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It is likely you are missing specific files, downloading and installing the following should help:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35
If you happen to have an 'N' Edition of Windows, download and run the following Media Feature Pack, thanks.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/mediafeaturepack
- 3 years ago
Barry! Thank you for laying eye's on this post!
I was afraid to respond this morning as the suggestions you made have all proved unsuccessful so far.
I have tried the direct x fix and nothing
I am running (clears throat, wait for it) Windows 7 home premium circa 2009 - yeah my pc is goated and still alive, ran the game fine though previous to this patch, although other patches have also broken my game momentarily.
These are all suggestions from a youtube video that has success in the past with this issue. Non have worked for me though.
Step 1) Update Windows
Step 2) Install Media Feature Pack: If you are using N versions of Windows: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw... https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/h...
Step 3) Navigate to C:/Windows/System32 and delete d3dcompiler43.dll (Copy the file save it somewhere as a backup) Now visit this Microsoft link to DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer to install missing files: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...
Step 4) Microsoft .NET Framework Repair Tool: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...
Step 5) Install Visual C++ files from Microsoft website: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/h...
Step 6) Repair the game files in Origin
10% left on another reinstall so I will see how this goes for now.
- 3 years ago@FLOWERPOWER42O Yep, I also tried everything I could find/think of.
Including an uninstall and re-install. Including a new Steam install.
Gave up and finally dropped Windows 7. It worked once I changed to Win 10.
Sad. Win7 has been years and years of faff-free service.
Respawn need to update their requirements. And maybe test their requirements before an update and actually tell the community.
- 3 years ago
Apex still doesn’t open.
The easy anti cheat rectangle pops up and the game tries to process and then the same painful error to “please reinstall your game” lol
I wish it told me to to touch grass or something, just being told that after you’ve gotten used to playing hours every day is rather brutal, especially with new changes etc waiting for us.
- 3 years ago
I am still getting the same error message. I’m reinstalled, repaired everything, done any and all suggestions mentioned here on the forums 🙂
Will there be a follow up patch to address these issues, or am I just done playing the game I’ve been spending hours a day on for over a year now?- 3 years ago
Giving this thread a bump, as we come up on a week that the game has been unplayable since the last update.
I've been going outside and touching grass, and it isn't as fun as playing Apex was.
- 3 years ago
I was really hoping for a small fix on Tuesday but it didn’t happen, hopefully we don’t miss the entire season 😢
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