Run Last Patch Broke The Launcher

[Argosy]

I run the last patch, and now it won't launch Freelancer at all. Get the BIG RED BOX, tells me it can't fine the Freelancer.exe file. Now What?

[Haste]

Could be that your antivirus quarantined freelancer.exe for being too spooky. The only change since the last patch was the version number, by the way. It be like that sometimes.

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[Argosy]

Could be that your antivirus quarantined freelancer.exe for being too spooky. The only change since the last patch was the version number, by the way. It be like that sometimes.

Ok, so what do I do. Quit playing Discovery because no body knows why my patch update broke the launcher? How would I go about fixing this problem? I only use Windows Defender I don't use anything else.

[St.Denis]

Could be that your antivirus quarantined freelancer.exe for being too spooky. The only change since the last patch was the version number, by the way. It be like that sometimes.

Ok, so what do I do. Quit playing Discovery because no body knows why my patch update broke the launcher? How would I go about fixing this problem? I only use Windows Defender I don't use anything else.

See if your AV quarantined any files.
Restore them if it did.
Make exceptions of those files in your AV.
Play the game.

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[Laz]

Go into Windows Defender and add an exception for Freelancer.exe.


Windows Defender, like most AVs these days, uses garbage AI detection tools that raise false positives for no reason what so ever, so we cannot really predict when people are going to have issues with these things.

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[EdAmes]

I reinstalled 2 times now same thing.

[Argosy]

Go into Windows Defender and add an exception for Freelancer.exe.


Windows Defender, like most AVs these days, uses garbage AI detection tools that raise false positives for no reason what so ever, so we cannot really predict when people are going to have issues with these things.

I added anything and everything that has to do with Freelancer and Discovery Freelancer 5.00.8 folders. Should I simply try to install it from the web page or do I try to uninstall and then reinstall? I don't want any major problems with uninstalling and loosing my access to my acts. and have to go through hot breezes of hell to get things running again.