Hi All,

I'm having a bit of an FSX error with windows 8.  I try launching FSX and it crashes every time the splash-screen starts up.  I'm able to run it in safe mode ok, if that makes a difference.

 

The LCID is 1033 if that means anything?

 

Dell Latitude E6430

Win 8 64 bit

8GB Ram

NVIDIA NVS520M 1GB Video Card

520GB Hard Drive, 190 GB Free

 

Here's a one of the crash logs:

Version=1
EventType=BEX
EventTime=130231773547887941
ReportType=2
Consent=1
ReportIdentifier=e674a6c6-190e-11e3-be9b-d8da6db3b77c
IntegratorReportIdentifier=e674a6c5-190e-11e3-be9b-d8da6db3b77c
WOW64=1
Response.type=4
Sig[0].Name=Application Name
Sig[0].Value=fsx.exe
Sig[1].Name=Application Version
Sig[1].Value=10.0.61472.0
Sig[2].Name=Application Timestamp
Sig[2].Value=475e17d3
Sig[3].Name=Fault Module Name
Sig[3].Value=unknown
Sig[4].Name=Fault Module Version
Sig[4].Value=0.0.0.0
Sig[5].Name=Fault Module Timestamp
Sig[5].Value=00000000
Sig[6].Name=Exception Offset
Sig[6].Value=00000000
Sig[7].Name=Exception Code
Sig[7].Value=c0000005
Sig[8].Name=Exception Data
Sig[8].Value=00000008
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=6.2.9200.2.0.0.256.48
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=1033
UI[2]=C:\Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe
UI[3]=A fatal error occurred.
UI[4]=Windows can check online for a solution to the problem.
UI[5]=Check online for a solution and close the program
UI[6]=Check online for a solution later and close the program
UI[7]=Close the program
LoadedModule[0]=C:\Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe
LoadedModule[1]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
LoadedModule[2]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\KERNEL32.DLL
LoadedModule[3]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\KERNELBASE.dll
LoadedModule[4]=C:\Windows\system32\apphelp.dll
LoadedModule[5]=C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcLayers.DLL
LoadedModule[6]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\msvcrt.dll
LoadedModule[7]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\USER32.dll
LoadedModule[8]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\GDI32.dll
LoadedModule[9]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\SHELL32.dll
LoadedModule[10]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\SHLWAPI.dll
LoadedModule[11]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\OLEAUT32.dll
LoadedModule[12]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\MPR.dll
LoadedModule[13]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\SETUPAPI.dll
LoadedModule[14]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sfc.dll
LoadedModule[15]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WINSPOOL.DRV
LoadedModule[16]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\RPCRT4.dll
LoadedModule[17]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\combase.dll
LoadedModule[18]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CFGMGR32.dll
LoadedModule[19]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\DEVOBJ.dll
LoadedModule[20]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\SspiCli.dll
LoadedModule[21]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sfc_os.DLL
LoadedModule[22]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CRYPTBASE.dll
LoadedModule[23]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sechost.dll
LoadedModule[24]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcryptPrimitives.dll
LoadedModule[25]=C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcSpecfc.DLL
LoadedModule[26]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.9200.16384_none_bf100cd445f4d954\COMCTL32.dll
LoadedModule[27]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\mscms.dll
LoadedModule[28]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ADVAPI32.dll
LoadedModule[29]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ole32.dll
LoadedModule[30]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WINMM.dll
LoadedModule[31]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\DDRAW.dll
LoadedModule[32]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\USERENV.dll
LoadedModule[33]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\COMDLG32.dll
LoadedModule[34]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\IMM32.dll
LoadedModule[35]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WS2_32.dll
LoadedModule[36]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\dwmapi.dll
LoadedModule[37]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\msi.dll
LoadedModule[38]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WINMMBASE.dll
LoadedModule[39]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\DCIMAN32.dll
LoadedModule[40]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\profapi.dll
LoadedModule[41]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\SHCORE.DLL
LoadedModule[42]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\MSCTF.dll
LoadedModule[43]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\NSI.dll
LoadedModule[44]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.mfc_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_cbf5e994470a1a8f\MFC80.DLL
LoadedModule[45]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6910_none_d089c358442de345\MSVCR80.dll
LoadedModule[46]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.mfcloc_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_03ce2c72205943d3\MFC80ENU.DLL
LoadedModule[47]=C:\Flight Simulator X\language.dll
LoadedModule[48]=C:\Flight Simulator X\API.DLL
LoadedModule[49]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6910_none_d089c358442de345\MSVCP80.dll
LoadedModule[50]=C:\Flight Simulator X\ablscpt.dll
LoadedModule[51]=C:\Flight Simulator X\acontain.dll
LoadedModule[52]=C:\Flight Simulator X\ai_player.dll
LoadedModule[53]=C:\Flight Simulator X\atc.dll
LoadedModule[54]=C:\Flight Simulator X\controls.dll
LoadedModule[55]=C:\Flight Simulator X\demo.dll
LoadedModule[56]=C:\Flight Simulator X\facilities.dll
LoadedModule[57]=C:\Flight Simulator X\fe.dll
LoadedModule[58]=C:\Flight Simulator X\flight.dll
LoadedModule[59]=C:\Flight Simulator X\fsui.dll
LoadedModule[60]=C:\Flight Simulator X\g2d.dll
LoadedModule[61]=C:\Flight Simulator X\g3d.dll
LoadedModule[62]=C:\Flight Simulator X\gps.dll
LoadedModule[63]=C:\Flight Simulator X\livingwater.dll
LoadedModule[64]=C:\Flight Simulator X\main.dll
LoadedModule[65]=C:\Flight Simulator X\multiplayer.dll
LoadedModule[66]=C:\Flight Simulator X\panels.dll
LoadedModule[67]=C:\Flight Simulator X\sim1.dll
LoadedModule[68]=C:\Flight Simulator X\simprop.dll
LoadedModule[69]=C:\Flight Simulator X\simscheduler.dll
LoadedModule[70]=C:\Flight Simulator X\sound.dll
LoadedModule[71]=C:\Flight Simulator X\symmap.dll
LoadedModule[72]=C:\Flight Simulator X\terrain.dll
LoadedModule[73]=C:\Flight Simulator X\fs-traffic.dll
LoadedModule[74]=C:\Flight Simulator X\ui.dll
LoadedModule[75]=C:\Flight Simulator X\util.dll
LoadedModule[76]=C:\Flight Simulator X\visualfx.dll
LoadedModule[77]=C:\Flight Simulator X\weather.dll
LoadedModule[78]=C:\Flight Simulator X\window.dll
LoadedModule[79]=C:\Flight Simulator X\xuipc.dll
LoadedModule[80]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\MSWSOCK.dll
LoadedModule[81]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\SHFOLDER.dll
LoadedModule[82]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\VERSION.dll
LoadedModule[83]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\POWRPROF.dll
LoadedModule[84]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\DINPUT8.dll
LoadedModule[85]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.1.9200.16518_none_ba1cf6b7e09f1918\gdiplus.dll
LoadedModule[86]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\d3dx9_34.dll
LoadedModule[87]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\d3dx10_34.dll
LoadedModule[88]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\d3d9.dll
LoadedModule[89]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\DSOUND.dll
LoadedModule[90]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WININET.dll
LoadedModule[91]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\MSACM32.dll
LoadedModule[92]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\MSIMG32.dll
LoadedModule[93]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\iertutil.dll
LoadedModule[94]=C:\Windows\system32\uxtheme.dll
LoadedModule[95]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\RICHED20.DLL
LoadedModule[96]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\USP10.dll
LoadedModule[97]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\msls31.dll
LoadedModule[98]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CRYPTSP.dll
LoadedModule[99]=C:\Windows\system32\rsaenh.dll
LoadedModule[100]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WINTRUST.dll
LoadedModule[101]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CRYPT32.dll
LoadedModule[102]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\MSASN1.dll
LoadedModule[103]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\clbcatq.dll
LoadedModule[104]=C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wbemprox.dll
LoadedModule[105]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wbemcomn.dll
LoadedModule[106]=C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wbemsvc.dll
LoadedModule[107]=C:\Windows\system32\wbem\fastprox.dll
LoadedModule[108]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.msxml2_6bd6b9abf345378f_4.20.9839.0_none_b7e911967b289966\MSXML4.DLL
LoadedModule[109]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\dxgi.dll
LoadedModule[110]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\d3d11.dll
LoadedModule[111]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\nvumdshim.dll
LoadedModule[112]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\nvinit.dll
LoadedModule[113]=C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\CoProcManager\detoured.dll
LoadedModule[114]=C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\CoProcManager\nvd3d9wrap.dll
LoadedModule[115]=C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\CoProcManager\nvdxgiwrap.dll
LoadedModule[116]=C:\Windows\system32\igdumd32.dll
LoadedModule[117]=C:\Windows\system32\nvd3dum.dll
LoadedModule[118]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\PSAPI.DLL
LoadedModule[119]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\D3DCompiler_34.dll
LoadedModule[120]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WindowsCodecs.dll
LoadedModule[121]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\d3d10_1.dll
LoadedModule[122]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\d3d10_1core.dll
LoadedModule[123]=C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvSCPAPI.dll
LoadedModule[124]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\dxdiagn.dll
LoadedModule[125]=C:\Windows\system32\winbrand.dll
LoadedModule[126]=C:\Windows\system32\nvwgf2um.dll
LoadedModule[127]=C:\Windows\system32\igd10umd32.dll
LoadedModule[128]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntmarta.dll
Sec[0].Key=LCID
Sec[0].Value=1033
FriendlyEventName=Stopped working
ConsentKey=BEX
AppName=Microsoft® Flight Simulator X
AppPath=C:\Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe

 

Thanks in advance

Do you have the Vista version of the Uiautomationcore.dll in your main fsx folder?  Your crash report does not show that it loaded.  I heard from other Sources that the Uiautomationcore.dll is not compatible with Windows 8. 

 

You have FSX SP2 installed.  Before installing SP2, did you install FSX then run FSX for at least one time, then install SP1 and run FSX at least once, then installed SP2?  If not, then you should uninstall SP2, then SP1, run FSX, then install SP1, run FSX, then install SP2.  If you did all of that did you change the default startup.  If so this is probably the problem as your new default install is looking for an aircraft, a situation, and cannot find it in the location it is suppose to be located.

 

If you have your FSX settings set too high, fsx will not load too.

 

Since you were able to start up in Safe Mode, this indicates to me to be a driver issue, most likely your video card driver.  When you go into safe mode, almost all of the drivers are not loaded including your Nvidia drivers (Windows uses a VGA driver).  So look at that for a possible solution.

 

Best regards,

Jim

Hi Jim,

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.

 

You were correct that it was a video card issue, thank you very much for suggesting that.  I was able to run FSX in normal (non-safe mode) by telling the computer to use the integrated graphics chip instead of the nVidia card for FSX.  Once that isolated the problem, I re-downloaded the latest driver and now it seems to be working.

 

To answer your other questions, I did launch FSX to the start screen before each SP (by going into safe mode), and I did put the uiautomationcore.dll in the FSX folder, which is why I was confused there were still problems--but it was the video card/driver.

 

Thanks again!