Crash on Launch

[benmrowe]

I have been playing for 3 or 4 weeks now without any problems at all. Today, the game just won't launch. I have bought and installed via steam. The launcher loads, but then as soon as it tries launching properly I get an immediate crash to desktop (windows tries to find a solution etc).

I have tried loading without mods.

I have tried a fresh install (and have verified local files in Steam).

The ONLY difference I can identify is that I had a Windows Update today, this one:

(Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (KB2467173)

Installation date: ‎14/‎04/‎2012 18:42

Installation status: Successful

Update type: Important

A security issue has been identified leading to MFC application vulnerability in DLL planting due to MFC not specifying the full path to system/localization DLLs. You can protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

More information:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=209655

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com

Can this have had an effect? I have LITERALLY had no problems at all until this afternoon.

I have also updated my GFX drivers since the crashes to see if it would help. It didn't.

Any advice very gratefully received.

 

[benmrowe]

FWIW, I just tried launching in windowed mode and it launched fine.

So how do I get it to work in full screen mode again?

 

[benmrowe]

Once I got it to launch in windowed mode I changed the resolution to be the same as my computer, closed the game, relaunched in full screen and everything was fine. So the problem is solved but I have no idea why it happened. Can anyone shed any light on it?

 

[AndrewT]

Not really, no, sorry. Presumably most of our Windows7 users have that same update, and we're not seeing other reports like yours.