guide, either at the top by clicking on "Guides" or by clicking the link below, for more info on how to fix it, read through it.
Also have you tried right clicking on the PhysX installer and clicking run as admin?
Restart the PC after every install.
In the game's folder, install Visual C++ Redist 2005, then restart the PC and do a Windows Update, there will be a service pack 1 installation for Visual C++ Redist 2005.
Which will be kind of an updated security fix with some other bug fixes for it.
If it doesn't show up in Windows Update, check back later, but check every day in Windows Update.
You can also check your Windows Update for updates installed.
Be sure to find the right drivers for your Windows version, choose carefully with drivers, when choosing the Windows version and GPU version.
The nvidia drivers come with the latest version of PhysX, and Geforce Experience.
And then once downloaded, right click on the graphics card drivers.
Click properties on the installer, and click unblock, then click apply and ok.
Right click again and select run as admin, when you are going to install them.
Installer opens.
Click clean install.
Make sure everything is checked, and click next, let it install.
Restart the PC once finished. Try your game again.
Also -
Right click, click properties on the installer, and click unblock, then click apply and ok.
Right click again and select run as admin, when you are going to install them.
And be sure to download PhysX drivers for Radeon graphics cards, the latest versions.
Again the link in this Thread OP's topic info is old.. as of the time of this message.
Here's the latest version so far, but will be changed.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.15.0428-driver.html
See if this helps also.
Legacy PhysX drivers latest version. Keep in mind this is an older PhysX version.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.13.0604-legacy-driver.html
Once again.-
Right click, click properties on the installer, and click unblock, then click apply and ok.
Right click again and select run as admin, when you are going to install them.
Some games will require the .net frameworks installations in my guide as well.
Just install the latest versions of .net frameworks, though.. Windows 10 should come with them.
But for all other Windows versions such as Windows 7 or 8/8.1, you will need the latest versions of .net frameworks, which comes with all versions.
Windows XP... needs some of them, but can only support up to specific versions, same with Windows 7 or 8/8.1 at this point.
Again restart the PC after every install.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=139997195
It's very simple..
Graphics Drivers
Visual C++ Redist for the games.
.net frameworks for the games if necessary.
Radeon requires you to download PhysX separate, and probably is a pain..
But if that's difficult, then go with Nvidia Geforce graphics cards, latest versions, it's very simple, pick to deal with difficult issues, or buy compatible hardware.
Also, PhysX has been around since Unreal Tournament 2007..
I'm an AMD CPU fan, but will always be an Nvidia GPU fan for good reasons, for the past 20 years.
I see PhysX in the link must have helped you.
Be sure to download the latest version instead though, it is necessary, the link is old in this thread OP's topic info, as of the time of this message.
Here is the latest version so far, but will be changed.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.15.0428-driver.html
Before installing, uninstall the old one, restart the PC.
Follow the steps in my other comment for installing, to run as admin.
Restart the PC one more time after installing, then try the game again.
If you own an Nvidia Geforce, the graphics card drivers come with the latest PhysX.
Do a clean install.
Restart after install.
The uninstall of PhysX and installing the old version that came with the game solved my start up issue. Can't wait to get some time in with the game.
Installing the old version works for some people, and installing the new version works for others so it's really a toss up.
I would never recommend using the old version over the latest, only the Visual C++ Redist that the game was made for at the time to be installed with.
But there's usually a reason why the game is working with the old PhysX, because it's that user's fault for something they have done on their own PC, there can also be other reasons related to the OS software, or other software and hardware reasons.
The PhysX legacy software I provided a link for.. should work as well.
But there are several PhysX legacy versions, one of them works with the game.
The latest PhysX legacy software is located in the link I provided in a comment above..
Though you would have to test other PhysX legacy software.. that one might work.
Recently done some messing around with my Nvidia drivers in order to get DOOM running, and I must've uninstalled those old components. Didn't notice until a while back, when I tried to launch the game and this ^ happened.
Really clear, really concise, if I could upvote I would. I'm kind of ashamed of how long this took me to figure out.
Whaddya know; that has similar specs to my 2007 Toshiba laptop... which also runs Windows 10.
1. Uninstalling PhysX
2. Uninstalling the game
3. Reinstalling the game (and the PhysX drivers with it)
4. Launching the game succesfully
5. Reinstalling up-to-date PhysX drivers
everything works. It seems to definitely be a problem with PhysX, but seeing as I'd uninstalled and reinstalled it numerous times, I'm not entirely sure what the problem was.
A quick side-note here: I was using a custom coalesced.ini file to unlock some of the DLC which you only got on a pre-order, which was replaced with the original after I reinstalled the game. That might have something to do with it.
No it was a problem with the old graphics card, you can't rely on some old hardware to be compatible with new software for all situations, or for old hardware to have the right graphics features.
There is a reason when new graphics features are available through new hardware or software.. that it won't work with older hardware, "depending on what it is if made compatible with that older hardware/software" meaning if the programmers are willing to take the time to make the software compatible with older hardware.
An example would be a game made to work with older hardware if there was a demand.. but why would you do that? Not much of a reason when you have others with new hardware and they see those with old hardware complain and put up a petition like they do on some forums, just to get the game devs for a new game.. to work on their older hardware.. it's just nonsense and obsurd.
You also uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times "assuming you did restart the computer after every uninstall, and reinstall", which means it was still in Windows registry, and it was causing issues which needed removed and replaced.
It can also be from old drivers somewhere in Windows or in a folder for your graphics card, that need removed and replaced, both that and the registry.
Always do a custom > full clean install, and restart the computer multiple times these days with Windows 10, even with a new graphics card or for other hardware/software reasons.
Don't forget to shut off the computer after restarting multiple times, and drain the power by having the surge protector off and pressing the PC power button, before turning it back on to make sure everything is cleared, and then turn it back on to run Windows, "assuming your PC does store power after it is shut down".
Make sure to let it load for a minute when it gets to the desktop, "depending on what programs start with Windows will determine on how long to wait" such as antivirus software and other stuff that you will see an icon for at the desktop, but when your harddrive is loading and the CPU is working, do not open Steam or mess with the PC until everything loads.
Having long desktop load times? This depends on how much is in Windows registry and you have installed many programs, it can also depend on what programs are starting with Windows/the desktop.. that might also have more of a higher impact on the performance of the PC, or load times of that program.. meaning some apps take longer than others to load before and after you get to the desktop screen, because some software might be old and bugged, or slower software code that needs updated and never will, some of those could even have memory leaks.
To fix that issue, open specific startup programs and then go into the settings for those apps, set them not to startup with Windows.
Other apps that startup with Windows, just go into the Windows registry and find where they startup with Windows, then delete them from there.. "only do this if those programs don't have a setting to disable them starting up with Windows".