Hello all,

 

I forgot this CDT forum existed and I started posting in the FSX forum about this problem after finding a similar post there.

 

At first, I received an error message when I started FSX. The header on the error message box says: Saitek Pro Flight Panels for FS2004(FSUIPC). The error message started when I inadvertently clicked the "Start the Flight Sim 2004 plugin" located in the Saitek Pro Flight Panels directory.  This continued till I finally removed the Saitek software and removed all mentions of it from the FSX exe.xml and fsx.cfg files. Now, when I start FSX I get the splash screen and then...nothing. It just quits.

 

I did some searching online and also looked at the CTD guides. I tried removing the add-on manager and then downloaded and installed a new copy of the stand-alone add-on manager. Still, no joy.

 

I found where the Saitek/Madcatz drivers were having an issue and was able to fix that No idea if that would stop FSX from starting.

 

Looking at the Application event logs, I find event 9010 which says that FSX requested the Desktop Window Manager be disabled. The next event shown is 9013 and says "The Desktop Window Manager was unable to start because composition was disabled by a running application."

 

Below is the info I got on FSX failing from AppCrashView. I would appreciate any help, thoughts, advice, etc.

 

Ken

 

Version=1
EventType=APPCRASH
EventTime=130632316346644063
ReportType=2
Consent=1
UploadTime=130632316350304272
ReportIdentifier=89ae5295-8559-11e4-8071-005056c00008
IntegratorReportIdentifier=89ae5294-8559-11e4-8071-005056c00008
WOW64=1
Response.BucketId=10503127
Response.BucketTable=17
Response.type=4
Response.CabId=73070037043
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=wbemprox.dll
Sig[4].Name=Fault Module Version
Sig[4].Value=6.2.9200.16398
Sig[5].Name=Fault Module Timestamp
Sig[5].Value=50338e22
Sig[6].Name=Exception Code
Sig[6].Value=c0000005
Sig[7].Name=Exception Offset
Sig[7].Value=00001c76
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=1033
UI[2]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe
UI[3]=A fatal error occurred.
UI[4]=Windows can check online for a solution to the problem and try to restart the program.
UI[5]=Check online for a solution and restart the program
UI[6]=Check online for a solution later and close the program
UI[7]=Close the program
LoadedModule[0]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe
LoadedModule[1]=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
LoadedModule[2]=C:\Windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
LoadedModule[3]=C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll
LoadedModule[4]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.mfc_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_cbf5e994470a1a8f\MFC80.DLL
LoadedModule[5]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_d09154e044272b9a\MSVCR80.dll
LoadedModule[6]=C:\Windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
LoadedModule[7]=C:\Windows\syswow64\GDI32.dll
LoadedModule[8]=C:\Windows\syswow64\USER32.dll
LoadedModule[9]=C:\Windows\syswow64\ADVAPI32.dll
LoadedModule[10]=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sechost.dll
LoadedModule[11]=C:\Windows\syswow64\RPCRT4.dll
LoadedModule[12]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SspiCli.dll
LoadedModule[13]=C:\Windows\syswow64\CRYPTBASE.dll
LoadedModule[14]=C:\Windows\syswow64\LPK.dll
LoadedModule[15]=C:\Windows\syswow64\USP10.dll
LoadedModule[16]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SHLWAPI.dll
LoadedModule[17]=C:\Windows\syswow64\ole32.dll
LoadedModule[18]=C:\Windows\system32\apphelp.dll
LoadedModule[19]=C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcGenral.DLL
LoadedModule[20]=C:\Windows\system32\UxTheme.dll
LoadedModule[21]=C:\Windows\system32\WINMM.dll
LoadedModule[22]=C:\Windows\system32\samcli.dll
LoadedModule[23]=C:\Windows\syswow64\OLEAUT32.dll
LoadedModule[24]=C:\Windows\system32\MSACM32.dll
LoadedModule[25]=C:\Windows\system32\VERSION.dll
LoadedModule[26]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SHELL32.dll
LoadedModule[27]=C:\Windows\system32\sfc.dll
LoadedModule[28]=C:\Windows\system32\sfc_os.DLL
LoadedModule[29]=C:\Windows\syswow64\USERENV.dll
LoadedModule[30]=C:\Windows\syswow64\profapi.dll
LoadedModule[31]=C:\Windows\system32\dwmapi.dll
LoadedModule[32]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SETUPAPI.dll
LoadedModule[33]=C:\Windows\syswow64\CFGMGR32.dll
LoadedModule[34]=C:\Windows\syswow64\DEVOBJ.dll
LoadedModule[35]=C:\Windows\syswow64\urlmon.dll
LoadedModule[36]=C:\Windows\syswow64\api-ms-win-downlevel-ole32-l1-1-0.dll
LoadedModule[37]=C:\Windows\syswow64\api-ms-win-downlevel-shlwapi-l1-1-0.dll
LoadedModule[38]=C:\Windows\syswow64\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
LoadedModule[39]=C:\Windows\syswow64\api-ms-win-downlevel-user32-l1-1-0.dll
LoadedModule[40]=C:\Windows\syswow64\api-ms-win-downlevel-version-l1-1-0.dll
LoadedModule[41]=C:\Windows\syswow64\api-ms-win-downlevel-normaliz-l1-1-0.dll
LoadedModule[42]=C:\Windows\syswow64\normaliz.DLL
LoadedModule[43]=C:\Windows\syswow64\iertutil.dll
LoadedModule[44]=C:\Windows\syswow64\WININET.dll
LoadedModule[45]=C:\Windows\system32\MPR.dll
LoadedModule[46]=C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcLayers.DLL
LoadedModule[47]=C:\Windows\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
LoadedModule[48]=C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcSpecfc.DLL
LoadedModule[49]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.7601.18201_none_ec80f00e8593ece5\COMCTL32.dll
LoadedModule[50]=C:\Windows\system32\mscms.dll
LoadedModule[51]=C:\Windows\system32\DDRAW.dll
LoadedModule[52]=C:\Windows\system32\DCIMAN32.dll
LoadedModule[53]=C:\Windows\syswow64\COMDLG32.dll
LoadedModule[54]=C:\Windows\syswow64\IMM32.dll
LoadedModule[55]=C:\Windows\syswow64\MSCTF.dll
LoadedModule[56]=C:\Windows\syswow64\WS2_32.dll
LoadedModule[57]=C:\Windows\syswow64\NSI.dll
LoadedModule[58]=C:\Windows\system32\msi.dll
LoadedModule[59]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.mfcloc_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_03ce2c72205943d3\MFC80ENU.DLL
LoadedModule[60]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\language.dll
LoadedModule[61]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\API.DLL
LoadedModule[62]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_d09154e044272b9a\MSVCP80.dll
LoadedModule[63]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\ablscpt.dll
LoadedModule[64]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\flight.dll
LoadedModule[65]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\ai_player.dll
LoadedModule[66]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\acontain.dll
LoadedModule[67]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\controls.dll
LoadedModule[68]=C:\Windows\system32\DINPUT8.dll
LoadedModule[69]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsui.dll
LoadedModule[70]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\atc.dll
LoadedModule[71]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\facilities.dll
LoadedModule[72]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\demo.dll
LoadedModule[73]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\main.dll
LoadedModule[74]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fe.dll
LoadedModule[75]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\util.dll
LoadedModule[76]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\simprop.dll
LoadedModule[77]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\g2d.dll
LoadedModule[78]=C:\Windows\system32\d3dx9_34.dll
LoadedModule[79]=C:\Windows\system32\d3dx10_34.dll
LoadedModule[80]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\d3d9.dll
LoadedModule[81]=C:\Windows\system32\d3dx9_43.dll
LoadedModule[82]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\g3d.dll
LoadedModule[83]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\panels.dll
LoadedModule[84]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\multiplayer.dll
LoadedModule[85]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\ui.dll
LoadedModule[86]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\sound.dll
LoadedModule[87]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\sim1.dll
LoadedModule[88]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\simscheduler.dll
LoadedModule[89]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\visualfx.dll
LoadedModule[90]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\window.dll
LoadedModule[91]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\terrain.dll
LoadedModule[92]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\weather.dll
LoadedModule[93]=C:\Windows\system32\DSOUND.dll
LoadedModule[94]=C:\Windows\system32\POWRPROF.dll
LoadedModule[95]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\symmap.dll
LoadedModule[96]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.1.7601.18455_none_72d576ad8665e853\gdiplus.dll
LoadedModule[97]=C:\Windows\system32\MSIMG32.dll
LoadedModule[98]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\xuipc.dll
LoadedModule[99]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\livingwater.dll
LoadedModule[100]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fs-traffic.dll
LoadedModule[101]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\gps.dll
LoadedModule[102]=C:\Windows\system32\MSWSOCK.dll
LoadedModule[103]=C:\Windows\system32\SHFOLDER.dll
LoadedModule[104]=C:\Windows\system32\d3d9.dll
LoadedModule[105]=C:\Windows\system32\d3d8thk.dll
LoadedModule[106]=C:\Windows\system32\RICHED20.DLL
LoadedModule[107]=C:\Windows\system32\CRYPTSP.dll
LoadedModule[108]=C:\Windows\system32\rsaenh.dll
LoadedModule[109]=C:\Windows\syswow64\WINTRUST.dll
LoadedModule[110]=C:\Windows\syswow64\CRYPT32.dll
LoadedModule[111]=C:\Windows\syswow64\MSASN1.dll
LoadedModule[112]=C:\Windows\syswow64\CLBCatQ.DLL
LoadedModule[113]=C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wbemprox.dll
LoadedModule[114]=C:\Windows\system32\wbemcomn2.dll
LoadedModule[115]=C:\Windows\system32\RpcRtRemote.dll
LoadedModule[116]=C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wbemsvc.dll
LoadedModule[117]=C:\Windows\system32\wbem\fastprox.dll
LoadedModule[118]=C:\Windows\system32\NTDSAPI.dll
LoadedModule[119]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.msxml2_6bd6b9abf345378f_4.20.9876.0_none_b7e610287b2b4ea5\MSXML4.DLL
LoadedModule[120]=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\dxgi.dll
LoadedModule[121]=C:\Windows\system32\d3d10.dll
LoadedModule[122]=C:\Windows\system32\d3d10core.dll
LoadedModule[123]=C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll
LoadedModule[124]=C:\Windows\system32\d3dx10_43.dll
LoadedModule[125]=C:\Windows\system32\d3dx11_43.dll
LoadedModule[126]=C:\Windows\system32\MSVCR100.dll
LoadedModule[127]=C:\Windows\system32\D3DCOMPILER_43.dll
LoadedModule[128]=C:\Windows\system32\dxgi.dll
LoadedModule[129]=C:\Windows\system32\DXGIDebug.dll
LoadedModule[130]=C:\Windows\system32\nvd3dum.dll
LoadedModule[131]=C:\Windows\syswow64\PSAPI.DLL
LoadedModule[132]=C:\Windows\system32\nvspcap.dll
LoadedModule[133]=C:\Windows\system32\nvapi.dll
LoadedModule[134]=C:\Windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
LoadedModule[135]=C:\Windows\system32\D3DCompiler_34.dll
LoadedModule[136]=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bcryptprimitives.dll
LoadedModule[137]=C:\Windows\system32\WindowsCodecs.dll
LoadedModule[138]=C:\Windows\system32\d3d10_1.dll
LoadedModule[139]=C:\Windows\system32\d3d10_1core.dll
LoadedModule[140]=C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvSCPAPI.dll
LoadedModule[141]=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dxdiagn.dll
LoadedModule[142]=C:\Windows\system32\winbrand.dll
LoadedModule[143]=C:\Windows\system32\WTSAPI32.DLL
LoadedModule[144]=C:\Windows\system32\WINSTA.dll
LoadedModule[145]=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gameux.dll
LoadedModule[146]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_41e6975e2bd6f2b2\COMCTL32.dll
LoadedModule[147]=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XmlLite.dll
LoadedModule[148]=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wer.dll
LoadedModule[149]=C:\Windows\System32\Wpc.dll
LoadedModule[150]=C:\Windows\System32\wevtapi.dll
LoadedModule[151]=C:\Windows\System32\msxml6.dll
LoadedModule[152]=C:\Windows\system32\SAMLIB.dll
LoadedModule[153]=C:\Windows\system32\netutils.dll
LoadedModule[154]=C:\Windows\system32\uiautomationcore.dll
LoadedModule[155]=C:\Windows\system32\OLEACC.dll
LoadedModule[156]=C:\Windows\System32\MMDevApi.dll
LoadedModule[157]=C:\Windows\System32\PROPSYS.dll
LoadedModule[158]=C:\Windows\system32\AUDIOSES.DLL
LoadedModule[159]=C:\Windows\system32\HID.DLL
LoadedModule[160]=C:\Windows\system32\ntmarta.dll
LoadedModule[161]=C:\Windows\syswow64\WLDAP32.dll
LoadedModule[162]=C:\Windows\system32\XInput9_1_0.dll
LoadedModule[163]=C:\Windows\system32\wdmaud.drv
LoadedModule[164]=C:\Windows\system32\ksuser.dll
LoadedModule[165]=C:\Windows\system32\AVRT.dll
LoadedModule[166]=C:\Windows\system32\msacm32.drv
LoadedModule[167]=C:\Windows\system32\midimap.dll
LoadedModule[168]=C:\Windows\system32\dinput.DLL
Sec[0].Key=LCID
Sec[0].Value=1033
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
State[1].Key=DataRequest
State[1].Value=iData=1/nDumpFile=//Upload//iCab//139-ecfc3cd56079448399c2e71a2c12ef49-ae8f5cbe6a41681649cf70dc6bd54e49-1-73024947159-AppCrash32-6-1-7601-2.cab/nDumpServer=watson.microsoft.com/nResponseServer=watson.microsoft.com/nResponseURL=//dw//StageFour.asp?iBucket=73024947159&szCab=ecfc3cd56079448399c2e71a2c12ef49.cab&EventType=AppCrash32&BucketHash=ae8f5cbe6a41681649cf70dc6bd54e49&MID=E82DA6F5-495B-4C9A-BA74-885CB11C5996/nBucket=10503127/nBucketTable=17/nResponse=1/n
File[0].CabName=fsx.CFG.txt
File[0].Path=fsx.CFG.txt
File[0].Flags=851968
File[0].Type=5
File[0].Original.Path=C:\Users\Ken\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\fsx.CFG.txt
File[1].CabName=scenery.cfg
File[1].Path=scenery.cfg
File[1].Flags=851968
File[1].Type=5
File[1].Original.Path=C:\Users\Ken\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\scenery.cfg
File[2].CabName=fdr.dat
File[2].Path=fdr.dat
File[2].Flags=851968
File[2].Type=5
File[2].Original.Path=C:\Users\Ken\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\fdr.dat
File[3].CabName=DLL.xml
File[3].Path=dll.xml
File[3].Flags=851968
File[3].Type=5
File[3].Original.Path=C:\Users\Ken\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\dll.xml
File[4].CabName=WERInternalMetadata.xml
File[4].Path=WER4115.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
File[4].Flags=851971
File[4].Type=5
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File[5].CabName=AppCompat.txt
File[5].Path=WER6097.tmp.appcompat.txt
File[5].Flags=851971
File[5].Type=5
File[5].Original.Path=C:\Users\Ken\AppData\Local\Temp\WER6097.tmp.appcompat.txt
File[6].CabName=minidump.mdmp
File[6].Path=WER6BBF.tmp.mdmp
File[6].Flags=2949123
File[6].Type=2
File[6].Original.Path=C:\Users\Ken\AppData\Local\Temp\WER6BBF.tmp.mdmp
File[7].CabName=Report.cab
File[7].Path=Report.cab
File[7].Flags=196608
File[7].Type=7
File[7].Original.Path=Report.cab
FriendlyEventName=Stopped working
ConsentKey=APPCRASH
AppName=Microsoft® Flight Simulator X
AppPath=G:\FlightSims\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe

Please disregard, I figured out the problem. Sadly, I, was the problem.