Launcher.exe has stopped working

[peterjohnkerner]

I get this message after Black Shark worked for a month. Now I click on the Launcher.exe and I get the message "Launcher.exe has stopped working" over and over again after rebooting my PC, I keep trying....time for a re-install? Only installed Black Shark once....what is this I hear about "re-activation/re-install limit on # of times you can install?

 

Thank you.

[Legerdemain]

I'm having the same problem, but with a new install. No reboot between install and not working, only logging off and logging back on.

[Nate--IRL--]

I'm fairly certain you can reinstall on the same PC as much as you like on the same activation, provided nothing has changed, ie a reinstall of windows etc.

 

Try installing into another directory leaving your current install intact, and see how you get on.

 

Nate

[Legerdemain]

The crash log says it's sdl_mixer.dll causing the problems, so I'm going to give reinstalling audio drivers a whirl.

 

There's no -nosound switch for the launcher, is there?

[Acedy]

You can reinstall BS without deactivating as long as you do not change your hardware or reinstall your operating system.

 

@peterjohnkerner: did you change your drivers recently? Or Catalyst AI settings if you have an ATI card? A lot of people have problems running BS with newer version 9 ATI drivers, especially with Catalyst AI set to "advanced". If so please change that setting or revert to an older driver version like 8.13 or 8.12.

[Legerdemain]

Sound driver reinstall fixed it for me.

 

Now time to work on flying the thing. And following that, learning what all the switches do (what a change from Falcon 4 and the F16, where it was all on MFDs and if I didn't know what it meant I could probably puzzle it out from the label... :P)

[peterjohnkerner]

I found my Event Viewer error log for this:

 

Faulting application Launcher.exe_unknown, version 0.0.0.0, time stamp 0x4933f34b, faulting module ntdll.dll, version 6.0.6001.18000, time stamp 0x4791a7a6, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x000681d1, process id 0x1488, application start time 0x01c9b648d3f9317d.

[peterjohnkerner]

Hey Acedy, I am running a Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT with the error above -

 

Here is the XML version of the error:

 

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

- <System>

<Provider Name="Application Error" />

 

<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>

 

<Level>2</Level>

 

<Task>100</Task>

 

<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

 

<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-04-05T23:47:07.000Z" />

 

<EventRecordID>12186</EventRecordID>

 

<Channel>Application</Channel>

 

<Computer>VISTA</Computer>

 

<Security />

 

</System>

 

 

- <EventData>

<Data>Launcher.exe_unknown</Data>

 

<Data>0.0.0.0</Data>

 

<Data>4933f34b</Data>

 

<Data>ntdll.dll</Data>

 

<Data>6.0.6001.18000</Data>

 

<Data>4791a7a6</Data>

 

<Data>c0000005</Data>

 

<Data>000681d1</Data>

 

<Data>1488</Data>

 

<Data>01c9b648d3f9317d</Data>

 

</EventData>

 

 

</Event>

[USSR_Rik]

It will be better to describe your hardware and software instead of XML text.

[peterjohnkerner]

After re-install, getting same error "Launcher.exe is not working"

 

By the way, a few days ago, after going through the following steps below, I get the same error message as the original problem with a "Launcher.exe is not working" error.

See all of my posts and you will see which one (most recent post).

 

1. Went through using the "uninstall utility" that comes with BS.

2. Deleted the "C:\Programs Files\Eagle Dynamics" folder

3. Rebooted PC

4. Re-installed BS

5. Same "Launcher.exe is not working error".

 

Should I keep trying to re-install it over and over again?

[159th_Viper]

By the way, a few days ago, after going through the following steps below, I get the same error message as the original problem with a "Launcher.exe is not working" error.

See all of my posts and you will see which one (most recent post).

 

1. Went through using the "uninstall utility" that comes with BS.

2. Deleted the "C:\Programs Files\Eagle Dynamics" folder

3. Rebooted PC

4. Re-installed BS

5. Same "Launcher.exe is not working error".

 

Should I keep trying to re-install it over and over again?

 

If you are running an ATI GPU, Disable the Catalyst A.I.

[JG14_Smil]

or just set it to Standard.

[Acedy]

Peter, please do not start multiple threads to describe one and the same problem. :)

 

And please answer Rik's question.

[Nedum]

To fix this Problem, reinstall your GPU driver 9.3 or, the better Way, use the 9.4!

[Distiler]

Are you launching DCS by double clicking the blackshark launcher in the desk or by double clicking launcher.exe in DCS folder? if you'r doing the latter (as it seems from your first post), you're doing it wrong.

[Maximus_G]

To fix this Problem, reinstall your GPU driver 9.3 or, the better Way, use the 9.4!

 

Made a fresh Vista install, and i'm getting this problem with 8.12 and 9.4. Haven't been using Vista with DCS before.

During install, Catalyst drivers are removed using Driver Sweeper to ensure clean install.

 

Strangely, the game starts for the first time i launch it after drivers reinstalling, but next time this error occures.

 

Found this topic, turned off Catalyst AI, and the game seems to work.

Haven't had this problem in XP and W7.

[peterjohnkerner]

Just for clarification, do you think I have a Catalyst AI Video Card? I do not. I have a Nvidia GTX Pri 8500 Video Card. Let me know if your advice is related to that. Thanks!

[peterjohnkerner]

Hey Distiler,

 

I am Launching via the Icon for Black Shark on the Desktop of my PC.

 

Also, for those that help me with Catalyst ATI driver information fixes, I just wanted you to know that I have a

Nvidia GTX Pro 8500 Graphics Card.

Edited April 9, 2009 by peterjohnkerner

[EtherealN]

Peter, that confusion could have been avoided through supplying full and detailed information about your system right from the get-go - as has been asked of you a few times in the thread.

 

If we don't know what you have, the only thing we can do is guess at things that seem somewhat similar.

 

Please consider offering full and detailed information on your system components and relevant driver versions.

[peterjohnkerner]

Update

 

I was able to re-install BS successfully last night, but I was not able to test it because I was still burning a DVD by the time I went to bed, so I couldn't reboot, test it. If the problem continues, I will post what my system hardware and software consists of. I'll test it tonight and let you guys know! Thanks!

[Maximus_G]

For the ATI owners: i've deleted ATI Tray Tools and reinstalled Catalyst 9.3 - No problems with the launcher.exe so far, after several reboots.

[Mugenjin]

ATI owner here as well. I just needed to deactivate the catalyst AI resp. put it from advanced to standard and it magically worked then ^^

[Ramstein]

For the ATI owners: i've deleted ATI Tray Tools and reinstalled Catalyst 9.3 - No problems with the launcher.exe so far, after several reboots.

 

 

When someone has problems, I and others ask if there are any 3rd party utilities being used. This looks like a case where a 3rd party utility caused problems. I am familiar with Tray Tools by Ray Adams. Lots of people use that trying to not use ATI Radeon Catalytst, or use Tray Tools with Catalyst control panel.

 

Only reason I used it a while back was fan control when ATI refused to include fan control on their application on older video cards, hell, those cards were like the 29xx series and ATI still refused to put fan control in Catalyst software. Since then they included it.

[Yskonyn]

I actually used it on my X1950 Pro, but that was a firmware error on Sapphire's behalf. Something with fan control on the card. It had a too low threshold.

Tray Tools was handy because it allowed you to set fan intervals manually.

[Maximus_G]

For the ATI owners: i've deleted ATI Tray Tools and reinstalled Catalyst 9.3 - No problems with the launcher.exe so far, after several reboots.

I've reinstalled ATI TT with "smart shaders" and "default profiles" switched OFF, now everything is OK.

 

I'm using ATI TT because of its ability to make dynamic fan control profiles (cooling it better both at idle and full-load state), check video card stability and have graphic monitoring of different parameters, like GPU temp and load.