[RESOLVED]Latest update killed 2.5.6 tottally

[DmitriKozlowsky]

No mission will start. Not even Instant Action. Loading missions into Mission Editor freezes DCS.

Going into Options, then OK to exit fails to change settings.

HOTAS controller, in my case X56 and Thrustmaster T-Rudder Pedals are no longer read. They work in Windows joy.cpl.

Going into Encyclopedia freezes DCS.

Going into Logbook freezes DCS

 

Ran repair. Ran Update. All OK, but DCS no longer works.

 

.44266 has totally destroyed my DCS.

 

First time I ran DCS , after latest update , Norton 360 issued suspicious activity alert for DCS.exe. I allowed it DCS.exe to continue and created exemption.

Version is 2.5.6.44266

Log attached

dcsLog.txt

Edited March 5, 2020 by DmitriKozlowsky

[BIGNEWY]

Hi

 

Something is blocking DCS

 

CreateFile(C:\Users\DaveR\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config/options.lua): Access is denied.

 

Most likely you antivirus, you may need to add DCS to your exclusion or whitelist.

 

Also you are running a lot of unofficial mods.

 

It is always wise to remove them before doing an update.

 

I recommend you remove all unofficial mods and run a cleanup and then a repair

 

Thanks

[DmitriKozlowsky]

I did add DCS.exe and dcsupdate.exe to ALLOW. But no-go. 2.5.6. just prior to today's update worked fine.

Edited March 5, 2020 by DmitriKozlowsky

[DmitriKozlowsky]

Had to RUN.exe to ALLOW also. THat was also being blocked.

[DmitriKozlowsky]

WHy is it all of a sudden Norton is blocking processes by DCS, not just .exe, as of today's 2.5.6.44266 build.

[BIGNEWY]

Changes made to protection triggered false positives in many antivirus.

 

You can exclude / add dcs to the whitelist or wait for your antivirus definitions to update.

 

Once your anti virus no longer blocks DCS you will need to do a cleanup and repair or verify for steam users.

 

thanks

[DmitriKozlowsky]

I think I got it working. Thank you.

[BIGNEWY]

I think I got it working. Thank you.

 

Great to hear, enjoy :thumbup: