Issues with Launching Borderlands 2

[Sae]

So, I've tried everything in the thread at the top: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6218-USFX-5568 And I still can't get the game to work. I'll copy over what I've written to 2k and some helpful users on the Borderlands Reddit to explain my problem.

I'm running it through steam (obviously) and all it does it pull up the little window that says "Preparing to launch." It does that for a second or two, disappears, and that's it. I've watched the Task Manager processes numerous times. Borderlands2.exe or even the Launcher never show up whatsoever. Steam shows me as playing Borderlands 2 for about 2 seconds, then goes back to saying that I'm online. It also synchronizes with steam real quick after.

I've spent over 10 hours trying to fix this, on my own and using help from Reddit, Steam, and 2K Forums, to no avail.

I've tried completely removing C++ redist and .Net and re-installing them entirely, all the way up through the versions, about four or five times already. Did this with reboots and everything.

I've uninstalled and re-installed the game twice and tried to Verify the Integrity of the Game Cache 7 times. Each time it goes through, it says 1 file is incorrect and needs to be reacquired. Steam does some funny business for about 2 seconds that that's it.

I've tried the renaming of the .blop file, the dotnet fix files and the Redist folder to Old and all that, no dice. I've tried running all of those c++ packages and all that in the BL2 folder and still nothing. Ran the Dxsetup in there and still nothing. I've updated my graphics drivers and all that as well.

I've restarted multiple times and tried running/starting/installing everything as Admin and I've tried launching the game from the .exe and launcher but each time I try that I get an error saying I'm missing some msvc/.dll file which I've also gotten and placed manually. I've literally tried everything that I and everyone else on the forums of all of these sites have tried and still cannot play the game.

I'm seriously beginning to think I've wasted about 60$ on this and this is a totally horrible experience and all I wanna do is play the game with a few friends. I'm about to give up and just ask for a refund and give up ever playing this game. PLEASE help me fix this so I can play the game.....

The reddit thread that a lot of people are using for their problems is here: http://www.reddit.com/r/Borderlands/comments/10301f/psa_net_install_issue_fix_for_steam_other_launch/. Here are my computer specs as well, just in case:

Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost)
EVGA Nvidia GeForce 560 Ti Superclocked
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Motherboard
16GB Patriot Gamer 2 Series DDR3 RAM
Antec Three Hundred ATX Tower Computer Case $54.99
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus 500W Power Supply

If anyone has any info on this it'd be much appreciated..

[Sae]

Don't get an error. Just does the exact same thing I wrote above. It pulls up a steam window saying "Preparing to launch..." Then that disappears after a sec and that's it. Pretty fed up with this. I'm probably just going to ask for a refund..

[BAT[RR]]

Well not sure if your having the same issue on your system that I did I mine but here was the fix for me.

1. go to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Redist\DXRedistCutdown folder.

2. locate the file called Jun2010_XAudio_x86

3. unzip that to a temp folder on your desktop

4. copy the XAPOFX1_5.dll out of your temp folder into C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32 folder or appropriate path.

I can't take credit for this fix, discovered this while researching the specific error message launching the application directly from the folder. It was a fix used for a similar issue with Dead Island but worked here also.

[gigs]

Didn't work for me, BAT.

[BAT[RR]]

The Fix I POSTED above will work if you have the error "XAPOFX1_5.dll is not a valid windows file or the file is corrupt" when running the borderlands2.exe from the working Steam folder.

There was a new version of this file located http://dllnotfound.com/xapofx1-5.dll,20116

[Sae]

Well I appreciate the suggestion, hopefully others might be able to try that and get theirs to work, however, it doesn't work for me. ;[

[Xero-Sum Warrior]

Try this:

Create a .txt file in notepad and write the numbers '49520' without the ' '. Save it as 'steam_appid.txt' and save it in your Steam directory 'Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32' and run Borderlands2.exe as admin.

[Xero-Sum Warrior]

I forgot to mention that you might also have to run the borderlands2 exe from its home folder as admin after the above addition.

[Chf. Squiggy McBooty]

I was able to fix this by way of a second computer. I was having similar problems on my desktop; after the fourth or fifth .NET restart, I gave up and did a clean install. From then on I wouldn't get any messages about .NET, but the launcher would never work either. I tried -NoLauncher, but it didn't work.

Then I installed it on my laptop, which worked fine. On a whim, I (1) Copied the BL2 files to an external from my laptop; (2) Logged in to Steam on my desktop and verified BL2's cache (so Steam knows it's there); (3) Manually deleted the BL2 files (so Steam still thinks it's there); (4) Copied over the BL2 files. This still didn't work... oddly enough though, I tried -NoLauncher one more time, and this time it -did- work. Alternately, I suppose you might have luck playing directly from an XHD. Bad transfer rates are probably worth not having to wait.

[Sae]

I'll definitely have to try both of the suggestions above when I get home from work. Thanks for the advice and I'll let you know where it goes.

[Duman]

I seem to be having the same (major) problem that you have. Borderlands 2 crashes immediately after hitting play. I have been trying every potential fix in the book, with no success.
I just updated the BIOS to the most current version form the official Asus website, but the game still crashes. I have updated the drivers on my video card, but it still crashes. I have re installed the game three times, but that didn't help. I have verified the integrity of the game cache, still crashes. I have repaired my .net framework files several times, didn't help. I have even tried running the program in compatibility mode with and without desktop composition enabled. Still no good. Got DirectX updated, didn't help. Followed all the steps and advice the Steam support section had, still crashes.
At this point I'm really not sure what else I can do to solve this problem. If anyone knows of a possible solution I've missed, has any advice or other helpful info, I would greatly appreciate it.

My specs are
Asus Sabertooth 990FX
ADM FX-8 Core Processor
GeForce GTX 480
16 gb of G.Skill RipJawsX
windows 7 64

I feel your pain.

[Sae]

Duman, did you take a look at any of the fixes in that Reddit thread? I would give that one a look over and see if anything they say in there help ya out.

[sicthegamer]

did you manage to fix your issue or are you still having problems
?

[Sae]

I'm still unable to play, same issue as reported in my first comment. I have a couple of things I want to try when I get home from work, though, so I will let you know if my frown turns to a smile and I get it working.

[Sae]

Originally posted by Python Puncher:

Try this:

Create a .txt file in notepad and write the numbers '49520' without the ' '. Save it as 'steam_appid.txt' and save it in your Steam directory 'Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32' and run Borderlands2.exe as admin.

Oh my God! I got home from work and gave that a try and the game loaded right up!

Thank you SOOOOOO much, you're awesomee!

[76561198071976511]

Confirming this works for me aswell! tho it still doesnt allow me to play through steam library, I have to run as admin from the game exe...