Launcher issues

[Demyx]

After downloading 3.1 yesterday and having no issues whatsoever, I've booted up my pc with my morning cuppa tea at hand, clicked the launcher icon on my desktop and I keep getting the error message 'A system error has occurred: -2146697208.' and it provides a link to a SE website.

I've typed the site into my browser and I get a message from SE stating that it doesn't exist. Browsing the forums I found a similar issue from 2013, http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-rc_lang-en-us and trying the methods used in that thread didn't work. I'm trying to avoid doing a complete uninstall/re-install and I've tried using the launcher in the FF14 folder, even opening as admin and it doesn't work.

Is there any other method I could try?

[Demyx]

Hi Demyx significant other here just to give people a update, I have found that our "windows defender" is blocking access to "http://frontier.ffxiv.com/" a website that the launcher links to. I am currently working to see if I can white list this.

*this has been a public service announcement brought to you by "A guy who plays the OTHER MMO"*