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DOOM seriesDoom 3 BFG edition doesn't start.(8 posts)(8 posts)
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Posted August 28, 2024
I've installed the game but it doesn't start when I click on the .exe.

What can I do?
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Posted August 29, 2024
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Evroniano: I've installed the game but it doesn't start when I click on the .exe.

What can I do?
Is there a crash text file?
Posted December 04, 2024
I have the same issue. Nothing happens, no crash text file.
Posted December 16, 2024
where are you looking for the log file? It should be c:\users\username\Saved Games\id Software\DOOM 3 BFG\base
Posted January 18, 2025
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The Happy Friar: where are you looking for the log file? It should be c:\users\username\Saved Games\id Software\DOOM 3 BFG\base
I'm having the same issue too. I don't see a crash txt file or the qconsole.log file. I've tried verifying/repairing, uninstalling/reinstalling, and adding the custom launch option "+set logfile 1". Every time I hit the play button it goes gray, gives the syncing to cloud status, and then returns to a purple play button. I'm using Windows 11 too. Is there anything else I can try?

Weirdly, the game launches on a different computer running Windows 10. There HAS to be something missing.
Posted January 22, 2025
I have the same problem. I tried to run Doom3BFG.exe directly. It showed a popup with messages: msvcr110.dll, msvcp110.dll and msvcr100.dll is missing. I copied all the dll files to the DOOM folder. Didn't help. The game crashes with error: "Doom3BFG.exe - Application Error : Application (0xc000007b) failed to start correctly. Click OK to exit the application." 2 weeks ago the game was playable...
Posted January 23, 2025
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thlavacek: I have the same problem. I tried to run Doom3BFG.exe directly. It showed a popup with messages: msvcr110.dll, msvcp110.dll and msvcr100.dll is missing. I copied all the dll files to the DOOM folder. Didn't help. The game crashes with error: "Doom3BFG.exe - Application Error : Application (0xc000007b) failed to start correctly. Click OK to exit the application." 2 weeks ago the game was playable...
You would need to install the MS Visual C++ Redistributable
I am not sure if this includes the msvcp110/msvcr110/msvcr100 dll files, but it should based on quick search: Doom3 probably is looking for the x86 versions. And that error is about not having the correct ones installed or copied (ex: 64bit instead of 32bit, or the other way). But you can install both x86 and x64. Merely copying doesn't always work, at least not like Windows 3.11 days where you could. These days installer registers dlls.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679#

TechPowerUp has a way to install all versions. And yes, different old games require different versions.
https://www.techpowerup.com/download/visual-c-redistributable-runtime-package-all-in-one/
Post edited January 23, 2025 by zandrag
Posted January 23, 2025
I was aware that Doom 3 needed x86 files, so I copied them from the System32 folder... Your suggestion (TechPowerUp link) worked; the DLL registration may have been necessary. Thanks a lot, zandrag!
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