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I would also point out that Norton never had a problem with any of the prior updates, nor did it have any issue with this one. Constant Guard was another story.

For whatever reason, I had a problem getting CA to run a mission. But I ran the repair tool and now it works fine. Moving onto my last 2 modules -- FC3 next.

Geez that was helpful, trying to make me feel worse? At least I wasn't alone in this. There are sometimes more than one AV and firewall. I will edit this to add that it was for damn sure a lot more help than I got from anybody at ED.

Well, clearly Speed is the man.

Wait -- found the culprit maybe Sure enough Speed, anti-virus. Added Constant Guard feature by Xfinity(comcast) recently and it didn't seem to effect my before. But now when I went into to check under MANAGE FIREWALL or APPLICATIONS or whatever in the hell it is, the first thing it asked me was Allow or Block DCS.exe? Like it was waiting to get my input or something. Didn't even see any other applications listed. So I go back into the game and try a Su-25T mission. Works fine. Tried then an A-10C mission. Also worked fine. Now I will proceed with installing CA & FC3 and BS2. Could be that I will have to go in after each installation and click the settings on ConstantGuard, but that's not hard to do. Let's hope this is really the solution this time -- either way, thanks for the helping hand.

MP does nothing. I click on MP from main screen and it acts like a mission is loading - gets to 96% and shuts down. If I click on the MP icon from desktop, nothing happens.

DCS log ---------------------------------------------------------- 00000.000 INFO EDCORE: createSerialQueue IOQueue 00000.075 INFO VFS: Using 'Saved Games': "C:\Users\SEWELL\Saved Games" 00000.077 INFO DCS: DCS/1.2.3.9871 (x86_64; Windows/6.1.7601) 00000.096 INFO Dispatcher: 2013/3/1 09:59 V1107131420 00000.160 INFO NET: events.lua loaded 00000.161 WARNING LOG: 1 duplicate message(s) skipped. 00000.161 INFO NET: loading ./Scripts/net/default.cfg : OK 00000.161 INFO NET: loading C:\Users\SEWELL\Saved Games\DCS\Config/network.cfg : can't open 'C:\Users\SEWELL\Saved Games\DCS\Config/network.cfg' 00000.161 INFO NET: loading ./Scripts/net/net_types.lua : OK 00000.161 INFO NET: default_conn is 3 00000.234 INFO SOUND: loaded 507 sdefs from "sounds\sdef" 00000.241 INFO SOUND: XAudio2: Using device ID:'{0.0.0.00000000}.{252158cf-1974-48b4-8ec4-3bc5e7b66962}' Name:'Speakers (VIA High Definition Audio)', channels: 2 00000.241 INFO SOUND: XAudio2: channel layout: Headphones/Stereo 00000.277 INFO SOUND: Using SSE FTZ mode. 00000.283 INFO WorldPlugIns: Loaded plugin module CockpitBase.dll 00000.500 UNKNOWN WinMain: MOD loading: ./mods/aircrafts/Su-25T/entry.lua 00000.501 UNKNOWN WinMain: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/tech/CombinedArms/entry.lua 00000.501 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\tech\CombinedArms\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00000.501 UNKNOWN WinMain: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/A-10C/entry.lua 00000.501 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\A-10C\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00000.501 UNKNOWN WinMain: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Flaming Cliffs/entry.lua 00000.501 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\Flaming Cliffs\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00000.502 UNKNOWN WinMain: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Ka-50/entry.lua 00000.502 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\Ka-50\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00000.502 UNKNOWN WinMain: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/P-51D/entry.lua 00000.502 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\P-51D\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00000.502 UNKNOWN WinMain: PLUGINS START------------------------------------------------- 00000.502 UNKNOWN WinMain: plugin: Su-25T by Eagle Dynamics applied 00000.502 UNKNOWN WinMain: plugin: Combined Arms by Eagle Dynamics applied 00000.502 UNKNOWN WinMain: plugin: A-10C Warthog by Eagle Dynamics applied 00000.502 UNKNOWN WinMain: plugin: Flaming Cliffs by Eagle Dynamics applied 00000.502 UNKNOWN WinMain: plugin: Ka-50 Black Shark by Eagle Dynamics applied 00000.502 UNKNOWN WinMain: plugin: P-51D Mustang by Eagle Dynamics applied 00000.502 UNKNOWN WinMain: PLUGINS DONE-------------------------------------------------- 00000.517 UNKNOWN WinMain: ./MissionEditor/data/scripts/unitsclasses.lua loaded 00000.520 UNKNOWN WinMain: ./MissionEditor/data/NewMap/classifier.lua loaded 00000.534 INFO SOUND: loaded 0 sdefs from "c:\users\sewell\saved games\dcs\sounds" 00000.536 INFO DXRENDERER: Creating Resource "Unicode" of type 5

Have never played MP. DCS log is uploaded in the logs.zip file I will see about all the UAC crap and AV ware.

I noticed the same thing today.

OK now I have anoter saved games/DCS folder. Maybe just rename it again? EDIT: That did NOT work this time. Renamed Saved Games/DCS to Saved Games/DCSW2 No go.

here are logs Logs.zip

Installed A10C module, and problems are back. Mission will load but will not start. Gives me the debrief screen (for a previous flight). This is same problem I had originally.

^ Try this, friend. It worked for me 10 minutes ago. I renamed it DCSW (instead of DCS). Missions loaded right up.

OK I have NOT tried renaming my Saved Games/DCS folder Just name it anything? EDIT: THIS WORKED!!! Saved Games/DCS is now renamed to Saved Games/DCSW That was the only change I made. Had to go back in the rest my options, resolutions, frame rate, etc, but I was able to load not one but 3 separate Su-25T missions. No issues. I will never understand what in the hell is going here with that, Speed, but I am certainly grateful. Thanks. War Eagle Now moving on to install other modules. Will test and report

DXDIAG file attached also System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 3/1/2013, 10:06:16 Machine name: HOME-PC Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: System manufacturer System Model: System Product Name BIOS: BIOS Date: 08/19/09 10:47:06 Ver: 08.00.15 Processor: Intel® Core i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz Memory: 6144MB RAM Available OS Memory: 6136MB RAM Page File: 3291MB used, 9276MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup Parameters: Not found User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode DxDiag.txt

OK trying again -- here are the logs in this zip file. Logs.zip

OK thanks Speed There is no crash log. Here are the DCS and ME logs attached. AFAIK I am running DCSW as administrator. At least I have it check when I right click on the desktop icon, under properties.

Great. I hope that is not going to be the case. No problems before 1.2.3

Reinstalled DCS World only, tested flight. Same result. Will not load. Tries to load, but only reaches 96%. See ME.TXT log file below. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00000.000 INFO VFS: Using 'Saved Games': "C:\Users\SEWELL\Saved Games" 00000.002 INFO LAUNCHER: Launch command: C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\dcs.exe --trackfile "C:\Users\SEWELL\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS\LastMissionTrack.trk" "C:\Users\SEWELL\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS\tempMission.miz" 00004.995 UNKNOWN main: locale: en EN 00005.067 UNKNOWN main: me_db_api creation started 00005.352 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./mods/aircrafts/Su-25T/entry.lua 00005.352 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/tech/CombinedArms/entry.lua 00005.352 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\tech\CombinedArms\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00005.353 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/A-10C/entry.lua 00005.353 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\A-10C\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00005.353 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Flaming Cliffs/entry.lua 00005.353 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\Flaming Cliffs\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00005.353 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Ka-50/entry.lua 00005.353 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\Ka-50\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00005.354 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/P-51D/entry.lua 00005.354 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\P-51D\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00005.354 UNKNOWN main: PLUGINS START------------------------------------------------- 00005.354 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Su-25T by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.354 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Combined Arms by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.354 UNKNOWN main: plugin: A-10C Warthog by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.354 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Flaming Cliffs by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.354 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Ka-50 Black Shark by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.354 UNKNOWN main: plugin: P-51D Mustang by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.354 UNKNOWN main: PLUGINS DONE-------------------------------------------------- 00005.371 UNKNOWN main: ./MissionEditor/data/scripts/unitsclasses.lua loaded 00005.376 UNKNOWN main: ./MissionEditor/data/NewMap/classifier.lua loaded 00005.440 UNKNOWN main: me_db_api creation complete 00005.480 UNKNOWN main: options data successfully loaded 00005.532 INFO EDCORE: createSerialQueue IOQueue 00006.221 ERROR DXGUI_EDGE_RENDER: Cannot load texture '' 00006.402 INFO SOUND: loaded 507 sdefs from ".\sounds\sdef" 00006.408 INFO SOUND: XAudio2: Using device ID:'{0.0.0.00000000}.{252158cf-1974-48b4-8ec4-3bc5e7b66962}' Name:'Speakers (VIA High Definition Audio)', channels: 2 00006.408 INFO SOUND: XAudio2: channel layout: Headphones/Stereo 00006.444 INFO SOUND: Using SSE FTZ mode. 00006.761 WARNING DXGUI: Invalid align type! 00007.573 WARNING LOG: 6 duplicate message(s) skipped. 00007.573 UNKNOWN main: Cannot load skin[] from file [nil] 00007.575 UNKNOWN main: Cannot load skin: can't open './dxgui/skins/skinME/static2.skin.lua' 00007.575 UNKNOWN main: Cannot load skin[staticSkin2_ME] from file [static2.skin.lua] 00011.454 UNKNOWN main: Mission C:\Users\SEWELL\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS\tempMission.miz loaded 00011.765 UNKNOWN main: GUI Error: [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:317: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil) GUI debug.traceback: stack traceback: [C]: ? [C]: in function 'ipairs' [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:317: in function 'load' [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:262: in function 'show' [string ".\MissionEditor\Missi 00011.765 ALERT LUACOMMON: Error: GUI Error: [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:317: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil) GUI debug.traceback: stack traceback: [C]: ? [C]: in function 'ipairs' [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:317: in function 'load' [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:262: in function 'show' [string ".\MissionEdito 00011.772 INFO SOUND: detaching sdef path ".\sounds\sdef\"

Yes I did submit a ticket yesterday. No word back yet, because I am sure they slammed right now with other requests for support.

It should be noted that originally I did use the auto-updater and let it run, and it worked without a hitch. Immediately I had this problem. Since uninstalling, of course, I had to use the install files from the download section of the DCS site. I had one flight in the 25T last night, and exited that one normally. That was having ONLY DCS World installed. Thinking that my problems were resolved, I installed CA and here I am again. Could it be that having Combined Arms installed BEFORE the others is giving me issues? Should not be the case, that is how the download site instructs. EDIT: OK looking at the download page instructions it appears that it uses CA as an example as a module, maybe chosen at random, to illustrate how one of (any of) the modules is supposed to be installed after DCS World is installed. So just on a whim I will try installing just DCS World again, to see what happens. Then I'll go next to DCS A-10C, which is what I originally started with, and then onto the others (cannot remember the order, but BS2 was last for me) and check those modules one at a time.

Installed new drivers (NVIDIA) and then realized I needed to adjust my screen resolution. I was able to load and fly one mission for the 25T. Quit game, thinking I'd found a solution, and installed CA. Now I have the same problem again. Loads about 96%

Reinstalled again, still porked. CTD when loading mission (about 96%) ME.txt file ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 00000.000 INFO VFS: Using 'Saved Games': "C:\Users\SEWELL\Saved Games" 00000.002 INFO LAUNCHER: Launch command: C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\dcs.exe --trackfile "C:\Users\SEWELL\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS\LastMissionTrack.trk" "C:\Users\SEWELL\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS\tempMission.miz" 00004.866 UNKNOWN main: locale: en EN 00004.931 UNKNOWN main: me_db_api creation started 00005.226 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./mods/aircrafts/Su-25T/entry.lua 00005.226 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/tech/CombinedArms/entry.lua 00005.226 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\tech\CombinedArms\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00005.227 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/A-10C/entry.lua 00005.227 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\A-10C\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00005.227 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Flaming Cliffs/entry.lua 00005.227 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\Flaming Cliffs\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00005.227 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Ka-50/entry.lua 00005.227 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\Ka-50\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00005.228 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/P-51D/entry.lua 00005.228 ERROR EDCORE: can't open MO-file C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\DemoMods\aircrafts\P-51D\l10n\en\LC_MESSAGES\messages.mo 00005.228 UNKNOWN main: PLUGINS START------------------------------------------------- 00005.228 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Su-25T by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.228 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Combined Arms by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.228 UNKNOWN main: plugin: A-10C Warthog by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.228 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Flaming Cliffs by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.228 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Ka-50 Black Shark by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.228 UNKNOWN main: plugin: P-51D Mustang by Eagle Dynamics applied 00005.228 UNKNOWN main: PLUGINS DONE-------------------------------------------------- 00005.248 UNKNOWN main: ./MissionEditor/data/scripts/unitsclasses.lua loaded 00005.254 UNKNOWN main: ./MissionEditor/data/NewMap/classifier.lua loaded 00005.317 UNKNOWN main: me_db_api creation complete 00005.348 UNKNOWN main: options data successfully loaded 00005.390 INFO EDCORE: createSerialQueue IOQueue 00006.089 ERROR DXGUI_EDGE_RENDER: Cannot load texture '' 00006.264 INFO SOUND: loaded 507 sdefs from ".\sounds\sdef" 00006.270 INFO SOUND: XAudio2: Using device ID:'{0.0.0.00000000}.{252158cf-1974-48b4-8ec4-3bc5e7b66962}' Name:'Speakers (VIA High Definition Audio)', channels: 2 00006.270 INFO SOUND: XAudio2: channel layout: Headphones/Stereo 00006.306 INFO SOUND: Using SSE FTZ mode. 00006.629 WARNING DXGUI: Invalid align type! 00007.444 WARNING LOG: 6 duplicate message(s) skipped. 00007.444 UNKNOWN main: Cannot load skin[] from file [nil] 00007.446 UNKNOWN main: Cannot load skin: can't open './dxgui/skins/skinME/static2.skin.lua' 00007.446 UNKNOWN main: Cannot load skin[staticSkin2_ME] from file [static2.skin.lua] 00011.216 UNKNOWN main: Mission C:\Users\SEWELL\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS\tempMission.miz loaded 00011.506 UNKNOWN main: GUI Error: [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:317: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil) GUI debug.traceback: stack traceback: [C]: ? [C]: in function 'ipairs' [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:317: in function 'load' [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:262: in function 'show' [string ".\MissionEditor\Missi 00011.506 ALERT LUACOMMON: Error: GUI Error: [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:317: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil) GUI debug.traceback: stack traceback: [C]: ? [C]: in function 'ipairs' [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:317: in function 'load' [string ".\MissionEditor\modules\me_debriefing.lua"]:262: in function 'show' [string ".\MissionEdito 00011.513 INFO SOUND: detaching sdef path ".\sounds\sdef\"

I will do another install, and remove the C++ 2010 installation and start over there. I cannot imagine the drivers aren't good, hell it just worked fine on version 1.2.2 EDIT: Checked the Install DirectX option this time.

I did a repair of the 2010 C++ installation. Should I go back and delete it and do another reinstall?