Some users have encountered an issue whereby the Football Manager 2012 will not start if BitDefender is installed and/or when Spyware Doctor is running.
If you add FM.exe to the list of exclusions within BitDefender then the game should run. If this alone doesn't work we would suggest adding the entire Steam folder to the list of exclusions.
To do this in BitDefender; navigate to Antivirus -> Advanced Settings -> Exclusions and add the FM.exe there.
The FM.exe can be found at C: Program Files -> Steam -> steamapps -> common -> football manager 2012
We also suggest that if you're running an older version of BitDefender to upgrade to the 2012 version as this has encountered many less issues. This can be done by using your 2011 versions licence code. Simply visit BitDefender's website to download the newer version and follow the instructions from there.
Install as an evaluation version and then, once installed, enter your licence key for your older 2011 version which will be accepted.
Add the fm.exe to the "Global Action List" from the "Settings" menu
Make sure Spyware Doctor is set to 'Game Mode'
The game should now run.
The FM.exe can be found at: C: Program Files -> Steam -> steamapps -> common -> football manager 2012
BitDefender Solution
If you add FM.exe to the list of exclusions within BitDefender then the game should run. If this alone doesn't work we would suggest adding the entire Steam folder to the list of exclusions.
To do this in BitDefender; navigate to Antivirus -> Advanced Settings -> Exclusions and add the FM.exe there.
The FM.exe can be found at C: Program Files -> Steam -> steamapps -> common -> football manager 2012
We also suggest that if you're running an older version of BitDefender to upgrade to the 2012 version as this has encountered many less issues. This can be done by using your 2011 versions licence code. Simply visit BitDefender's website to download the newer version and follow the instructions from there.
Install as an evaluation version and then, once installed, enter your licence key for your older 2011 version which will be accepted.
Spyware Doctor Solution
Add the fm.exe to the "Global Action List" from the "Settings" menu
Make sure Spyware Doctor is set to 'Game Mode'
The game should now run.
The FM.exe can be found at: C: Program Files -> Steam -> steamapps -> common -> football manager 2012
