I just got a "BAck-up" dvd version of Far cry..after it installs succesfully, and all the requirements are met....drivers updated etc...the following error message apears... FarCry.exe-unable to locate Component

This application has failed to start because MSVCP71.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem...

The menu of the game appears but the play title is not highlighted.....Anyone know what to do...or should I just frisbee it over the neighbors wall??

same here, they miss some file when stealing it, throw it away.

You can re-install it as much as you like and I don't think it will work.

When it happens to me, same words appearing- it usually means that my Video Graphics card is not up to snuff for that particular game.

Put it in a drawer and one day, after you have upgraded your computer -play it then.

One way to fix this problem would be to download the file MSVCP71.dll

You can find a copy at:

http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcp71

It's only a small runtime file (131.8kb) and should be placed in the same folder as FarCry.exe Which will probably be in C:\Program Files\FarCry (or something similar) Just copy and Paste.

Thanx slimdog...its starting now....

...Well it help start the game...however after I copy/pasted the missing dll files....The game was full of glitches and wouldn't go past the options screen....I have had this problem with the Direct x 9.0 c download......It says it downloads on my system but..it doesn't...This has happened with several recent games...Anyone know where to actually get the proper Direct x 9.0 c download... I downloaded from Microsoft download site....but it doesn't install..???

Have you downloaded "DirectX 9.0c Redist" file?

That way you get the whole directx file and can install it yourself.