FSX getting crashed to desktop upon loading in Win 8 pro

[kunalnigam 0]

I recently upgraded to win 8 pro 64 bit. For initial 2 days FSX ran smoothly but suddenely it started getting crashed.

I tried registry cleaner, Defragmentation, clean install but nothing helps..

It gets installed & when I run fsx.exe its loads & then crashed..

 

Error report from event viewer:

Fault bucket 107817089, type 5

Event Name: BEX

Response: Not available

Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:

P1: fsx.exe

P2: 10.0.61637.0

P3: 46fadb14

P4: unknown

P5: 0.0.0.0

P6: 00000000

P7: 00000010

P8: c0000005

P9: 00000008

 

Sysyem Config :

K53SM-SX010D

Core i5 (2nd Generation)

Variant :2450M

Chipset : Mobile Intel HM65 Express

Clock Speed : 2.5 GHz With Turbo Boost Upto 3.1 GHz

Cache : 3 MB

System Memory : 4 GB DDR3

Hardware Interface : SATA RPM 5400

HDD Capacity 750 GB

Optical Disk Drive : Read/Write Speed 8x

DVD RW SuperMulti Drive with Dual Layer Support

Operating System : Windows 8 Pro 64 bit

Dedicated Graphics Memory Type : DDR3

Graphic Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M 2GB

[mjleprix1 1]

I doubt very much that the operating system has anything to do with FSX crashing. Have you installed some add ons to FSX or are we talking about a virgin install. If you have recently installed some extra scenery, try removing it and restarting.

First thoughts

Mike P

[Jim Young 2,356]

Defragmentation, clean install but nothing helps..

 

Uninstall FSX. Reinstall in non-default directory like C:\FSX.

 

Best regards,

Jim

[kunalnigam 0]

I found the issue yesterday. I updated the Nvidia driver to the latest one & did the fresh installation to c:\FSX

Its working now but only gets crashed if I open Nvidia control panal & change settings for FSX.

It works fine for default nvidia settings.

[Jim Young 2,356]

<br />Its working now but only gets crashed if I open Nvidia control panal & change settings for FSX.<br />

 

Never heard of this issue before. Only thing you can do is uninstall the NVIDIA drivers, run a registry cleaner like CCleaner, then reinstall. When you reinstall the drivers, make sure you right click the .exe and run as Admin. Make sure any anti-virus program is disabled (although they do a good job allowing you to install system drivers but just in case). If you are having further problems, download and run AppCrashView - http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/app_crash_view.html and copy and paste the report here. This report provides more information than the Event Viewer and interprets the Microsoft crash report (.wer). Thanks.

 

Best regards,

Jim

[kd7lqw 0]

Hey Jim,

 

A comment on installing in a the non standard directory- niethor Win7 or Win8 allowed me to do that- ended up with half in my folder and the other half in the programs89....? what ever that standard folder is. Just in the name of Pete do you get it to install somewhere else???

[Jim Young 2,356]

Hey Jim,

 

A comment on installing in a the non standard directory- niethor Win7 or Win8 allowed me to do that- ended up with half in my folder and the other half in the programs89....? what ever that standard folder is. Just in the name of Pete do you get it to install somewhere else???

 

I keep mine installed in the default folder so have never tried it but read that when you install FSX, when you insert the first disk, on the screen that says it's going to install FSX in such and such a directory, there's a "Options" box on the bottom of the screen. Click on that and you can set the directory you want it installed. It's sort of hidden and you have to look for it.

 

Best regards,

Jim