A possible solution if ZB2 fails to launch

Giaddon · 07-06-2011, 06:16 AM

Hello everyone,

I bought ZB2 recently, and was having a problem I've seen a few people here post about -- after clicking the play button in Steam, the monitor would flicker but the game would not launch, and a "ZenBound2" process would appear in my task manager.

After some experimentation, I found a solution. AVG, the anti-virus software I use, identifies ZB2 as a threat. It is most likely NOT a threat, and AVG is getting a false positive from some online feature (usage statistics reporting, scoreboard data, etc.).

So I added the ZB2 folder as an exception so AVG wouldn't worry about it (for AVG, this is: AVG Control Panel -> Resident Shield -> Manage Exceptions button, where I added "c:/programs/steam/steamapps/common/zen bound 2") and Zen Bound 2 now runs like a charm!

If anyone else is having this problem, this may help!

Goser · 07-08-2011, 11:04 AM

thx worked 4 me.

mathesar · 07-08-2011, 07:08 PM

I stopped using AVG awhile ago and switched to Microsoft Security Essentials (it's also Free) It uses less resources than AVG and I haven't had any conflicts like this.

i7 920 @ 3.6ghz / 6GB / GTX 480 / Creative X-Fi / Win7 64

cvstan · 03-28-2012, 05:20 AM

I am not running ZB2 from Steam (I guess I could, but why?) and the game will not start. I get a UAC warning, then I click YES and nothing happens. I have added the game folder to the exception list in AVG, but that didn't help. XP compatibility mode with SP2 or SP3, run as admin etc. - nothing works. All other games work. [Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate, 4GB, NVidia GeForce 9800GT]

07-06-2011, 06:16 AM	#1
Giaddon Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 5 Posts: 7	A possible solution if ZB2 fails to launch Hello everyone, I bought ZB2 recently, and was having a problem I've seen a few people here post about -- after clicking the play button in Steam, the monitor would flicker but the game would not launch, and a "ZenBound2" process would appear in my task manager. After some experimentation, I found a solution. AVG, the anti-virus software I use, identifies ZB2 as a threat. It is most likely NOT a threat, and AVG is getting a false positive from some online feature (usage statistics reporting, scoreboard data, etc.). So I added the ZB2 folder as an exception so AVG wouldn't worry about it (for AVG, this is: AVG Control Panel -> Resident Shield -> Manage Exceptions button, where I added "c:/programs/steam/steamapps/common/zen bound 2") and Zen Bound 2 now runs like a charm! If anyone else is having this problem, this may help!

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07-08-2011, 11:04 AM	#2
Goser Join Date: Feb 2010 Reputation: 3 Posts: 162	thx worked 4 me.

07-08-2011, 07:08 PM	#3
mathesar Join Date: Nov 2004 Reputation: 15 Posts: 861	I stopped using AVG awhile ago and switched to Microsoft Security Essentials (it's also Free) It uses less resources than AVG and I haven't had any conflicts like this. i7 920 @ 3.6ghz / 6GB / GTX 480 / Creative X-Fi / Win7 64

03-28-2012, 05:20 AM	#4
cvstan Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 1	I am not running ZB2 from Steam (I guess I could, but why?) and the game will not start. I get a UAC warning, then I click YES and nothing happens. I have added the game folder to the exception list in AVG, but that didn't help. XP compatibility mode with SP2 or SP3, run as admin etc. - nothing works. All other games work. [Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate, 4GB, NVidia GeForce 9800GT]