BurtonJ
06-01-2012, 09:14 AM
The most common cause of crashing without any error message, and without any error log in the Windows Event Viewer, is the incorrect installation or corruption of required third-party software. These are included on the Max Payne 3 disc, but in some rare cases may fail to install properly.
Please follow all of the steps on this page to resolve issues related to crashing back to the desktop without any error message or Windows event log.
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IMPORTANT: After installing the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 package (either the bootstrapper or the full package) you should immediately install the update KB959209 to address a set of known application compatibility issues. In addition, on Windows Vista x64 and Windows Server 2008 x64, install the update KB967190 to address a file association issue for XPS documents.
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Note: 4.0 is not supported)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5582
DirectX 9
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&DisplayLang=en
DirectX 11
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/directx-11%C2%A0
More information can be found HERE (http://bit.ly/K3D21I)
Please follow all of the steps on this page to resolve issues related to crashing back to the desktop without any error message or Windows event log.
...
IMPORTANT: After installing the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 package (either the bootstrapper or the full package) you should immediately install the update KB959209 to address a set of known application compatibility issues. In addition, on Windows Vista x64 and Windows Server 2008 x64, install the update KB967190 to address a file association issue for XPS documents.
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Note: 4.0 is not supported)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5582
DirectX 9
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&DisplayLang=en
DirectX 11
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/directx-11%C2%A0
More information can be found HERE (http://bit.ly/K3D21I)