Bioschock 2 not working

[Terd]

I've clicked on the play button and nothing happens. Do I have to download something for it to work?

[somsii]

same problem here

[jbailey8]

If the game isn't even starting, you can try the following:

1. Uninstall and reinstall the game on steam.
2. Go here: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Bioshock2\SaveGames and delete any save
games, they may be corrupted.
3. Update your video drivers.
4. Make sure your system meets the minimum requirements for the game.


If you've tried all the above and it still isn't working, try the following:

If you've tried everything else, and Bioshock 2 crashes yet, try this
I'm running Windows 7 64-bit, go to 'Control Panel', 'Program', 'View installed updates', uninstall the following update:

KB2670838

If you have this installed, right-click on this update in the search results and click on 'Uninstall'.

Bioshock 2 has gone from crashing constantly / Random to run perfect for hours.
I had tried everything else I found on google this problem, changing the ini files etc, etc.

note that you will need to restart Windows after uninstalling this update.
This only seems to apply to windows 7.

[Terd]

Thanks I'll reinstall it first to see if that will help

[Terd]

It worked! All I had to do was uninstall that update you said. Thanks man!

[jbailey8]

Originally posted by Terd:

It worked! All I had to do was uninstall that update you said. Thanks man!

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Glad to help!

[Mister B]

Just reinstalling worked for me on both Bioshock and Bioshock 2

[jbailey8]

Also, If you want to run bioshock 1 & 2 with dsr turned on in the nvidia control panel i.e running
in 4K resolution, go to the launch properties for both games and enter "-dx9", run both games
and change to your desired resolution, exit the game, go back to the launch options and remove
the -dx9, I had to do it this way because both games crashed when I tried changing the resolution without first entering the dx9 option in the launch options.

[caio.danthon]

I´m having the same problem with Windows 8.1, I click on "play", then I choose between multiplayer or story mode and nothing happens, the game doesn´t start. Is there anything I can do before reinstalling the game?