Richard Stevens 1116018 Posted October 15, 2010 at 06:22 PM Posted October 15, 2010 at 06:22 PM Howdy All, As the subject suggests, FSX won't boot up. During my longer adventures (Peoria, IL to Chicago, IL) the last 2 or 3 times it froze up on me, and now I can't get back in. What's Up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Alvarez 818262 Posted October 15, 2010 at 07:13 PM Posted October 15, 2010 at 07:13 PM probably a corrupt DLL. uninstall FSX. then go into your program files folders, delete the entire FS folder if anything is left behind. then reinstall. that normally will take care of any corrupt files. do you get any error reports or it just does nothing? not even the opening screen? backup your addons before doing the above, especially your payware, youll have to reinstall them again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Stevens 1116018 Posted October 15, 2010 at 07:19 PM Author Posted October 15, 2010 at 07:19 PM What's so odd about it is that I installed FSX a week ago, and other than SP1, and Acceleration, there have been no other downloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Kolin Posted October 18, 2010 at 02:51 PM Posted October 18, 2010 at 02:51 PM probably a corrupt DLL. How often do you think DLLs get corrupted? We're talking a modern hard drive and file system, not the Nigerian government. Cheers! Luke ... I spawn hundreds of children a day. They are daemons because they are easier to kill. The first four remain stubbornly alive despite my (and their) best efforts. ... Normal in my household makes you a member of a visible minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Alvarez 818262 Posted October 18, 2010 at 02:55 PM Posted October 18, 2010 at 02:55 PM probably as often as people downloading things they shouldnt it does happen tho so theres no point in completely disregarding the possibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Morris 920567 Posted October 18, 2010 at 02:55 PM Posted October 18, 2010 at 02:55 PM Luke - reminds me of a story I heard about the USSR and computers recently. They had these systems that were tracking cattle as they were being shipped around, and suddenly the programs started crashing every night at a particular time. When the techs would test the systems the following morning, the programming all ran perfectly. Turned out that they had begun shipping cattle in from the areas around Chernobyl, and the radioactivity in the train cars going past the building housing the machines was managing to flip bits in memory and crashing out the programming. Just popped into my head when you mentioned corrupt DLLs and Nigeria. Your random thought of the day. http://www.execjetva.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycliffe Barrett Posted October 18, 2010 at 09:38 PM Posted October 18, 2010 at 09:38 PM Why do I feel, that story is just an urban myth. I think a check on Spokes.com might me warranted. Wycliffe Wycliffe Barrett: C3 Controller "if god meant for us to fly, he would have given us tickets" Mel Brooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Morris 920567 Posted October 18, 2010 at 10:54 PM Posted October 18, 2010 at 10:54 PM Maybe, fun story though. http://www.execjetva.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opher Ben Peretz 882232 Posted October 19, 2010 at 04:40 AM Posted October 19, 2010 at 04:40 AM Before deleting and uninstalling, remove FSX.cfg and try starting FSX. Regards, Opher Ben Peretz Senior Instructor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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