Game won't start

[soviet_sharkey]

I done every fix recommended on these forums and still don't start
it has the "game is starting" message
black screen for two seconds
then it goes to desktop with no error message or anything
its not my PC or drivers
if its got something to do with ATI or Win7 64 bit though...

[Goteki-45]

Is this for Beat or Runner?

I have no problems running Beat on Win7x64 with an ATI card, though I haven't purchased Runner (yet).

[soviet_sharkey]

Its Beat

[amishmatrix]

I'm having the exact same problem. It's the first time I've ever had an issue with a steam purchased game.

specs:

C2D e8400 @3Ghz
4GB RAM
9800GX2 1GB
Win7 64bit

[soviet_sharkey]

Does anyone know cause I wanna be able to play Beat before I decide on Runner

[Aeroflech]

Try this.

Go to /Steam/steamapps/common/bit.trip beat/dep(or Dependencies). If oalinst.exe is not there, get it from this site (http://connect.creativelabs.com/openal/Downloads/Forms/AllItems.aspx).(third link down) Place oalinst.exe in that directory and click on it(it will install some .dll). Even if it is there, try to run oalinst.exe anyway.

[soviet_sharkey]

Didn't work :(

[Aeroflech]

Hmm.

Try going to /Steam/steamapps/common/bit.trip beat/beat.exe and clicking on that. An error message should show up that might be revealing.

[soviet_sharkey]

"Unable to find a version of runtime to run this application"

[leviblue69]

Do you have your video card set to push AA setting or anything like that? make sure it's set to run program settings, I had this issue for a second till changing that

[soviet_sharkey]

Its set to that

[leviblue69]

Have you tried changing your resolution and running, perhaps it's glitching out during a resolution change? I hear this game doesn't like to change to certain resolutions....also are you running onboard sound or a sound card? I have heard there are issues with both depending on the MB....(I got no idea how sound would mess up the video from activating but computers like to mess with mankind)

[leviblue69]

I'm having the exact same problem. It's the first time I've ever had an issue with a steam purchased game.

specs:

C2D e8400 @3Ghz
4GB RAM
9800GX2 1GB
Win7 64bit

I noticed the x2 on your video card, is that dual cards or a single with dual GP's? If you are running dual cards try changing your settings to use only one card as well, I get a fatal crash if I use crossfire....

[soviet_sharkey]

Have you tried changing your resolution and running, perhaps it's glitching out during a resolution change? I hear this game doesn't like to change to certain resolutions....also are you running onboard sound or a sound card? I have heard there are issues with both depending on the MB....(I got no idea how sound would mess up the video from activating but computers like to mess with mankind)

I can't start at all so can't be res and I don't know to second question

[vague_hit]

i managed to fix it by verifying the integrity of the game cache in properties, have you tried that?

[soviet_sharkey]

Was first thing I tried then reinstalling