roarkie67

I don't believe you can overclock non-k Intel processors? That was the CPU I was considering, as *ideally* I wouldn't have to upgrade motherboard etc?

My current specs: i7-4790 (Locked) @ 3.6 Ghz Gigabyte GTX 1070 8GB RAM Gigabyte H97-HD3 Motherboard I was leaning towards upgrading my CPU as wasn't exactly satisfied with my performance, because I think it may be bottle-necking my GPU? Roarke

Hi, I have a bit of money that I am interested in using to upgrade my PC for P3D v3. I have been doing a bit of research, but I wanted to hear some opinions more specifically about P3D. I am wondering should I consider upgrading my current HDD to an SDD hard drive, or should I upgrade my CPU? Which would be more beneficial for my sim? Thanks, Roarke

Hey guys, I think I have found the problem, like I'm 99% sure. I installed P3D onto the family computer to test if it works, and it turns out it does. So I have identified that it is a problem with my computer. Whether it is the graphics card or something I am not sure, so I'm going to take it to my local technician for him to check it out. It has also been happening with my other apps like FSX and a few of my games. So thanks for the help guys, it is really appreciated. I'll post here if the issue is rectified. Cheers Roarke

Kabronicus, So I have been investigating the event viewer, and have found a few things relating to Prepar3D. I have put a line between each entry: Fault bucket , type 0 Event Name: BEX Response: Not available Cab Id: 0 Problem signature: P1: Prepar3D.exe P2: 3.2.3.16769 P3: 56df48ce P4: unknown P5: 0.0.0.0 P6: 00000000 P7: 000000c8 P8: c0000005 P9: 00000008 P10: Attached files: C:\Users\Flight Sim\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\Prepar3D.cfg.txt C:\Users\Flight Sim\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\dxdiag.txt C:\Users\Flight Sim\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\fdr.dat C:\Users\Flight Sim\AppData\Local\Temp\WERA7E2.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml These files may be available here: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_Prepar3D.exe_c9e9b877d1d5aa230bf5e6a2fbc2399a22a1980_12e8ba0b Analysis symbol: Rechecking for solution: 0 Report Id: 8665f8ce-029b-11e6-8eab-fcaa143d1d9d Report Status: 65 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fault bucket , type 0 Event Name: PCA2 Response: Not available Cab Id: 0 Problem signature: P1: Prepar3D.exe P2: 3.2.3.16769 P3: Prepar3D exe P4: Lockheed Martin® Prepar3D® P5: Lockheed Martin® P6: 200 P7: -1 P8: P9: P10: Attached files: C:\Users\Flight Sim\AppData\Local\Temp\{13eb0c8a-0c73-4139-9cae-29ec4accd483}\appcompat.txt C:\Users\Flight Sim\AppData\Local\Temp\TabCEE2.tmp These files may be available here: Analysis symbol: Rechecking for solution: 0 Report Id: 53fee479-029a-11e6-8eab-fcaa143d1d9d Report Status: 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AppCrashView: Version=1 EventType=BEX EventTime=131051113094456047 ReportType=2 Consent=1 UploadTime=131051113097516222 ReportIdentifier=41107bd2-023e-11e6-8299-fcaa143d1d9d IntegratorReportIdentifier=41107bd1-023e-11e6-8299-fcaa143d1d9d WOW64=1 Response.BucketId=165700164 Response.BucketTable=27 Response.type=4 Sig[0].Name=Application Name Sig[0].Value=Prepar3D.exe Sig[1].Name=Application Version Sig[1].Value=3.2.3.16769 Sig[2].Name=Application Timestamp Sig[2].Value=56df48ce 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=000000c8 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=6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3 DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID DynamicSig[2].Value=3081 UI[2]=C:\Prepar3D v3\Prepar3D.exe UI[3]=A fatal error occurred. UI[4]=Windows can check online for a solution to the problem. 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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My System Specs: Windows 7 64bit Intel i7-4790 Quad @3.6 GHz 8GB RAM GTX 760 Gigabyte H97-HD3 Motherboard Drive Capacity: 1.8 TB Free Space: 1.51 TB I'm currently going through the additional bits like cleanup etc now. I will report back with any news. This seems like a problem with my computer, as FSX was doing the same thing. I will test with a game or something on my computer, because I'm thinking it could be a graphics card problem. Cheers Roarke

It seems like I don't even have a dll.xml in that folder?

So I uninstalled and reinstalled following your instructions exactly. This time the scenery.cfg seemed to work, but I still recieved a fatal error. I don't believe it is a problem with my download either as the zip size and checksum are both correct. Here is the error log, if it's any help? Faulting application name: Prepar3D.exe, version: 3.2.3.16769, time stamp: 0x56df48ce Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x000000c8 Faulting process id: 0xd90 Faulting application start time: 0x01d1964a6684f525 Faulting application path: C:\Prepar3D v3\Prepar3D.exe Faulting module path: unknown Report Id: 41107bd1-023e-11e6-8299-fcaa143d1d9d Btw, thanks for the help guys, it is appreciated. Cheers Roarke

So have reinstalled using your directions, and everything went smoothly. But, when I opened P3D for the first time, it said that there was no valid scenery.cfg file and it aborted. I don't know what is wrong? Roarke

Yes, I am about to uninstall and reinstall following Kabronicus' directions. I uninstalled using the setup.exe and manually deleted: %PROGRAMDATA%\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3 %LOCALAPPDATA%\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3 %APPDATA%\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3 %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Prepar3D v3 Files Cheers Roarke

Hey guys, I have already posted in the P3D forum but thought I may also be able to get some help here. I recently purchased, downloaded and installed P3D v3 Academic, without any noticeable errors or issues. I went to run it for the first time, and the splash screen appears for a few minutes. But then it suddenly crashes to desktop and a 'fatal error occurred'. Here is the error log: Faulting application name: Prepar3D.exe, version: 3.2.3.16769, time stamp: 0x56df48ce Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x000000c8 Faulting process id: 0x398 Faulting application start time: 0x01d195dae55703a9 Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\Prepar3D.exe Faulting module path: unknown Report Id: 31a66c04-01cf-11e6-9d5d-fcaa143d1d9d I have uninstalled and reinstalled a few times, plus upgraded by Graphics driver, which is a GTX 760, but I still get the same error. I am running Windows 7 64 bit. Help would be appreciated, regards Roarke