regsvr32 /u MSVCR120.dll regsvr32 /i MSVCR120.dll regsvr32 /u MSVCP120.dll regsvr32 /i MSVCP120.dll

Restart your computer after installing all the packages. This ensures Windows registers the new DLL files in the system registry.

, is missing, corrupted, or incompatible with your current version of Windows Microsoft Learn Step 1: Repair Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables This is the most frequent cause for this specific error. Windows Key + R appwiz.cpl Locate any entries for Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (specifically versions from 2010 to 2015-2022 Right-click each version, select , and then click Restart your computer after all repairs are complete. Step 2: Verify Integrity of Game Files

Users attempting to launch Call of Duty: Ghosts on modern Windows systems encounter a fatal error dialog stating:

COD-GHOSTS-EPNF-2024 Application: Call of Duty: Ghosts (PC) Executable: iw6sp64-ship.exe (Single-player 64-bit binary) Error Type: Entry Point Not Found / Missing Procedure Severity: Critical (Game fails to launch) Platforms Affected: Windows 10, Windows 11 (most common), occasional Windows 8.1

You need to download the Media Feature Pack from Microsoft:

This is the "magic fix" for 90% of players facing the iw6sp64-ship.exe error. You need to manually install the specific versions of Visual C++ that Ghosts requires.

Outdated GPU drivers are a frequent culprit for application errors in the Call of Duty series.