Forum Discussion

consistentcheck's avatar
consistentcheck
4 years ago
Solved

Game error

Hi, I've just recently got this game from Prime gaming, I claimed the game and opened EA Desktop to install it first. But when I launch it, the game says that there was a problem launching the game s...
  • consistentcheck's avatar
    consistentcheck
    4 years ago

    Update: I just recently reinstalled my OS (Windows 10), and reinstalled all the necessary distributables for my system. And the game works, I think it was because my OS's redistributables corrupted or something, it was similar for other games which I got a 0xc000007b error (my hacky solution was to put some directX files in the game's folder). So yeah, I think the problem was related to my OS having corrupted redistributables or something.

consistentcheck's avatar
consistentcheck
4 years ago

Update: I just recently reinstalled my OS (Windows 10), and reinstalled all the necessary distributables for my system. And the game works, I think it was because my OS's redistributables corrupted or something, it was similar for other games which I got a 0xc000007b error (my hacky solution was to put some directX files in the game's folder). So yeah, I think the problem was related to my OS having corrupted redistributables or something.

tallguyfromau's avatar
tallguyfromau
4 years ago
@consistentcheck I'm having the same issue even with a brand new PC. How do you reinstall the necessary distributables?
  • MBBenjamin's avatar
    MBBenjamin
    4 years ago
    @tallguyfromau I just reinstalled Windows 10 on a new SSD, and had this issue. Wieelbot's comment above solved it for me.

About NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion

Have you played any other Need for Speed games in the franchise? Tell us about your experience on the community forum.30,056 PostsLatest Activity: 2 days ago