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Thanks for posting your experience maikchaos. I also had Extended Pilot Logbook installed. On a brand new FSX installation, I experienced the panels.dll fatal error again. I uninstalled Extended Pilot Logbook and like you, everything returned to normal. Frustrating that there is no support for that software, especially after paying $25.00 for it on Simmarket. Thanks for posting your experience- I would've been scratching my head for ages trying to figure this out. Cheers!

Apologies if this has been covered in the past; I've searched the forums but could not find anything on this topic. Landing at uncontrolled airports at night. Is there a way to activate the runway lights in FSX such as in the real-world by keying the radio? Any info will be appreciated! Thanks!

Well Im onto the third install now since this problem arose. I followed the instructions on removal and reinstallation to a T, and even with a base install of FSX Acceleration, still got the panels.dll error/ctd. It happens with the default B737, CRJ700 and Lear45. What I did notice was that I will get the panels.dll CTD if I start a flight on the ground. Within 20 seconds of take-off, the error shows up. However, if I start a flight in the air- no problems. I can fly for hours and land. But as soon as I land and then attempt a take-off, panels.dll CTD rears its ugly face again. I have installed it to C:FSX the last 2 times, which is a new practise for me. In all my other installs, I installed to default location (Program Files (x86)), and had no issues until these recent weeks. I have also run AddItPro 7.36 to help identify which panel or gauge was coming up in its error report. It did point to an POSKY aircraft, which I then removed. No change to the CTD after the removal. I then went to the extent of having nothing but default aircraft- still CTD. This has turned into a nightmare for me... :(

I know using two different terrain mesh installations sounds pointless, but I am wondering if FS Genesis and FS Global Americas installed together will cause any issues. The reason I'd like to do this is I only have The Americas from FS Global, but much much more from FS Genesis. I figure that FS Genesis will take over when I'm out of the Americas range- is this a correct assumption? Also, for the areas that are covered by both, FSX will render the highest detail resolution, be it FS Genesis or FS Global. Is this correct? Thanks in advance for any thoughts or ideas!

Hi Jim- thanks for your quick reply! And my mistake, that should have read no new recent installs of addons. It ran stable for a while after new addons were installed, then the UIAutomation error came up. As soon as I resolved that, the panels.dll error came up. Ive uninstalled the recent addon aircraft upto a point where I know there were no errors at all but still getting the Panels.dll error. I am just now doing a complete reinstall of FSX from scratch and hoping it will resolve the issue. Thanks again for your reply- I appreciate it!

This is from AppCrashView for the same error: Version=1 EventType=APPCRASH EventTime=130021925373416925 ReportType=2 Consent=1 UploadTime=130021925374227024 ReportIdentifier=d08ad26c-5a33-11e2-be70-00248c6bf0a1 IntegratorReportIdentifier=d08ad26b-5a33-11e2-be70-00248c6bf0a1 WOW64=1 Response.BucketId=ba7dfa71ba4c614acb4ef0f90501761e Response.BucketTable=1 Response.LegacyBucketId=804868222 Response.type=4 Sig[0].Name=Application Name Sig[0].Value=fsx.exe Sig[1].Name=Application Version Sig[1].Value=10.0.61637.0 Sig[2].Name=Application Timestamp Sig[2].Value=46fadb14 Sig[3].Name=Fault Module Name Sig[3].Value=panels.dll Sig[4].Name=Fault Module Version Sig[4].Value=10.0.61637.0 Sig[5].Name=Fault Module Timestamp Sig[5].Value=46fadb59 Sig[6].Name=Exception Code Sig[6].Value=c0000005 Sig[7].Name=Exception Offset Sig[7].Value=0000e12e 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:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe UI[3]=A fatal error occurred. 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All of the sudden, Im having CTDs only a few minutes into each session and have determined it is the Panels.dll faulting module. I just resolved the UIAutomation CTD issue and as soon as that was fixed, this Panels.dll issue came up. The following is the Event Viewer log; Im running Windows 8 Pro on an i7 920 at stock speeds. Faulting application name: fsx.exe, version: 10.0.61637.0, time stamp: 0x46fadb14 Faulting module name: panels.dll, version: 10.0.61637.0, time stamp: 0x46fadb59 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x0000e12e Faulting process id: 0x190 Faulting application start time: 0x01cdee3fc74000f9 Faulting application path: C:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe Faulting module path: C:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\panels.dll Report Id: d08ad26b-5a33-11e2-be70-00248c6bf0a1 Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID: No new installations of addons at all. Any help, suggestions or ideas would be appreciated! Thanks!!