FIX FOR MSVCR110.dll

[Sencard]

Go to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-studio-2012-vc-110-update-4--no-longer-supported

And download the x64 file and install it.

2.) Go to windows\system32 and scroll down until you see MSVCR110.dll and COPY IT

3.) Go to Steam, right click on Helldivers 2 click properties, go to installation files, my path is the following (D drive is custom it will be different for you most likely)

D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Helldivers 2\bin

then paste the MSVCR110.dll file in there

4.) Run the application Helldiver 2 as admin it will ask to install the game guard or what ever the crap this is called.

[Chronic]

i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love you
been struggling with this for an hour

[Sencard]

Originally posted by Chronic:

i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love you
been struggling with this for an hour

Yeah anyone with a newer machine that hasn't been forced in the past to install that specific visual package will have this problem and the installation for helldivers 2 doesn't include the package, because it's from 2012 I believe so it has to be done manually. Took me reading several forums to piece the answer to this nightmare together

[Muerte]

Thank you so much for this man! Saved me a lot of headache.

[Soju]

I love you so much.

[vishuspuss]

Originally posted by Sencard:

Go to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-studio-2012-vc-110-update-4--no-longer-supported

And download the x64 file and install it.

2.) Go to windows\system32 and scroll down until you see MSVCR110.dll and COPY IT

3.) Go to Steam, right click on Helldivers 2 click properties, go to installation files, my path is the following (D drive is custom it will be different for you most likely)

D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Helldivers 2\bin

then paste the MSVCR110.dll file in there

4.) Run the application Helldiver 2 as admin it will ask to install the game guard or what ever the crap this is called.

take points. linked this thread to the "GG is evil it doesnt even work" thread

[Ace Tzu Zurui]

You just saved me so much hassle and struggle thank you <3

[Riyuko_]

Thank you so much bro ! I've been trying to figure out how to solve this for 1 hour.

[The Reaperman]

Brilliant solution. This got me past Steam starting it and immediately stopping. Now onto the next problem of the black screen loading into the game. Onward and upwards! Have an award :)

[Sencard]

I'm just happy to help, thanks for the good vibes gamers. I appreciate the compliments, I just new as soon as I figured it out my first instinct was "holy hell if I had to go through this I know others are as well" cheers go deliver some democracy now 👍

[RaZzoR]

Thank you so much! You saved me ❤️

[OrcaB34r]

Thank you so much, I didn't expect to find such a clear and succinct answer to my problem and then there you were!

[Privilege]

Sencard will be my child's first name.

[X_Rayd]

Bro - you are a champ for this! I found all kinds of "fixes" but NONE said to copy/paste file in to the game's bin folder. That was the missing step! Thank you!!

[Red Sangha]

Is this info still accurate? When I try to install the Visual Studio update it tells me another installation is in progress and shuts down...but there isn't anything else installing as far as I know.

[Sencard]

Originally posted by Red Sangha:

Is this info still accurate? When I try to install the Visual Studio update it tells me another installation is in progress and shuts down...but there isn't anything else installing as far as I know.

Yes this is still accurate, it is Microsoft Visual Studio, consider going into "Settings" and check your "windows updates" if they're any in queue run those first. Once you reboot your machine, try the steps again.