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I am getting this error.


This happened after getting the latest update. I likely have not updated in 6 months. I still have my key.
I also can no longer just left click on a shortcut or most anything. That happened about a month ago.
But everything but ROF seems to be working.

Looking for help.

Do a recovery and update again. If that failes, download the latest build from our website and re-install. Then just login with your usual credentials. You don't have to register your key again.

Jason

...I would suggest he fix this error first.

My guess is the left click issue is just related to launching RoF's .exe's, not a general PC thing. Jasons advice is the best course of action for now

I did as Jason suggested. No luck on either account. You would think going to Control Panel and then Folder Options and choosing 'Double-click to open an item' would do the trick. But not so.

...my guess is buggered up VB stuff.....





Close - but instead, go to control panel -> mouse ...and under BUTTONS tab, check the "switch primary and secondary" option.

Then try your icons again, this time, with the other mouse button....

This will tell you if it's just a buggered up left mouse button or not.

Uriah

Just for clarification is this just related to opening the RoF shortcut or are all shortcuts affected?

Can you launch the game by browsing to the 777 folder and clicking the actual settings.exe?
usually found in C:\Program Files (x86)\777\Rise of Flight\bin_game\release

You can also try reinstalling C++, which is what Brian meant

Google vcredist_x64.exe or vcredist_x86.exe, depending on what operating system you are using (64bit or 32 bit)

Brigstock, it seems related to all shortcuts, at least on my desktop, task bar, and Quick Launch bar. But WWBrian gave me a clue. It turns out that the mouse setting is ok. But it was then I discovered using the clues from that - it just seems to be affecting shortcuts. Icons that are not shortcuts are not affected. I can double left click on the 'Recycle Bin' icon on my desktop and it opens up as normal. Checking ROF next.

I found I can double left click rof_updater.exe just fine. Then when the window ROF Launcher comes up and I click the bar button Start Game I get the error I pasted the image of above. However, if I click ROF.exe the game came up. Had message about settings being split into two files or something like that. Then I had to type in my email address and password. Game came up. Only complaint is that it is obvious the video settings are some default. I tired the rof_updater.exe and get the error. So, at least I can fly the game! And I know that the issue with having to use right click is just on shortcut icons.

After the update the error still exist, Offset is different.

In your first post you say you can't left click on a shortcut or most anything, I'm assuming that is in general like for everything on your desktop?

If that's the case, I'd start with hitting it with a malwarebytes scan, spybot scan, and then a sfc /scannow (from command prompt).

While we are all just a bunch of "Internet Guessers" here, some guesses can be quite helpful dependant on how much information one can glean from a user's post.

Thank goodness for my "Monitor of advanced Reading Comprehension +1".

Additionally, I suspect this:



...means he is getting a "side by side" error. Again, relating to the VB/C++ stuff....


It could be a myriad of reasons why he is having this issue, but be that as it may, the best course of action is my original solution...
(although Natty' has some great advice too!)



...try looking in the event viewer - Windows Logs-> Application - then in pane to right click the "Source" column to alphabatise the list, and scroll to "SideBySide", look for an ROF entry...and read the General Tab below that pane....it should tell you something like:


Activation context generation failed for "D:\Rise Of Flight\bin_game\release\rof_updater.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.

....or something very similar.

In the end, you're not having an ROF issue, you're having a buggered up PC issue.

Best of Luck in resolving it swiftly.

S!