FSX Won't Start Properly

[Guest NoobPilot]

Yet another problem from me getting to the main menu. I double click the shortcut, and on par the loading plate comes up. At about the same time that the main menu should come up, I get the dreaded "Microsoft Flight Simulator has encountered a problem and needs to close" error box. I tried this about 6 times, to no avail. This is the error signature I got: AppName: fsx.exe AppVer: 10.0.61637.0 ModName: simprop.dllModVer: 10.0.61637.0 Offset: 00006da7Does anyone know what is wrong? I didn't change any settings, as I was away from my computer in Greece for two weeks. (Yes, it was a very nice trip)EDIT: I forgot to mention that FS9 runs fine. This is a solely FSX problem.

[Guest UlfB]

Hi,Have you tried to...1. Rename your fsx.cfg file and let FSX build a new one?2. Rename your Logbook.BIN file, which might be corrupt?Hope you get your problem solved.Ulf B

[Guest NoobPilot]

Both of those were previous problems which caused the same general error, so those were the first thanks I checked. None of them worked. Thanks for the try.

[Guest UlfB]

OK,Maybe time to do a systematic search. How about disabling all entries in the file dll.xml (and exe.xml if you have this one)? Does FSX start?Edited: And it sure would help if you gave some info on what you already have tried.Ulf B

[Guest NoobPilot]

I opened up the dll.xml (for some wierd reason the xml extension is renamed saffariHTML on my computer, which is not a mac, and doesn't have saffari running on it anymore, but that's beside the point) and under False I switched the false to true and saved. The same problem occured. I opened it back up and changed it back. there is no exe.xml. EDIT: I just did this after you asked. This is all I tried besides the log and the cfg and restarting.

[Guest UlfB]

Maybe next step would be to manually disable all add on scenery entries in the scenery.cfg file (changing "Active=TRUE" to "Active=FALSE").Some add ons might have configuration utilities to help you to disable them, like UTX.I don't have much hope that this will help. You could also try to run a FSX repair.Ulf B

[Guest NoobPilot]

Ok, I disabled all of my addon sceneries, no change. I also ran a repair, again, no change. I have a feeling this error is due to a corruption in the SimProp.dll file, judging from the error message. I'm going to delete it and run another repair, hope to regenerate it. Do you think this is worth doing?

[Guest UlfB]

Jordan,Sorry, but I had to get a couple of hours sleep. Did removing SimProp.dll and running a repair help?Ulf B

[Guest NoobPilot]

Yes, it did. Thanks for all your help.

[Guest NoobPilot]

Ok, it turns out that it got me to the menu and into the sim, but it's now so buggy that when I click on a menu item while flying, the odds of getting a CTD are greater than 1 in 2. Previously, they used to be at about 1 in 4.

[Daveo 36]

>Yet another problem from me getting to the main menu. I>double click the shortcut, and on par the loading plate comes>up. At about the same time that the main menu should come up,>I get the dreaded "Microsoft Flight Simulator has encountered>a problem and needs to close" error box. I tried this about 6>times, to no avail. This is the error signature I got: >>AppName: fsx.exe AppVer: 10.0.61637.0 ModName: simprop.dll>ModVer: 10.0.61637.0 Offset: 00006da7>>Does anyone know what is wrong? I didn't change any settings,>as I was away from my computer in Greece for two weeks. (Yes,>it was a very nice trip)>>EDIT: I forgot to mention that FS9 runs fine. This is a>solely FSX problem. Are you running Fsinn? for VATSIM?

[Guest NoobPilot]

Nope, I do all my flying offline, and don't even have Fsinn.