FC2 Vista Startup Crash

[Chuck_Yeager]

Hey, so I just bought and installed a clean copy of Lock On Flaming Cliffs 2. I can load the menu and open up the editor with out a problem. However, every time I try to load the actual simulation, the game crashes while loading. For example, If I click "Quick Start" at the main menu and select any plane, the main menu will minimize and open a loading window. The game will then always crash at the same spot in the loading like in this picture:

 

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1961/fc2crash.jpg

 

My specs are as follows:

Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic 32bit(6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2

System Manufacturer: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC

System Model: P5W DH Deluxe

Processor: Intel® Core2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz

Memory: 3198MB RAM

Page File: 1605MB used, 5010MB available

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS

 

Any help is appreciated as it is rather frustrating not being able to play the game after buying it :mad: Thanks!

[EtherealN]

Could you do the event viewer stuff listed here: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=868859&postcount=4

You should hopefully find entries for simulator.exe in there.

 

From this thread: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=52089

 

A DxDiag might also offer insight, details in that thread.

[Chuck_Yeager]

Ok so I did the things listed in the two threads and got some more information. I started the game and let it crash. Then I saved an "Information" and "Error" log from the Event Viewer Application Log that were relevant. I also looked at the reliability monitor, but all it showed was "simulator.exe" crashing over and over. I also ran the check disk but it didn't seem to find anything too interesting.

 

Also, I'm not sure if its relevant or not, but I bought the digital download version of FC2 and used the torrent to download it. Also, after simulator.exe crashes, it goes back to the menu "debriefing screen." Let me know if you need any more information. Hope this helps!

 

 

Attached is a DxDiag.txt file, an "Information.txt" and "Error.txt" from the Event Viewer, and some .CRASH and error.log files from the "...Flaming Cliffs 2/Temp" folder all compressed in a .rar file.

Crash.rar

[EtherealN]

Do you have NewView installed? If so, try uninstalling that.

 

EDIT: If uninstalling NewView works, you can try installing it under a different folder name. I've seen renaming or uninstalling NewView solve this problem in IL-2 and FC.

Edited December 1, 2010 by EtherealN

[Chuck_Yeager]

Ya uninstalling NewView did the trick! Everything works fine now! Thanks for all your help! :pilotfly:

[EtherealN]

Great news. :)