Game won't launch (Windows 10)

[JCvgluvr]

Like others, I seem to be having trouble starting the game. I hit "Play Game," a box pops up preparing to launch. Then the box disappears, and nothing happens. Unlike other people, all solutions I see are for Windows 7 and 8. I'm running the latest update of Windows 10. I know this for a fact. So...what now?

[Drip Drew]

I don't know, I have Windows 10 as well and I have done the methods people have said. None of them work.

[JCvgluvr]

Upon trying to run the game as administrator, it says

"The code execution cannot proceed because msvcp140.dll was not found."

I have deleted and reinstalled the game.

I have verified the integrity of the game files.

And just now, I tried to install Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017. Nothing has worked thus far. I'm beginning to think I bet on the wrong horse, here. I wanted to enjoy mods, but all this stuff plus...other controversy...isn't really worth the trouble...

[вʟасқһзаʀт♠]

Originally posted by JCvgluvr:

Upon trying to run the game as administrator, it says

"The code execution cannot proceed because msvcp140.dll was not found."

I have deleted and reinstalled the game.

I have verified the integrity of the game files.

And just now, I tried to install Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017. Nothing has worked thus far. I'm beginning to think I bet on the wrong horse, here. I wanted to enjoy mods, but all this stuff plus...other controversy...isn't really worth the trouble...

You can simply download the DLL from dll-files.com, that might fix the issue.

https://www.dll-files.com/msvcp140.dll.html

Just put the .dll file in the game's folder where the game's executable resides. Worth a shot, see what happens.

Otherwise maybe just try something like a DirectX Redist.

[JCvgluvr]

Thank you vendetta. I assume that I need to click the x64 download, as my system in 64 bit. But there are multiple ones listed as x64. Which do I click? The first one with the x64 listing? I guess I will try that one, and let you all know.

EDIT: No dice. Didn't work.

Now the error box says:

"The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b)"

One hour spent troubleshooting thus far. I'm not giving this another hour. This is just getting stupid...

[вʟасқһзаʀт♠]

Originally posted by JCvgluvr:

Thank you vendetta. I assume that I need to click the x64 download, as my system in 64 bit. But there are multiple ones listed as x64. Which do I click? The first one with the x64 listing? I guess I will try that one, and let you all know.

EDIT: No dice. Didn't work.

Now the error box says:

"The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b)"

One hour spent troubleshooting thus far. I'm not giving this another hour. This is just getting stupid...

Oh, no, always download the 32-bit version. Sonic Mania is a 32bit game, not 64.

How about this one? https://www.opendll.com/index.php?file-download=msvcp100.dll&arch=32bit&version=10.0.20506.1

[JCvgluvr]

The link you just gave me leads to a 3 second timer, and then goes to another web page with a search bar. It never results in a download.

But I tried your first link again. I grabbed the 32 bit version this time. And nooooow the error box says:

"The code execution cannot proceed because vcruntime140.dll was not found."

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza...

EDIT: To be clear, I am placing this download in the same folder as Sonic Mania. Other research told me to do this. So I assume that's what I'm supposed to be doing now.

[вʟасқһзаʀт♠]

Originally posted by JCvgluvr:

The link you just gave me leads to a 3 second timer, and then goes to another web page with a search bar. It never results in a download.

But I tried your first link again. I grabbed the 32 bit version this time. And nooooow the error box says:

"The code execution cannot proceed because vcruntime140.dll was not found."

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza...

Oh, sorry about that, lol. Don't mean to spam you or anything. So follow suit with that .dll as well, or however missing .dll's it takes. It just sounds like you're missing a buttload of MS Virtual components. Which leads me to believe they might be in a DirectX Redist for Windows 7/8. I dunno why for some Windows 10 users they're not there, but it seems to happen sometimes.

[JCvgluvr]

You're not spamming me at all. You're being helpful, and prompt as well. It's very nice of you.

But how do I solve this DirectX problem you're talking about? I just tried googling it, and I got results that go back to 2011...That won't help me.

[Klaudi]

Just go the the game folder, then to to the commonredist and install vcredist x64. Some games may require specific version of this redistributable to be installed. In this case it is 2015 version I think.

[вʟасқһзаʀт♠]

Or that, I didn't know the game came with it. Give that a shot and give us an update.

[JCvgluvr]

No success. Same error. vcruntime missing blah blah. (I also had to uninstall the 2017 version in order to install the 2015 version, in the first place. I think that's stupid, and the 2017 version should do everything the 2015 version does. This just makes things needlessly complex. I'm still stuck with a worthless game, either way.)

[вʟасқһзаʀт♠]

I know how ya feel. BTW, you DID get the Windows 10 Creator's Update, right? That might help too, anything that renders your Windows 10 obsolete get. Otherwise just try witchhunting the dll's for now until the game works. I've had to do it before with games in the past, so I'm no stranger to it.

[Omega X]

Run BOTH the 32bit MVSC installer as well as the 64bit version and make sure your antivirus is not interfering with the launch.

[Yskar]

Change your antivirus for Kapersky free or Panda free.

[JCvgluvr]

Yes, vendetta. As stated in the beginning, I am fully updated with the creator update. I just had my PC check for updates. What do you mean by "witchhunt?" Do you mean go and find this new "vcruntime140.dll"? Where and how? And even if I found that, would that really help me, at this point? The game keeps saying I'm missing this, and that, and the other thing. This isn't getting me anywhere.

Xaionik, I'm not sure what you mean by "running the 32bit MVSC installer." Even you mean to download the 32 bit msvc, I already did that. It was just one file from a zip folder. Not some kind of installer.

I did go and check my Avast antivirus. I had it scan Sonic Mania, and it detected no threats.

EDIT: Yskar, I honestly do not believe it's my antifvirus's fault. I've got over a hundred games on steam, and even fan games. My antivirus never interfered. And, like I said, I just scanned Sonic Mania.