Software ORBITER doesn't start

[HHM]

Since some two years I never had any problems running ORBITER on Win XP. Since yesterday it doesn't start. It is indicated on the windows taskbar, but the ORBITER launch pad doesn't appear on screen.

I examined orbiter.exe with Dependency Walker. There is reported, that IESHIMS.DLL and WER.DLL are missing.

Is anybody expierienced with this error?

 

[orb]

Since some two years I never had any problems running ORBITER on Win XP. Since yesterday it doesn't start. It is indicated on the windows taskbar, but the ORBITER launch pad doesn't appear on screen.

Which version of Orbiter are you using? Is it Orbiter 2010 or 2010-P1?

If it's 2010, the best solution is to update it to 2010-P1.

Otherwise, does solution from this issue report help in your case? (I.e. removing LPadRect line from Orbiter.cfg.)

I examined orbiter.exe with Dependency Walker. There is reported, that IESHIMS.DLL and WER.DLL are missing.

They are not causing the problem. They are missing for the most of users, but Orbiter will run just fine without them.

 

[deltaflyer19]

did u check the download as a base installation? if not, you probubly got the file folder but not the orbiter launchpad shortcut. :]

 

[HHM]

I removed

LPadRect = -32000 -32000 -31840 -31973

It solved the problem.

Thank You.

 

[martins]

Can you remember what you did in the Orbiter session prior to the launchpad disappearance? For example, did you have a different monitor plugged in, or were running in a 2-monitor setup? Did Orbiter crash in the session before the problem? Can you reproduce the problem in any way?

 

[Disconnect]

i also have problems starting the newest orbiter public beta. The latest stable worked.

"Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.6195" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis."

of course i've reinstalled all visual c++ libs from 2005 to 2010 both x86 and x64...

 

[orb]

i also have problems starting the newest orbiter public beta. The latest stable worked.

"Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.6195" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis."

of course i've reinstalled all visual c++ libs from 2005 to 2010 both x86 and x64...

This is a different issue. You didn't install all Visual C++ libs. You haven't installed Visual C++ 2005 SP1 MFC Security Update, which is required by Orbiter beta starting from version 110822. For more details see this issue report.