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Thanks, Jim. The problem was definitely caused by the video card driver. Uninstalling and reinstalling it didn't seem to work but going back to an earlier version has it now running perfectly (thanks drnunn and nippa). I appreciate the help!

I recently bought a new PC and installed FSX and Acceleration. It's Win7 64 bit and it is crashing to the desktop (fatal error) as soon as I access the ALT menus. My fatal error crash occurs immediately after clicking to open a menu, not after 15-20 clicks which was reported as being a problem in several other threads. I saw the posts about remove the UIAnimationCore.dll from System 32 and SysWOW64. I removed them and it didn't make a difference so I've put them both back (from back ups I made before I deleted them). AppCrashView generated the following report: This crash occurred as I sat on the runway straight after loading. I pressed ALT and from the drop down menu clicked 'Select Aircraft.' It went to a black screen and crashed to the desktop a few seconds later. It sometimes also happens if I press ESC to exit the flight. It can crash to the desktop when I do that as well. It can also sometimes CTD before it even begins loading. I chose my aircraft, location and click the button in the bottom right to begin loading but it crashes straight away. However, I cannot seem to replicate this error. If it occurs I'll post the log. Other than the issue described above, the simulator seems to run very smoothly. It's frustrating however because I can't use the menus. some of which I used frequently on my old PC (such as save flight). Any help would be greatly appreciated!