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Atheynm
5 years ago
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Plants vs Zombies GotY Steam Crash on Startup

Game: Plants vs Zombies Game of the Year Edition on Steam OS: Windows 10 Problem: Game begins to open and load, goes through the initial loading screen until it gets to the button that says "Click ...
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    EA_Illium
    5 years ago

    @Atheynm Can you try the following steps to see if the game can be launched from the device?

    • Check for Windows and GPU updates  
    • Run Origin/Steam and Apex as an administrator (by right-clicking desktop icons and selecting 'run as admin")  
    • Try the Game in Compatibility settings  
    •  Verify - Steam
    • Clean Boot  
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5 years ago

@Atheynm Can you try the following steps to see if the game can be launched from the device?

  • Check for Windows and GPU updates  
  • Run Origin/Steam and Apex as an administrator (by right-clicking desktop icons and selecting 'run as admin")  
  • Try the Game in Compatibility settings  
  •  Verify - Steam
  • Clean Boot  
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TurnUpTheBacon
3 years ago

Hello! Reviving an old thread, it seems.

I have the same problem. Re-tried all available steps to attempt to fix...

Even wiped my PC 100% completely with a fresh Windows 10 install. (I didn't do it because of this game, but since I was wiping it anyway...)

KNOWING PvZ was having this problem, the first thing I did was install Steam, then PvZ. Same issue.

I haven't been able to play from Steam for YEARS now.
Just last month I built a new PC.  Completely different processor type, GPU type, etc.

Same problem.

I can still play on my iPhone app (Not PC via Steam Link.. a directly-purchased PvZ game on iPhone), but if I want to play from my PC using Steam, that's a big no, it seems.

Crashes every time.

Also, please note, I've been a professional IT engineer for over 20 years. I specialize on optimizing networks and PCs (and Macs) for large, multinational companies. I'm not a PC novice.

Also note, since I had nothing to lose with my NEW PC setup, I installed Steam and PvZ BEFORE installing the latest drivers and AFTER also. Same failure. Just seems like 5+ years ago, it was just taken away from me.

Now I'm wondering if it could it be a corrupt "steam cloud" save.... hmm.

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