Unable to start (0xc000007b)

[EmptyE]

I am at my wits end here. The game refuses to start and I have tried everything.

My Dxdiag. It if it helps, I the directory for Steam is in my program files x86 folder.

[Filizitas]

Pls try this video, another user has the same issue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIvPZjzAi_w

[Kein]

I am at my wits end here. The game refuses to start and I have tried everything.

My Dxdiag. It if it helps, I the directory for Steam is in my program files x86 folder.

Looks like MSVS redist issue, you need to install latest redist packages clean way.

[Guest]

I have uninstalled and downloaded all the x64 packages. It still doesn't work.

[Kein]

Do this:
https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/th...#pid327091

Properly.

[Guest]

I did it "Properly" and it still doesn't work.

I used dependency checker and traced the problem to the following DLL's
API-MS-WIN-CORE-KERNEL32-PRIVATE-L1-1-1.DLL
API-MS-WIN-CORE-PRIVATEPROFILE-L1-1-1.DLL
API-MS-WIN-SERVICE-PRIVATE-L1-1-1.DLL
MSVCR80.DLL
API-MS-WIN-CORE-SHUTDOWN-L1-1-1.DLL
EXT-MS-WIN-NTUSER-UICONTEXT-EXT-L1-1-0.DLL
IESHIMS.DLL

Any ideas where I can get those?

[Kein]

Does the game starts if you try to run SOMA_NoSteam.exe from Steam/steamapps/common/SOMA/ ?

It should not require MSVCR80.DLL, only the 10x ones which is part of MSVC++ 2010 redist, the one SOMA uses. So I assume it is the junk Steam drags with its integration. Messy.

[Guest]

Nope. It still returns the same dll errors.

[Kein]

Unpack these files into game directory and try again:
http://www41.zippyshare.com/v/Ak9jExGF/file.html

Still gives 0xc000007b?

[Thomas]

Please try solution A.8 here:
https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-30585.html