AAGame.exe has stopped working

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Windows error message: "A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."
It worked 2 days ago but yesterday it wouldn't load.
Here is what I have tried:
1. Verify integrity of game files (on steam). It found 2 and said it updated it.
2. That didn't work so I uninstalled AA:PG completely and reinstalled (downloading the game and UMM content took a full day).
3. That didn't work so I went to \Steam\steamapps\common\America's Army\_CommonRedist\vcredist and ran the 3 different vcredist_x64 files (2008, 2010, 2012).
4. That didn't work so I'm now here.
I thought it could be the Microsoft Visual C++ program causing the issue because I made a minor error.
(I can't remember which day I did this but I think it was prior to the last time I actually played AA:PG.)
I have another game on steam that would always crash so after looking at some options I found a possible solution was to uninstall the Microsoft Visual C++ program. There were 5 listed so I just uninstalled all of them except one which wouldn't uninstall due to certain programs running. I also forgot to make a backup of my PC so I may be in deep trouble here.
I feel stupid for uninstalling programs that I have no idea what they do or what they are for and not having a PC backup file to restore from after I messed up and knew I should have had a backup first.
I can retrieve any log files and list my PC specs if needed.
It worked 2 days ago but yesterday it wouldn't load.
Here is what I have tried:
1. Verify integrity of game files (on steam). It found 2 and said it updated it.
2. That didn't work so I uninstalled AA:PG completely and reinstalled (downloading the game and UMM content took a full day).
3. That didn't work so I went to \Steam\steamapps\common\America's Army\_CommonRedist\vcredist and ran the 3 different vcredist_x64 files (2008, 2010, 2012).
4. That didn't work so I'm now here.
I thought it could be the Microsoft Visual C++ program causing the issue because I made a minor error.
(I can't remember which day I did this but I think it was prior to the last time I actually played AA:PG.)
I have another game on steam that would always crash so after looking at some options I found a possible solution was to uninstall the Microsoft Visual C++ program. There were 5 listed so I just uninstalled all of them except one which wouldn't uninstall due to certain programs running. I also forgot to make a backup of my PC so I may be in deep trouble here.
I feel stupid for uninstalling programs that I have no idea what they do or what they are for and not having a PC backup file to restore from after I messed up and knew I should have had a backup first.
I can retrieve any log files and list my PC specs if needed.
Comments
...Documents\My Games\America's Army Proving Grounds
Be careful if you make UMMs they are stored in this file structure, so make a backup of the maps before you remove it, so that you can replace them after.
Oopps.. Quoted rather than edited, apparently even 2,900 posts on, I'm still a forum newb
Log file:
I looked and did find the Kernelbase.dll file as well as the AAGame.exe file.
Windows 10 64bit, 32GB DDR4, GTX1080, i5 6600k
All drivers and updates are up to date.
I really don't want to reinstall windows.
http://forum.americasarmy.com/discussion/comment/48703/#Comment_48703
http://forum.americasarmy.com/discussion/5809/not-launching-after-update-still-a-problem/p1
Since you say that you "had" the game working, have you added changed any hardware/software since the game last worked? also, rather than going to the trouble of a full re-install of windows, maybe a system restore to a time the game worked might help?
Unfortunately it's very hard to remedy issues like this when it only happens to "some" players and not others.
I don't have a backup, thought I did but don't so I'm stuck waiting for devs or doing a windows reinstall.
Thanks.
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