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Anonymous
9 years ago
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Re: Completely Broken Swtor Launcher

Might be time for a fresh install of the game.

I have had problems like this in the past with the game not launching. After I exhaust all my options I usually will remove the whole program from my computer and just suffer through a fresh install.

Go to control panel>Programs and Features (or Add/Remove programs for earlier versions of windows)>Star Wars: The Old Republic>Uninstall

Then simply reinstall the game and hopefully whatever is causing your problem is resolved.

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  • That is kind of a last resort for me for a number of reasons...

    1) I installed from the actual physical disks. Probably won't affect anything, but can't be too careful.

    2) Fear that it will only worsen the problem.

    3) Time. Installing the game takes *foop*ing forever...

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    proxos666
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    9 years ago

    @monoclesquid

    So you are all good now ?

    With the install from the dvds is it showing the new launcher or the old one ? 

    I gather this is your thread at this link as well

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    proxos666
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    9 years ago

    @monoclesquid

    Just to confirm the issue currently is that the launcher doesn't appear at all ? if the processes are appearing it is an indication of something is blocking the launcher loading.

    Have you tried the launcher repair utility (Link) yet ?

    There can be a number of reason why the launcher isnt appearing, although the clean boot should of eliminated most of them but not all. 

    Malwarebytes (mbam) has been known to block game launchers for example link

    Edit -Norton has too - example 1 link , example 2 link

    Why its important that launcher.exe and swtor.exe and brwc_swtor.exe are all listed in the windows defender , norton and malwarebytes exception lists for all Antivirus, Malware and Firewall lists, it only takes one to block.

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