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 launch problems on steam 
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Post launch problems on steam
most games i have on steam always display a window that says "preparing for first time installation" then proceeds to try to install Microsoft VC 2008 Redist package, it does nothing but sit there, so i click cancel and try to run it again. it skips past that phase right fast and tried to install Microsoft VC 2010 Redist Package. but this time it actually tries to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 redistributable
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so i click ok and start the install. it starts by verifying files and when that finishes the lower bar takes over but it simply says "waiting for another install to complete" and waits there for however long i have patience for.
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then i decided to try opening up task manager and kill windows installer applications(3 of which were running). i killed all of them but the most recent as well as some other random processes that i looked up and had no use. after i killed those processes the VC Redist installer went from "waiting for another install to complete" to "rolling back microsoft visual c++ 2010 redistributable". and it also sits there and does nothing for as long as i have patience for.
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so basically i am stuck at thsi phase and have no idea what to do because i have no idea why it is asking me to do this just to play borderlands 2. every other game i have installed launches just fine.

EDIT:
currently am verifying game cache files, said it needed to redownload 1 file. doing that now. hope this works.

double edit:
nope. still doing it. FML

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Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:50 pm
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Post Re: launch problems on steam
This is pretty obvious, but have you tried alt+tabbing to see if there is an confirmation box popping up behind the dialogs that you are currently looking at?


Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:12 pm
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Post Re: launch problems on steam
check your firewall and security settings i have had issues with my security settings on my pc they are slightly higher then a common pc and it causes issues with games to open and install ....

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Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:52 pm
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Post Re: launch problems on steam
have u tried manually reinstalling vc redist package 2010? sometimes the original gets fucked over and needs to be redone?

Also Davep might have this one solved as simple as it sounds

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Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:56 am
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Post Re: launch problems on steam
yes i have checked all those things. as a matter of fact, through killing most processes of steam and "VC redist blah blah" then trying it over the installation from the pictures actually went through. now when the game goes to launch. it says performing VC redist and then says it's done and nothing happens. on the steam game list after the "preparing install" window goes away the word synching flashes right by the borderlands 2 title. and then the game does not launch. no idea why.

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i have also verified the game cache files a few times. mostly after something changes and i got a step ahead.

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u try reinstalling steam or deleting clientregistry.blob

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Post Re: launch problems on steam
also try reinstalling DirectX and your video card drivers.
It might also be a good idea to check for updated chipset drivers aswell.


Hope your issue gets fixed

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i should try re-installing directX and i recently updated my video drivers from nvidia. as for the chipset drivers please enlighten me.

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I just keep clicking no everytime UAC comes up for this and it works fine...

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Have u tried disabling your Av?

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