updating executable problem

[Mehrshad]

i was going to play a game i played before on the same hardware againg but when i hit play i get
updating executable for long time and nothing happens

i dont know why i have to go down this way everything has to be updated for no reason
just let me play the game ffs

i did those stuff

re-downloading the game
using another internet connection
verifying files
playing offline/online
start as admin stuff

i have no idea what to do anymore
my hardware is also way above reqs

any help?

[Cathulhu]

Try the discussion hub of whatever game you're talking about.

[Mehrshad]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Try the discussion hub of whatever game you're talking about.

thats dead for ages

[Cathulhu]

Considering that doesn't sound like a message from the Steamclient, the game forum is your only option to get help with a particular game.

[ReBoot]

Contact the game publisher support.

[Mehrshad]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Considering that doesn't sound like a message from the Steamclient, the game forum is your only option to get help with a particular game.

oh no thats from steamclient sir.

[Mehrshad]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Contact the game publisher support.

that is also dead since they sold the company to WB games

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by Mehrshad:

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Considering that doesn't sound like a message from the Steamclient, the game forum is your only option to get help with a particular game.

oh no thats from steamclient sir.

Please post a screenshot of that message.

[Mehrshad]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Originally posted by Mehrshad:

oh no thats from steamclient sir.

Please post a screenshot of that message.

i cant . im not that fast to screen shot the thing i click on the play it says updating executable and then disappears while the game says lunching and stays on that for long time

[IFIYGD]

Check whatever security software you are using (Windows Defender/Norton/AVG/Avast/McAfee- whatever) to see if any game files are being quarantined as possible viruses or suspicious files. Security SW is super-over-nanny-state-protective these days. And a change in the .exe or an associated .dll can cause it to block a download or install of a changed file or a new file.
Verifying game file integrity through Steam only checks to make sure all of the files are on your PC- and one sitting in an anti-virus quarantine folder is often counted as "existing" by Steam, even though the security SW will prevent it from being accessed.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by Mehrshad:

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Please post a screenshot of that message.

i cant . im not that fast to screen shot the thing i click on the play it says updating executable and then disappears while the game says lunching and stays on that for long time

Start your system in safe mode, report results.

[Mehrshad]

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

Check whatever security software you are using (Windows Defender/Norton/AVG/Avast/McAfee- whatever) to see if any game files are being quarantined as possible viruses or suspicious files. Security SW is super-over-nanny-state-protective these days. And a change in the .exe or an associated .dll can cause it to block a download or install of a changed file or a new file.
Verifying game file integrity through Steam only checks to make sure all of the files are on your PC- and one sitting in an anti-virus quarantine folder is often counted as "existing" by Steam, even though the security SW will prevent it from being accessed.

huh this worked when i turn off my anti-virus the games work fine but when i turn it back on same thing..........

well who cares it works thanks for help

[IFIYGD]

Originally posted by Mehrshad:

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

Check whatever security software you are using (Windows Defender/Norton/AVG/Avast/McAfee- whatever) to see if any game files are being quarantined as possible viruses or suspicious files. Security SW is super-over-nanny-state-protective these days. And a change in the .exe or an associated .dll can cause it to block a download or install of a changed file or a new file.
Verifying game file integrity through Steam only checks to make sure all of the files are on your PC- and one sitting in an anti-virus quarantine folder is often counted as "existing" by Steam, even though the security SW will prevent it from being accessed.

huh this worked when i turn off my anti-virus the games work fine but when i turn it back on same thing..........

well who cares it works thanks for help

Well, okay.
I didn't tell you to turn off your anti-virus software, though.
I only suggested you check it to see if any files had been quarantined.

You can also submit the .exe from the game to https://www.virustotal.com/gui/, which will check it through multiple AV vendors- it will check more than the one vendor you are using, and it can sometimes help to get the files removed from the lists of suspicious files for multiple vendors if the file is actually clean. If it comes back clean, *then* you add the entire game folder to your anti-virus program's whitelist, so you still have your AV running to keep your machine protected if you are doing anything else online while you have the game running.

Again- I did not tell you to turn off your anti-virus, only to check and see if any files had been quarantined. I have no idea what game you were having issues with, so I have no idea how trustworthy the game and its files are. If the game is a game you have on Steam and is being launched through Steam, it *should* be fine- Valve uses seriously good anti-virus/anti-malware software for everything in their store. But you really skipped basic online security by shutting your AV off without having the file checked.

[Lithurge]

Originally posted by Mehrshad:

huh this worked when i turn off my anti-virus the games work fine but when i turn it back on same thing..........

well who cares it works thanks for help

It happens occasionally. For whatever reason they take a dislike to the exe file and block it. I had it with Dragon Age Inquisition, played through the game without any issues. Finally got round to picking up the DLC years later and the AV decided to stop it running when I tried to play it.

As others have said you should be a bit cautious about just turning your AV off. If it's a legit game from a legit source it's unlikely to be an actual virus, but not impossible. Steam's recently changed it's best practices for publishers as one did get hijacked and have their game replaced with a virus download.

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/valve-updates-steams-security-after-hackers-add-malware-to-several-games

[wolfybiscuts]

I have the same issue with avp 2010, worked on my laptop but not my new pc. Any idea how to fix it? When i run the game, there are 3 options.
Launch avp
Launch in dx 9
Launch in dx 11.

Tried all options, reinstalling, turing off windows firewall and defender, but still wont launch? Anyone help?

[Anita]

HI

Anyone that can possibly help me. I am replaying Xcom enemy unknown with Enenmy within.
Played great and all of the sudden yesterday morning it forst just launched original without exp and then I verified files and since then it only says updating executables.

I even tried redownloading everything still doesn't work any help?