thanks for the reply! so you have the exact problem too? I downloaded from the torrent in ZLOTracker 3 times already and each time the problem is the same. for the config, I tried everything and every possible way and the result is the exe is crashing. I have all the redist installed and ZLOServer is working fine. no compatibility option worked for fixing the crash and no anti virus software is installed on the VPS. I wish I can find a fix for this server quickly. If I can't, I should maybe run a BF3 or Hardline (if thats possible)