FSX Startup Error, Complaining about FSUIPC

[cknipe]

Hi,

Brand new FSX installation with SP1, FSUIPC Version 4.1.6.0. When starting up FSX, I gives the error:

Flight Simulator was unable to load some program files and will now exit. Please reinstall Flight Simulator to restore or repair the program installation

Fair enough, but surely FSX can't be buggered. When I dug a bit deeper, I found critial errors in Vista's Administrative Event Log:

Activation context generation failed for "C:\Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.dll". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect ,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="67c7c14424d61b5b",type="win32",version="10.0.61245.0" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.

my FSUIPC Install Log:

Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.16

Looking in registry for FSX install path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0

Parameter"SetupPath"

SetupPath="C:\Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\"

Checking version of FSX.EXE:

... Version 10.0.61355.0 (Need at least 10.0.60905.0)

Checking compatibility with installed SimConnect:

... Okay, Probe Manifest matches installed SimConnect 60905 (Original)

Found later build SimConnect 61234 (SP1 May07)

Checking if there's already a version of FSUIPC4 installed in:

C:\Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL

... No previous valid version found.

FSX Modules folder created okay!

Okay -- installed FSUIPC4 into "C:\Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL"

Looking for the current user's Application Data path:

... found as "C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Roaming"

Now finding \Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG for all users, including this one

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Roaming"

Found FSX.CFG in "C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG"!

Now checking DLL.XML ...

... There is a previous DLL.XML, checking for FSUIPC4 section.

No previous FSUIPC4 entry found, so adding it now ...

... FSUIPC4 section of DLL.XML written okay

Now checking for a SimConnect.XML file ...

... No SimConnect.XML file found. This is okay.

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Application Data\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Contacts\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Cookies\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Documents\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Downloads\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Favorites\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Links\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Local Settings\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Music\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\My Documents\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\NetHood\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Pictures\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\PrintHood\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Recent\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Saved Games\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Searches\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\SendTo\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Start Menu\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Templates\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Chris\Videos\Roaming"

No FSX.CFG there

Now installing additional files into the Modules folder:

Installed "FSUIPC4 User Guide.pdf" okay

Installed "FSUIPC4 for Advanced Users.pdf" okay

Installed "FSUIPC4 History.pdf" okay

Installed "List of FSX controls.pdf" okay

All installer tasks completed okay!

*************** End of Install Log ***************

It did run properly for about 2 or 3 times, and now it is giving this error everything I try to start FSX. No other software, modules, planes, utils, etc are installed (yet)...

Hmm, help?

Ta,

Chris.

[Pete Dowson]

Brand new FSX installation with SP1, FSUIPC Version 4.1.6.0. When starting up FSX, I gives the error:

Flight Simulator was unable to load some program files and will now exit. Please reinstall Flight Simulator to restore or repair the program installation

This won't be anything to do with FSUIPC. That either loads or doesn't load. Since FSX is in no way dependent upon it, it doesn't care and won't complain.

Fair enough, but surely FSX can't be buggered. When I dug a bit deeper, I found critial errors in Vista's Administrative Event Log:

They aren't critical. There are three errors logged for each Manifest Probe issued by FSUIPC (and the Installer, by the way) for each version of SimConnect which it knows about but which is not installed. See this thread for an earlier discussion about this:

viewtopic.php?f=54&t=64092

I am still awaiting a suggestion from Microsoft about how the SimConnect version checking can be done without causing these spurious errors (3 from just the one Windows API call asking for a match!). Meanwhile, just ignore them.

my FSUIPC Install Log:

That's fine. There's nothing wrong with the FSUIPC side of things. Looks like you have some installation problem with FSX itself. As I said, it won't complain like that about any add-ons which are missing, only parts of itself. I think you need to run a Repair from the FSX DVD.

Regards

Pete

[cknipe]

Hmm,

Thanks Pete. Did a repair installation and it seems to be fine again -shrugs-.

Did search the forums, didn't get anything on the event log errors, so I thought I'd just mention that. Thanks for explaining as always!

--

Chris.