The world-famous series of STALKER games may not start in some users due to the absence of the bugtrap.dll dynamic library in the system. At the same time, a message appears on the computer screen of approximately the following character: "There is no bugtrap.dll on the computer. Starting the program is impossible. " The problem is quite simply solved, you can use in several ways, which will be described in more detail in the article.
Method 1: Download Bugtrap.dll
An excellent solution to the problem with the bugtrap.dll will be self-loading and installing this file. The process is quite simple: you need to download DLL and move it to the "BIN" folder located in the game catalog.
- Click the Stalker shortcut on the desktop right-click and select the "Properties" string in the menu.
- In the window that opens, copy the contents of the "Working Folder" field.
- Insert the copied text to the "Explorer" address bar and press ENTER.
- Go to the "bin" folder.
- Open the second "Explorer" window and go to the folder with the bugtrap.dll file.
- Drag it from one window to another (in the "bin" folder, as shown in the screenshot below.
Note: When copying, do not select quotes.
Note: In some cases, after moving, the system does not register the library automatically, so the game will still issue an error. Then you need to perform this action yourself. On our site there is an article in which everything explains in detail.
Read more: Register the dynamic library in Windows
Method 2: Reinstall game
Reinstalling the game is the best problem of troubleshooting. But it will be guaranteed only if the game is purchased from an official distributor, with RePacks the same success is unlikely.Method 3: Adding Bugtrap.dll to Anti-Virus Exceptions
If when installing STALKER you noticed a message about the threat from antivirus, then most likely, he placed the bugtrap.dll in quarantine. It is because of this after installing the game an error appears. To return the file to the place, you need to add it to the exclusion of the antivirus program. But it is recommended to do this only with complete confidence in the challenge of the file, as it can be really infected with a virus. The site has an article with a detailed instruction, how to add files to an exclusion of antivirus.
Read more: add a file to an exclusion of anti-virus software
Method 4: Turn off the antivirus
It may happen that the antivirus did not add bugtrap.dll to quarantine, but completely erased it from the disk. In this case, it will be necessary to repeat the installation of Stalker, but only with the disabled antivirus. This will guarantee that the file is unpacking without any problems and the game will start, but if the file is still infected, then after turning on the antivirus it will either either erase or placed in quarantine.
Read more: Disconnect antivirus in Windows
On this installation library Bugtrap.dll can be considered over. Now the game should be launched without problems.