Alternative Fix #1
All Fixes are Listed from Worst to Best According to Me.
This is the first solution I found and all credit to then one who did this but i’m sad to say that I cant remember who it was:
“Found it finally! Your file path may be different depending on where you installed steam. But take this path:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Rust
Then right click on Rust.exe and click run as administrator, then right click on RustClient.exe and click run as administrator. They both booted it imediatly for me, then it worked by just booting it through the steam library. Hope this worked for you, cheers!”
So i did this for a while… What do i mean for a while? well this fix only worked until i tried to boot the game through steam library. Still stuck at bootstrap config.
Alternative Fix #2
I found a way to deal with Alternative 1’s problems. I kept the file explorer window open most of the time and launched Rust as administrator from there. This worked to start the game, but it wasn’t ideal. The main issues were:
- I couldn’t use the Steam overlay (Shift+Tab)
- I had to repeat several steps each time I wanted to play
It got me into the game, but it wasn’t very convenient.
Alternative Fix #3
I did some reading and people said that they first uninstall the game and then also removes the folder named rust in:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common
Then install the game again and it should work fine.
I did this before writing this guide and it worked the first time i booted rust. BUT when i had changed some settings ingame and closed the game and booted it the second time it was still stuck at bootstrap config (facepalm).
Alternative Fix #4
- Right click the game in your Steam Library.
- Go to Properties then the Local Files tab.
- Click Browse Local Files.
- Locate the game executable (the application called “Rust”).
- Right click it and then go to Properties.
- Click the tab called “Compatibility”.
- Check the Run this program as an administrator box.
- Then click apply and OK.
- Repeat steps on the other ,exe to be sure. (so both “Rust” and “RustClient” is going to run as admin).
There is another way to do this fix with the same result according to google but i have not tested it.
“Right click on the game in steam library,click properties, click set launch options,and put this in there “runas.exe/user:administrator”
Running Rust.exe as administrator only works if Steam.exe also is running as administrator, so you have to do the same for both.