Since I updated today every time I try to start DayZ I get "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DayZ\DayZ.exe" underneath it it says: "the application has failed to start because its side by side configuration is incorrect." When I hit ok it opens a cmd window titled "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DayZ\DayZ_BE.exe" and in the window "failed to launch game. {F31278}
Description
Details
- Legacy ID
- 1847302613
- Severity
- None
- Resolution
- Unable To Duplicate
- Reproducibility
- Always
- Category
- Error Message
Open steam.
double click DayZ icon.
Have verified game cache on steam and restarted my pc.
Event Timeline
Could be a Microsoft Visual C++ problem. You might want to try reinstalling that.
More: http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01046/
I think that page might be outdated, i just checked my installed software and saw i had all the Microsoft Visual C++ stuff installed all the way up to 2013 (12.0.30501 to be more precise).
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784 looks like the latest one.
Update: By process of elimination figured out that Razer Synapse was causing the problem. This info also helped another out on reddit.
Hello chaoshoffa.
Seems like you have managed to fix the issue, so I am closing the ticket.
Regards,
Geez