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Cannot launch DCS after reinstalling windows


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Hello,
I have reinstalled windows. I have DCS on another hard disk.
I have tried to launch DCS with DCS.exe but I get a popup window saying that the application does not load correctly.

Is there any solution for this?

Thanks

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Can you provide a screenshot of this message. Can you provide your DCS log file (will be "C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS\Logs\dcs.log" or just a text document name "dcs" if your Windows in hiding file extensions).

Did DCS used to work fine? What version of Windows?

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Windows 10.DCS was working before installation

Sorry for the message is Spanish, I have reinstalled windows and I have not changed the language yet...

The application could not start correctly. Click OK to close it

The launcher does not appear when I search for it from the windows start button.

 

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16 minutes ago, pabletesoy said:

Windows 10.DCS was working before installation

Sorry for the message is Spanish, I have reinstalled windows and I have not changed the language yet...

The application could not start correctly. Click OK to close it

 

Try to reinstall the Visual C++ runtime:

 

https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe

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2 hours ago, pabletesoy said:

why doesn't the aluncher, or the repair and that kind of DCS executables appear in the windows start menu?


When you install DCS using its web installer, it will automatically install the runtimes also. But in this case you didnt install DCS but merely copied it from another windows .. but I agree that it would be nice if the repair tool detected them missing and offer to install them. 

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When you install DCS using its web installer, it will automatically install the runtimes also. But in this case you didnt install DCS but merely copied it from another windows .. but I agree that it would be nice if the repair tool detected them missing and offer to install them. 
Well, it actually does, but doesn't work it seems. When running the repair/updater, you have a checkbox for shortcuts. Perhaps it only populates the Start Menu and not the Desktop. That might be why I don't see them. I seldom use the Start Menu.

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