Cannot get the game to start on Windows 10!

[xorange90x]

I've been trying for hours now to resolve my issues but i cannot get this game to start. When I try to run it i get an error about MSVCR100.DLL missing. I installed Visual Studio 2010, 2012, 2013, and even 2015. If I copy the "missing dll" into the game directory and try to start it, it says that MSVCR120.dll is now missing. So, i copy that file as well to the game folder, and then i get an error "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application."

I've updated .NET Framework as well. Also tried completely uninstalling all Visual C++ packages, restarted the computer, and just installed the one included with the game. Nothing seems to work. I used to play the game fine on my older Windows 7 computer.

Trying to play on:

Windows 10 64bit
AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz
8GB DDR3 1333MHz

I read something on the forums about trying "other" vcredist packeges, but if the official files from Microsoft servers arent working correctly, then i have no idea what will.

[Deleted]

yeah, i had this too. make sure you're grabbing the 32bit libraries as well iirc is how I resolved this. By default the download thing chooses w/e your OS is running but you need the 32bit ones too.

[xorange90x]

Dec 27, 2017 22:12:08 GMT @thebaronofsd said:

yeah, i had this too. make sure you're grabbing the 32bit libraries as well iirc is how I resolved this. By default the download thing chooses w/e your OS is running but you need the 32bit ones too.

THANKS! I installed both x86 and x64 versions of Visual C++ 2010 and 2013 and now the game works! This really should be on the downloads page as a Prerequisite for 64bit users.

[vandorb12]

The game already tries to install the necessary Visual C++ runtimes silently when it installs, but things goof.
If you installed the game where it requires escalated privileges (like Program Files), this happens sometimes.

[xorange90x]

Now my game starts up fine, but I can't get my guitar controller working properly. I have a PS2 Guitar Hero guitar plugged in through a Super Dual Box Pro. When I run the program to make a profile, my Strum bar is not detected. Under the Test section for the control in Windows my Strum bar is detected as buttons 13 and 15. I had my profile backed up from my old game on the old computer, but when I put that into the game I still do not have a Strum bar.

I've read about this elsewhere on the forum, but no solution was given. I even set up Joy2Key and even though I was able to set Strum Up and Strum Down in the program, they still do not work in the game.

[onlydlonly]

Dec 28, 2017 1:38:08 GMT xorange90x said:

Dec 27, 2017 22:12:08 GMT @thebaronofsd said:

yeah, i had this too. make sure you're grabbing the 32bit libraries as well iirc is how I resolved this. By default the download thing chooses w/e your OS is running but you need the 32bit ones too.

THANKS! I installed both x86 and x64 versions of Visual C++ 2010 and 2013 and now the game works! This really should be on the downloads page as a Prerequisite for 64bit users.

This just worked for me. Thanks!