Windows 7 install fix

**SilGel** · August 31st, 2011, 20:14

Ok I have checked the event log and this is what came up in the ACEEvent log

0000000050: 2011-08-31 21:08:25:335 Exception <Saving Xml Document>: Access to the path 'C:\ProgramData\ATI\ACE\Profiles.xml' is denied.
Exception Called by: ATI.ACE.APM.Server.XmlDocumentSaver::SaverWorker

Not sure what it means, but seeing ATI and ACE suggests something with the video driver as I have a Radeon card. Thanks for any help you can provide Tailwind.

**SilGel** · August 31st, 2011, 20:16

Further reviews of all the logs found the following in the Application log:

Event 9010
A request to disable the Desktop Window Manager was made by process (Microsoft® Combat Flight Simulator 3)

and

Event 9013
The Desktop Window Manager was unable to start because composition was disabled by a running application

**SilGel** · August 31st, 2011, 20:55

Ok, I googled both events and found some related posts that indicated antivirus could be the problem, or Windows aero. I turned off each one and tested CFS and got the same results, ie., I could not get passed the splash screen.

***Tailwind*** · September 9th, 2011, 11:32

Sorry for the delay

Quick question. Could you please launch the config icon and make sure your screen resolution settings are the same as your monitor settings?

I ran into this the other day. Game defaulted to 600x800 but monitor was 1280x1084

When I fired up the game I got the initial launch screen then disappeared and went to desktop. After I matched resolution the game loaded fine

Just a thought

Thanks

TW

**SilGel** · September 10th, 2011, 13:41

Thanks Tailwind. That was the problem. Made the adjustment on my AMD control panel and it is working fine. Thanks again for your help and your patience.

***Tailwind*** · September 10th, 2011, 16:54

Awesome news

You are welcome.

TW

**rbp71854** · October 10th, 2011, 08:58

Originally Posted by hairyspin

One BIG caveat - some of the CFS3 tools will NOT work in Vista/Win7: that .MOS editor which gave you trouble needs XP - don't throw your XP CD away if that's important to you and put it on a separate partition (or HD - I fitted two to my rig).

hairy

Have you tried running the MOS editor using win xp mode and win virtual pc? http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...e-in-windows-7

Bob

**hairyspin** · October 10th, 2011, 11:47

Originally Posted by rbp71854

hairy

Have you tried running the MOS editor using win xp mode and win virtual pc? http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...e-in-windows-7

Bob

Hi Bob,

my PC doesn't support virtualisation so that's not an option for me. Someone also posted a while back that the MOS editor would run in Win7 so I tried that too: it runs, it just won't open any .mos files!

I'm keeping the dual-boot system for now because I also have software that flatly refuses to run in Win7. Since this is 3ds Max 7, vintage 2004, I really want to keep it!

**loverboy1** · October 28th, 2011, 15:41

im not at this point in mulit ,,,im at stage 1- how to make it work . eto/cfs3- in eto any help on a summary for a first time install eto and what is needed to make it come alive

many tks

frunstrated joshua

**one-eye** · October 28th, 2011, 22:01

Loverboy what you need to do to WIN7 to get flying online is on the 1st page of this thread - EYE'm looking forward to see you in the unfriendly skies.

***gosd*** · October 30th, 2011, 15:33

Hello guys,still working on this: afther installing OFF2 in Win7 32bits.On starting the game I get the" run time error 429" message :ActiveX component can't create object. Any idea how to correct this ?

***Tailwind*** · October 30th, 2011, 17:05

Originally Posted by gosd

Hello guys,still working on this: afther installing OFF2 in Win7 32bits.On starting the game I get the" run time error 429" message :ActiveX component can't create object. Any idea how to correct this ?

Hello

I don't fly OFF so not sure about quirks and issues. This message could be related to more than one issue. One thing I did see while googling was updating DirectX. This worked for one fellow who had this same error on a different program

Also, right click on the game .exe and choose run as administrator. This also worked for some

DirectX upgrade found here at Microsoft

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en...s.aspx?id=8109

TW

***mongoose*** · December 7th, 2011, 14:43

Well I followed(more or less most) of this thread. Not sure why had to make a new cfs3win7.exe as all I did was change the compatibility in the original cfs3.exe to XP-SP3 and seems to work. However there are other issues when using TrackIR PRO, Saitek software and Logitech gaming keyboard G110.
I found that Track IR is not a problem if change it to start as XP-SP3 (and also cancel its use of F7 key which conflicts with CFS3 F7 key). However I don't seem to get all the programmable keys in Saitek X52 profile to work (SHIFT B for instance) nor the programmable keys on the G110 keynoard.
I note the latter and I think Saitek's software can emulate Vista in Win7 but not XP. So I am wondering if there is any reason why I should not run CFS3 also in a Vista emulation i/o XP???

**hairyspin** · December 7th, 2011, 22:52

Originally Posted by mongoose

Well I followed(more or less most) of this thread. Not sure why had to make a new cfs3win7.exe as all I did was change the compatibility in the original cfs3.exe to XP-SP3 and seems to work.

That's to make enable multiplayer - like Vista, Win7 doesn't let a program called CFS3.exe connect online.

Good to see you, mongoose!

***mongoose*** · December 8th, 2011, 07:49

OK I get that now, but anyone have ideas re X52 programmable? Yes I am getting back into CFS3 and trying to sort out all my stuff so Ted and I + any others can finish ETO TOW before we pass away or something!