daniel_h_12345 Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Hello guys, Starting on Tuesday, I can't start FSX. Usually, when you double click the FSX icon, it loads for 2 seconds and shows the splash screen. When it loads for that 2 seconds, the cursor shows a blue whirling circle beside it. But now, it shows the whirling circle for a split second and doesn't even launch the splash screen. I have a lot of add ons though... Is the logbook.bin corrupted? If it is, can you tell me how to fix it? Thanks for you help! Daniel Computer Specs: Windows 8.1 Inspiron 15 3000 series FSX Steam Edition
mrzippy Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 If you suspect that the logbook is corrupted, then the first thing to do is go to My Documents/Flight Simulator X folder, open it and rename logbook.bin to something like logbook_old.bin. Now restart FSX to let it rebuild a new logbook.bin file and FSX should run. There are logbook recovery downloads from here that will fix logbook corruptions. Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer!
daniel_h_12345 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Posted March 12, 2015 If you suspect that the logbook is corrupted, then the first thing to do is go to My Documents/Flight Simulator X folder, open it and rename logbook.bin to something like logbook_old.bin. Now restart FSX to let it rebuild a new logbook.bin file and FSX should run. There are logbook recovery downloads from here that will fix logbook corruptions. Hi Mrzippy! If the logbook.bin isn't corrupted, what else could be the problem? Thank you! Daniel Computer Specs: Windows 8.1 Inspiron 15 3000 series FSX Steam Edition AMD A6
mrzippy Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Hi Mrzippy! If the logbook.bin isn't corrupted, what else could be the problem? Thank you! Daniel Computer Specs: Windows 8.1 Inspiron 15 3000 series FSX Steam Edition AMD A6 Beats me with a stick! You might check your Events Viewer for an error relating to FSX. Control Panel-> Administrative Tools-> Event Viewer, select Custom Views-> Administrative Events. One of the listed events will be for your CTD. The "Faulting Module" should point to the problem area. Tell us what the Faulting Module is! That will point us in the direction of the proper error, aiding in troubleshooting. Below is just an example of what you will see! General Tab: Faulting application name: fsx.exe, version: 10.0.61637.0, time stamp: 0x46fadb14 Faulting module name: This is what we need to Know! Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x0000ee3a Faulting process id: 0x748 Faulting application start time: 0x01ce0253dc4b69d4 Faulting application path: R:\FSX\fsx.exe Faulting module path: R:\FSX\window.dll Report Id: 9caf77b4-6e50-11e2-8570-3085a99825d1 If there is not one listed: Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000, you will need to do as previously noted No Faulting Module? -> Remove all of the add-ons, and test the sim. If it works OK, then reinstall them one at a time and test. Be sure to test each thoroughly before moving on to the next Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer!
daniel_h_12345 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Posted March 12, 2015 Beats me with a stick! You might check your Events Viewer for an error relating to FSX. Control Panel-> Administrative Tools-> Event Viewer, select Custom Views-> Administrative Events. One of the listed events will be for your CTD. The "Faulting Module" should point to the problem area. Tell us what the Faulting Module is! That will point us in the direction of the proper error, aiding in troubleshooting. Below is just an example of what you will see! General Tab: Faulting application name: fsx.exe, version: 10.0.61637.0, time stamp: 0x46fadb14 Faulting module name: This is what we need to Know! Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x0000ee3a Faulting process id: 0x748 Faulting application start time: 0x01ce0253dc4b69d4 Faulting application path: R:\FSX\fsx.exe Faulting module path: R:\FSX\window.dll Report Id: 9caf77b4-6e50-11e2-8570-3085a99825d1 If there is not one listed: Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000, you will need to do as previously noted No Faulting Module? -> Remove all of the add-ons, and test the sim. If it works OK, then reinstall them one at a time and test. Be sure to test each thoroughly before moving on to the next Hi! I am not that good at computer stuff... May you tell me what is CTD, and the faulting module are? And how do I know it will be for the CTD? Also, what do you mean by "If there is not one listed: Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000, you will need to do as previously noted"? Thank you! Daniel Computer Specs: Windows 8.1 Inspiron 15 3000 series FSX Steam Edition AMD A6
mrzippy Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Hi! I am not that good at computer stuff... May you tell me what is CTD, and the faulting module are? And how do I know it will be for the CTD? Thanks you! Daniel Computer Specs: Windows 8.1 Inspiron 15 3000 series FSX Steam Edition AMD A6 When ever FSX has a CTD (crash to desktop) or gets an error message saying it can't run, then you need to see what type of error (faulting module) is causing this to happen. Without this info, we will just be guessing! Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer!
daniel_h_12345 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Posted March 13, 2015 When ever FSX has a CTD (crash to desktop) or gets an error message saying it can't run, then you need to see what type of error (faulting module) is causing this to happen. Without this info, we will just be guessing! Hi! Guess what?! I got rid of all add-ons (well most of them...) and it worked okay! As you said, I am going to re-install them one by one, so I can find the one add-on that's causing the problem and delete it permanently! I think the culprit is the 777-300ER Cathay Pacific that I downloaded 5 days ago. Thank you so much, mrzippy! Daniel Computer Specs: Windows 8.1 Inspiron 15 3000 series FSX Steam Edition AMD A6
mrzippy Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Good work! Happy flying! :pilot: Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer!
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