Planetside 2 has stopped working straight from launcher

Planetside 2 has stopped working straight from launcher error on Windows 8 just as in beta. There was a fix posted on the old forums but of course that has now gone. Any one got any ideas?

just to make sure you have deleted the beta and downloaded the new client right? I remember all the problems that people with windows 8 were having but other then the direct x 9 problem which may not apply anymore I cannot remember any of the solutions.

Stop using windows 8... then I would run compatibility windows 7 mode, run admin? Then try launching from the direct exe in the directory.

I'm guessing this is the same issue as we had in beta.:-

Faulting application name: PlanetSide2.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x50ab960e
Faulting module name: DINPUT8.dll, version: 6.2.9200.16384, time stamp: 0x5010a805
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000ff7f
Faulting process id: 0x9f8
Faulting application start time: 0x01cdc75036b91ae4
Faulting application path: e:\games\Sony Online Entertainment\Installed Games\PlanetSide 2\PlanetSide2.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\DINPUT8.dll
Report Id: 75755acd-3343-11e2-be82-902b34542a6f
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

OK, here's the fix:-

Download the Zipped file form here:-

http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dl....shtml?dinput8

Place the dinput8.dll inn the root of the PS2 folder. This over rides the Windows one and PS2 loads OK now.

Unplug your USB gamepad and it'll launch fine.

I unplugged my XBox controller and sure enough, PS2 loads no problem.

Thanks Aszurom!

Thanks for the fix.

The vehicle controls are terrible w/keyboard and mouse how are you supposed to manage?

im not using any Xbox controller it doesent work for me (can it be my keyboard? got a "Razer Black Widow Ultimate"
)

HAD the same problem

windows 8, faulting module (event log) was planetside2.exe

Now it's working, 3 things were done
1/ i did reinstall my graphic drivers (they were up to date but i did reinstall, jsut in case)
2/ i tried to installa nother game (dcs world) and it did the 2 others thing :
* installing direct X (june 2010 version)
* correcting VC2010 x64 redist runtime

hope it'll help you a lil bit (i think directX11 is jsut too recent)

Nope, is windows don't has the old directx file...