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[Rhipidus]

Hi!

I pre-ordered DS3 through Steam and been eager to play it. No problems with the download and install part. But when I try to launch the game I get the this message "Dungeon Siege III failed to start (error code 51).

Has anyone got this problem, and even better a solution/fix?
Tried most things from updating directX to framework and Microsoft Visual C++ and I still get the same error, even re-installed the game.

I have even tried in the "Steam settings" to run "Verify integrity of game cache" and the result is:
Validating Steam files - 100% complete
- 1 files failed to validate and will be reaquired.

I installed and played the demo via Steam and that worked just fine, but the retail just ain´t working. Been reading alot of threads and tried almost everything.

My specs:
Intel Dual Core 2 - 3 ghz
GTX 250 Nvidia (updated with latest drivers 275.33)
4 gb ram
Win 7 x64

Drivers/software/OS are all up to date.

Thanks for any help/advice in advance.

[brandysnap]

i suppose you have tried restarting steam?

[Rhipidus]

i suppose you have tried restarting steam?

Yes, ran the "Verify integrity of game cache" and started the game - error code 51
Ran the "Verify integrity of game cache" and restarted steam and then started DS3 - error code 51
Even changed my time code/area ect in windows to English (US) - error code 51

Obviously there is a file missing somewhere, so I can just hope that this gets fixed in the coming patch.

[Chasted]

...Reinstalled? It seems to be a Steam Error more than an error with the game; check up some other threads that have had the issue (Google Error code 51; seems to be a Directx issue);

http://forums.steamp...d.php?t=1197485

[Rhipidus]

...Reinstalled? It seems to be a Steam Error more than an error with the game; check up some other threads that have had the issue (Google Error code 51; seems to be a Directx issue);

http://forums.steamp...d.php?t=1197485

I do thank you so very much, it works just fine now

Problem is with F-secure - How to:

Are you using F-Secure Internet Security 20XX?
If "yes", try the following:

Go into the options menu, put the program into the exception list of the real time scanner of F-Secure. The problem with F-Secure and error code 51 concerns many games, also Toki tori.

All you have to do is to add the entire "Dungeon Siege III" folder and that´s it.
Works great for me now.

Thank you again, Chasted... I am soo happy now

[Chasted]

Happy to help; as a point of reminder - Although it may be easier to ask the community just do a quick google search to double check if your not alone with the issue :D

[Nathaniel Chapman]

Yeah, I actually had the same problem with F-Secure and The Witcher 2 on Steam. Temporarily disabling F-Secure (or disabling the feature that interferes with steam, forget the name) fixes it.