It may take awhile to find an entry named msvcr80.dll. This is the dll file we will be searching for. Type in the 'Find what:' box, msvcr80.dll. This is the Registry Editor, DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING! You will only need to search it.ģ. Search your programs and files for regedit.exe, and run it. Also update your video drivers and Microsoft updates if needed.Ģ. Make a restore point, just in case things go haywire. Since I had already had the Microsoft C++ 2005 Redistributable already installed and updated, I did not attempt to do any more reinstalls, even though it appears the msvcr80.dll was not installed, however it really did exist elsewhere in my PC (This is the important part).ġ. I make no claims that my fix will will fix your issue, nor take any responsibility for any system problems that may arise, but it may be worth a shot. I'm not sure what was happening during the reinstall, as it seems to install with no errors.Īfter quite a bit of research and trial and error, I found a solution that worked for me. It seemed that the msvcr80.dll was not being installed, since it was not present in the System32 directory or the SysWOW64 directory after reinstallatiions, just a guess. I found out that reinstalls of the Microsoft C++ 2005 Redistributable etc., did no good what so ever. System is pretty darned snappy, so to have this type of crash was very disconcerting. I have Windows 8.1 with an nVidia 4 Gb GTX 980 and 16 Gigs of ram running an Intel i7 at 4.3 Ghz and 2 Terabytes of storage space. I had a problem with constant crashing related to the msvcr80.dll after entering the Trade District in The Witcher Enhanced Edition.

So short of getting a new graphics card there's nothing to be done, but at least I know what the problem is now. Also what I failed to realize was that while I do have a 970 it is the gigabyte ITX model these models come overclocked by default and that could also be the cause of my issue. I got a different error it seems that my nvidia driver was the culprit. Cheatcodex: A bit of an update I did a full re install of my operating system and it didn't help but I'm pretty sure I know what the problem is.

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