Just wanted to say I have made a clean install of Win 10, and now the game works. Missing DLL, NET Framework... we'll never know what was the issue, but thanks to all contributors in this topic for your help [;)]

<t> Sorry if my first post was a little bit unclear, but when i purchased the game, i was on win 7 and had exactly the same issues that i have now. After making all the tests like the ones described in post #9, I was thinking it was maybe the result of missing or corrupt dll, so i decided to update ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Bingeling<br/>
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Also, you run by file as admin. Did you try to run through steam?<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Yes, the autorun.exe is ok. I didn't think it was very important at the beginning but who knows if it's a matter with win background, when i ...

<r> <COLOR color="#FF0000"><s>[color=#FF0000]</s>1. Please update your video and sound drivers. <B><s>[b]</s>Done<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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2. Please ensure that you have Windows Media Player installed and enabled. <B><s>[b]</s>Done<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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3. Please ensure that you have ...

In fact, with all the tests i need to make, i always run the exe directly from the folder and not by steam.

No change when the compatibility assistant is disabled, and the same when i try other compatibility modes [:(]

<r> Hello Bingeling.<br/>
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Nothing particular appears in the application log about the exe.<br/>
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However, don't know if it's neutral or an issue, in another log of the event viewer, in Program-Compatibility-Assistant, i have an event ID 17 which appears every time i run the exe :<br ...

<t> Still same issue [:(]<br/>
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DistantWorlds.exe is added to kaspersky<br/>
Realtek driver updated (yes, it was a little bit old [:D] )<br/>
It seems the last video driver is the one i have<br/>
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It's the steam version, so manual update doesn't work (serial number is required). No ...

<t> Hi.<br/>
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I've purchased the game on steam a few days ago and like some other players DWU doesn't start with my configuration.<br/>
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I was on Win 7 when i first installed the game but after a lot of attempts and even the update to Win 10, i'm still at the same point. I have ...