Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition won't start or keeps crashing or produces Error message FSX failed to start (Unknown Error)
Posted by on 07 September 2016 02:25 PM
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If you are having problems running Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition on your PC please try the following steps: Was Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition running before? Was Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition running previously? If so ask yourself what has changed between the game running correctly and now not running. Examples might include:
If you have made a change to your game or PC setup where possible try to revert that change. Once you reverted the change try starting Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition again to see if the problem persists. Verifying your game files on Steam This causes Steam to compare all the Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition files installed on your computer against the ones it believes you should have. In order to complete this procedure you will need to be connected to the Internet. To verify your game files please do the following:
This will detect any corrupted or missing files and automatically replace them for you. Free up your computer’s memory Running lots of different programs in Windows at the same time may mean that Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition does not have enough memory available to run correctly. Your computer might be displaying an Out of memory error as a result. Check that your PC meets the minimum memory requirements to run Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition. The game requires 2 GB RAM to run. If you have less than the required 2 GB RAM then you will be unable to run the game. Please note that we recommend you have more RAM for increase performance and enable the use of addons. Ensure that you have no other programs running (including your internet browser) that may be taking up excess memory. Reinstall the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Packages FSX: SE requires the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Packages in order to run. These should install automatically alongside FSX: SE but occasional an error can occur. To reinstall these packages follow these steps. Make sure that you install them to the same hard drive that you have FSX: SE installed on. It does not have to be the same directory however.
[Your instal drive] Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\_CommonRedist\vcredist\2005
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3387
Reinstall Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition Steam provides the ability to reinstall the game to the default system. To perform this reinstallation, please follow these steps:
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