All my games have ceased to run

[spriggs]

Good day, I have run into a problem I'm unable to fix. To put it bluntly, none of my thirdwire project 1 games remain at startup with a light black screen, I know it will run if the screen becomes darker but that hasn't happened in a while. I'm running windows 7 and I KNOW for  sure they worked in the past on the 7 because I spent many hours playing and modding these game on this comps, my last flight was a week ago. I get this when it is about to close down at startup.

 

Description:

  A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.

 

Problem signature:

  Problem Event Name: AppHangXProcB1

  Application Name: FlightSim.exe

  Application Version: 8.10.0.16

  Application Timestamp: 48fcb759

  Hang Signature: e411

  Hang Type: 32

  Waiting on Application Name: rundll32.exe

  Waiting on Application Version: 0.0.0.0

  OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3

  Locale ID: 1033

  Additional Hang Signature 1: e411454e3a6b8d2e8d11e5f6f9014781

  Additional Hang Signature 2: 1bd6

  Additional Hang Signature 3: 1bd693efab464f0cd83df00efaf82949

  Additional Hang Signature 4: e411

  Additional Hang Signature 5: e411454e3a6b8d2e8d11e5f6f9014781

  Additional Hang Signature 6: 1bd6

  Additional Hang Signature 7: 1bd693efab464f0cd83df00efaf82949

 

I currently have 29 GB's left on my hard drive and 45% not used currently.

 

[spriggs]

Excuse this post as a double because I'm unable to edit my first post.

 

I have started safe mode and ran First Eagles and 2 Strike Fighters installs, they will run BUT I'm unable to start instant action and and fly a mission period.

[Geary]

sprigs,

 

Check for video card updates.  Maybe run a cleaner/registry cleaner like CCleaner. 

 

Try a clean install of one game; don't add anything.  

[spriggs]

Ok I did the first two and tried the the last reinstall. When I did the reinstall I updated the game to october 2008, thats when it stopped working as it worked without that update.

[+RAVEN]

Did you check your shortcut's compatibility?

[+Menrva]

That's strange. I remember my WOE install did work on Win7 x64, but only after installing the last patch. Of course, the SF2 series is far more Win Vista/7 friendly, but the october 2008 patch should make your game work correctly. Try to update your video and audio drivers, as well as directx.

[+Wrench]

and DO NOT reinstall ANY 1stGen games to the /C: ProgarmFiles  or ProgramFilesX86 folders.

 

(re)install to the ROOT of the C drive

 

C:\Wings Over Europe

 

for example

[UllyB]

My SF1 WOI works great in Win7 x64, even in ProgramFilesX86 ..lol (yeah I know I shouldn't , it bothers me everytine with aproval when i wanna change something in it, but I got lazy lol), you just must set the compatibility with Win XP SP3 and have that patch from oct 2008, that's all

[+SupGen]

  And if you turn off UAC it'll stop bothering you for approval, too.

[spriggs]

- Directx is updated to 9.0c

- I moved First eagles, my ww2 install, WOE/WOI/WOV, and one strike fighters install to C:\

- I checked all on compatibility as Ully and Raven advised.

 

I believe I used the 1st and 3rd lines when the games ran smoothly, but they still won't run. I'm still curious that some program/process/service is running that is preventing me to startup and play the game since my test with safe mode.

[+RAVEN]

I just tested my WOE with Win7 64, with nothing done to the shortcut, but it's not installed, just copied from my XP machine. Tested 06 and 08 ,

C:/MySF/WOE. Played it through my Dockingstation on my Widescreen, Worked OK just low FPS.

[spriggs]

I used to play strike fighters and first eagles all the time through my flash drives I take to school, they worked the same their as they did at home  >: