{
"post": {
"title": "Stuck on running install script on Steam",
"selftext": "The game installed without an issue. When I go to launch it, it says \"running install script\" and never launches. What's the fix?\n\nEdit: deleted the install script vdf in the game's tool folder so now it doesn't get stuck on that anymore, but it gets stuck on the Helldivers II popup that comes up right after it tries to install nProtect.",
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1alxtjz/stuck_on_running_install_script_on_steam/"
},
"comments": [
{
"body": "there should be a pop up to allow the resetting of the install script",
"replies": [
{
"body": "THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE SOLUTION. Look in the background for a popup to OK the integrity check.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "There it is behind my Steam window!",
"replies": [
{
"body": ">IGHT HERE IS THE SOLUTION. Look in the background for a popup to OK the integrity check.\n\nHOW THE HELL DID IT GET BACK THERE... no one knows. \"Tide goes in tide goes out, no one knows why.\" - Bill O'Reilly",
"replies": [
{
"body": "christ i was just sitting there like a dope wondering why it wouldn't verify",
"replies": [
{
"body": "No pop up for me",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Stesso per me 💀"
}
]
},
{
"body": "lmao. heard that brother/sister"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "I know I am super late, but I have been having this problem recently, and I found a really easy fix for this. \n\nIn steam, go to \n\n-settings\n-downloads\n-half way down, clear cashe. \n\nIt will restart steam and clear up any issues. I have had this “running install script” on other games besides helldivers as well, and it always works",
"replies": [
{
"body": "This worked for me thank you so much!!!",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Same here!!"
}
]
},
{
"body": "MY god, you are life saver. it was driving me crazy. thank you!"
},
{
"body": "Thanks this helped for me with Delta Force game"
},
{
"body": "THANK YOU and for a different game! <3"
},
{
"body": "Thank you this worked for another game!"
},
{
"body": "This was also the working solution for me"
},
{
"body": "thank you! fixed it for tales of arise"
},
{
"body": "Merci, je retiens pour les prochaine fois, tu es genial 😀"
},
{
"body": "only thing that worked for me thanks man"
},
{
"body": "Thank you"
},
{
"body": "Thank you Helldiver! This assisted me with another battle in Delta Force. For Democracy & FREEDOM!!!"
},
{
"body": "You are a life saver it worked for me too"
},
{
"body": "This worked, thanks!"
},
{
"body": "est ce que je peu te sucer !!!"
},
{
"body": "Late but wise thanks, it worked"
},
{
"body": "thank you so so much"
}
]
},
{
"body": "Did you ever fix this",
"replies": [
{
"body": "No I didn’t. I reinstalled windows and it still won’t work.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I still can't get it to work as well. However, I have a 2nd pc and the game runs just fine there. My main pc has much more compared to my vr pc so it must have something that it doesn't like. I've tried a lot of different things as well and the game doesn't run still.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Same. I ran it on my Ally from my home network and there were no issues. I don’t get it though because my Windows installation is fresh on my PC and there’s basically nothing on it, still no luck. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled on different drives to no avail.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "At this point. It might be a hardware issue. Like maybe we have something that's blocking it?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Yeah, maybe. I reached out to support with all my details, hopefully they have something helpful to say.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "They told me to mail some files, I did. They responded by telling me to run ggsetup as admin and run the game. Nothing, sent files back and are still waiting",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Lol, that's not very helpful. I've tried that multiple times already and nada."
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Hey did you ever get this game to run yet? Mine still just won’t launch from Steam and I’ve reinstalled it and verified the files.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Nope. Nothing works :/",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Feck! Yea I just sent an email to the support team… I’ve tried everything. \n \nKinda nuts right? I’ve never had a Steam game just refuse to open like this one. I really wanna try this game out and it’s just sitting in my library while everyone else gets to spread democracy.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I emailed them too last week, and haven't heard anything back so I'm not getting my hopes up for this to ever work.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Damn that sucks! It’s kinda odd there isn’t a megathread on this sub showing ppl how to fix the game. I made some posts but all I got were vague, snarky answers from PC trolls."
},
{
"body": "Hey! So my friend helped me get it working. So, if you’re not launching from Steam, try to launch from the actual .exe file in your file directories. It’s somewhere around steamapps>common>programfilesx86 (or something like that) and see what error pops up when you try and launch. \nIf it’s the MSVCR110.dll, Google it up, and lots of the Microsoft forums have ppl telling you to get these C++ redistribute things. \n \nI wish I could remember more cause my friend did most the work, but we got those C++ things I was missing… you run them and hit “repair” and I didn’t even have to get the MSVCR file, and it worked!! \n \nGood luck!"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Since none of the other solutions worked for me, I found another workaround.\n\nWhat works for me is when it gets stuck, I put my PC in sleep/power saving mode and once it \"turned off\" turning it back on, and HD2 starts automatically. (go into sleep mode while its still trying to run the script)\n\nAfterwards whenever I want to start the Game I run into Error 114, to fix this I have to check the game files, after which it will get stuck on the script again so repeat the above.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "My freakin' hero, democracy is definetely grateful to the smart helldiving brain you posess, my thanks are loaded with almost a week of frustration and the miss of the last moments of the automatons...💪"
},
{
"body": "sorry for being dumb but what do you mean check game files? your beautiful fix worked for me and now i have no idea how to purposely get steam stuck installing the script so i can sleep and boot",
"replies": [
{
"body": "If you right click the game in steam and click properties and then go to installed files you can check the integrity of your games files and it will automatically fix any broken or missing files"
}
]
},
{
"body": "wow this worked for another game too. Thank you!!"
}
]
},
{
"body": "I keep coming back here in hopes of fix, i've been having the same problem. I sent a ticket in and haven't gotten a response back. Hoping a patch will fix this."
},
{
"body": "Been having this same problem since launch. Currently looks like a match for [this](https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198132822994/recommended/553850?snr=1_5_9__402) steam review. \n\nGame won't launch because GameGuard needs to update/check and it's being blocked. Disabling firewalls on PC does nothing, disabling firewalls on network does nothing. Connecting via a different network works but you'll have to do it every time.\n\nThe review will explain it better than I can.\n\nIt looks like [Arrowhead is aware of the issue](https://arrowhead.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/12573380356508-Known-issues#:~:text=Game%20launch%20failing%20due%20to%20GameGuard%20errors) and are working with GG to figure out a fix but it looks like we have to wait it out for now unfortunately.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Greetings, fellow citizen! If you have concerns with nProtect GameGuard or would like to read more about it please check out [this write-up](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/19dp2qw/helldivers_2_nprotect_gameguard_anticheat/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) by the Technical Director of HELLDIVERS 2.\n\n*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/Helldivers) if you have any questions or concerns.*"
},
{
"body": "I had to manually go in and allow the programs (helldivers and nprotect) through the private and public firewalls in the firewall settings. Worked for me… still get some issues but it’s been working “better”",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Greetings, fellow citizen! If you have concerns with nProtect GameGuard or would like to read more about it please check out [this write-up](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/19dp2qw/helldivers_2_nprotect_gameguard_anticheat/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) by the Technical Director of HELLDIVERS 2.\n\n*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/Helldivers) if you have any questions or concerns.*"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Hey mate, I was having the same issue. I updated my graphic drivers and that seemed to fix it for me. Hopefully you can figure something out soon."
},
{
"body": "WHAT WORKED FOR ME: i set the game to run as admin, updated drivers, and THEN checked windows update. The latest security update kept failing to install so i followed this guide on microsofts website\n\n[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5028997-instructions-to-manually-resize-your-partition-to-install-the-winre-update-400faa27-9343-461c-ada9-24c8229763bf](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5028997-instructions-to-manually-resize-your-partition-to-install-the-winre-update-400faa27-9343-461c-ada9-24c8229763bf)\n\n&#x200B;\n\nwhen i rebooted.... the game launched just fine (i had rebooted many times before)"
},
{
"body": "I have an official fix for this.\n\nGo to the Properties / Settings on Steam for HellDivers2, go to Installed Files, click on Browse.\n\nD:\\\\SteamLibrary\\\\steamapps\\\\common\\\\Helldivers 2\n\nThat's where you should be.\n\nAfterwards go to bin or D:\\\\SteamLibrary\\\\steamapps\\\\common\\\\Helldivers 2\\\\bin\n\nDelete the GameGuard folder.\n\nRun helldivers2.exe as an admin.\n\nIf it asks you to run on Steam, click No.\n\nEnjoy Helldiving Gentlemen.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Greetings, fellow citizen! If you have concerns with nProtect GameGuard or would like to read more about it please check out [this write-up](https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/19dp2qw/helldivers_2_nprotect_gameguard_anticheat/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) by the Technical Director of HELLDIVERS 2.\n\n*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/Helldivers) if you have any questions or concerns.*"
},
{
"body": "Well after everything, for whatever reason, this worked. Not sure if it’s the exact order of operations (since I’ve tried deleting that folder and launching the game, but through Steam w/ admin rights) or what, but the game finally launched. Thank you. So i guess deleting that folder then launching outside of Steam is the ticket.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "It works from steam after that. I believe it's reinstating and skipping the admin rights and installation process for the script that's needed to run for the game to function, by bypassing steam you're in result bypassing that error, which should work through steam from there on out, glad to see that works."
}
]
}
]
}
]
}