1st - game start prompted an install/download from steam? 2nd - checked existing files and checked integrity but failed. (see pic) 3rd - game start prompts error (see attached pic). 4th - initiate debug and Visual Studio 2017 opens with the following: 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2\Bin64\rFactor2.exe'. Module was built without symbols. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\kernel32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\KernelBase.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ws2_32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\rpcrt4.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\setupapi.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\cfgmgr32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\avifil32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2\Bin64\mss64.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\D3DX9_43.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\user32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\gdi32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\crypt32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\bcryptprimitives.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msasn1.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\d3d9.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ole32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\SHCore.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\dinput8.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\windows.storage.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmm.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msvfw32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\shlwapi.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\kernel.appcore.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\hid.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\powrprof.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\profapi.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msacm32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\oleaut32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\dwmapi.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.15063.0_none_108e4f62dfe5d999\comctl32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\version.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\imm32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\GameOverlayRenderer64.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\psapi.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamclient64.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\imagehlp.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\IPHLPAPI.DLL'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\tier0_s64.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\secur32.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\vstdlib_s64.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\sspicli.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\cryptbase.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\devobj.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\uxtheme.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msctf.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\TextInputFramework.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\CoreUIComponents.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\CoreMessaging.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ntmarta.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\WinTypes.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\usermgrcli.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\wintrust.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\clbcatq.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\propsys.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2\Bin64\Plugins\KnockoutQualifying.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msvcr110.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2\Bin64\Plugins\rF2SIMDashboardPlugin.dll'. Module was built without symbols. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msvcr120.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2\Bin64\Plugins\SteamPlugin.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2\Bin64\steam_api64.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2\Bin64\Plugins\StockCarRules.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file. 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2\Bin64\Plugins\TrackIR_rF2_Plugin.dll'. Module was built without symbols. The thread 0x2110 has exited with code 0 (0x0). The thread 0x2e8c has exited with code -1073740791 (0xc0000409). The thread 0x900 has exited with code -1073740791 (0xc0000409). The thread 0x2050 has exited with code -1073740791 (0xc0000409). The thread 0x2ea4 has exited with code -1073740791 (0xc0000409). The thread 0x2668 has exited with code -1073740791 (0xc0000409). The thread 0x1d4c has exited with code -1073740791 (0xc0000409). The thread 0x2eb8 has exited with code -1073740791 (0xc0000409). The program '[5580] rFactor2.exe' has exited with code -1073740791 (0xc0000409).
I am no expert but seeing this 'rFactor2.exe' (Win32) looks like you're running 32bit rF2. In the rF2 launcher turn off the 32bit option and see if that works. If that doesn't help, go to (Wherever your Steam is installed)\steamapps\common\rFactor 2\Support\Runtimes Run each of the 4 vcredist applications. Reboot computer if doing the step above didn't require a reboot. Start Steam. Start rF2 via Steam
It's 64 bit because the first line shows the 64 bit folder. But, ignore all the debug stuff. You can't debug a release version, and rF2 is all very much release version. All those lines above are because you can't debug it, that's all. Something is causing the game to crash, we know that much. Try moving (not copying) your config files in the UserData\player folder and let the game create them again, then try moving the entire UserData folder, then try checking and removing any plugins you may have. Or, move/delete the entire game folder and reinstall, but that will mean a 12+ gig download.
Ya, tried User data folder. It's a mess. This all happened after I installed an F1 mod. Now, I don't know if it's just coincidence or the mod itself. Nobody else reported any problems? I just deleted/re-installed everything. It's working now. Lol. Thanks for the help.
