Dirt 3 not starting or crashing after launch seems to be a common problem with Windows 7 and 8 x64 versions, here is how you can fix it
- First thing you'll need is a Microsoft Live Account, get it here (click the image below) :
- If possible do a reinstall of Dirt 3 (in case your installation was corrupt)
- Download and install OpenAL Installer (this copies OpenAL.dll file to your system)
- Get the DirectX fiiles needed for the game by running this web installer
- Get Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64) OR Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) depending on your OS
- Get Rapture 3D for Dirt 3 by clicking the image below (not essential)
- This is the most important step, uninstall all Games for Windows LIVE software present in your system, get a fresh copy of Games for Windows LIVE client by clicking the image below (a web-installer), after downloading it right-click on it and select "Run as administrator", let it download and install the files
- After installation completes run Games For Windows and sign in to your account, now you can either exit the app or leave it minimized
- Now to open the game, (important step) right-click on dirt3.exe in the game's installation folder or on your desktop shortcut and select "Run as administrator" and wait for it (you will have to run it as administrator every time), these steps worked for me
- Now if it fails to open the game try opening dirt3.exe in compatibility mode for Windows 7 or Windows Xp and it should work with any one of them
- Enjoy playing Dirt 3! Comment for more Help.
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Please help me! It still doesn' t work. II have no Steam. Until last summer, dirt3.exe had been working perfectly, but one day, when i tried to start it there was no reaction of my PC. The process "dirt3.exe" appeared for 3 seconds in the WindowsTaskManager, but then it was got closed automaticly. Anoyone with the same Problem? I hardly could not find any solution in the Internet...
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