Help Starting Orbiter

[Herman]

:rofl:my program won't launch after second install:sorry:HELP ME!

 

[ryan]

Program wont luanch? do you mean the orbiter luanchpad or what. You have to give us more information about your problem.

 

[Herman]

won't launch

the launchpad won't open:rofl:

 

[ryan]

Have you zipped it.

 

[Herman]

What?

 

[ryan]

Have you winzipped it?

 

[Herman]

yes

 

[ryan]

Well i cant see how it's not opening. Maybe you could PM Martin he would no all about it.

 

[Herman]

how do i do that.Yes i'm a newbie.

 

[ryan]

There should be a profile called martins it's highlighted in red, thats the guy who made orbiter. Then click send Private Message.

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

I don't think you should PM Martin straight away now (he has a lot of other things to do and he would get hundreds of questions like this every day).

Please could you at least share us what steps you took to install Orbiter including some system specifications?

regards,
mcduck

 

[tomek]

What do you mean "it won't start"? Does it say anything? Do you see the launchpad window at all? Did you install into the same folder the second time (you generally shouldn't)? There is supposed to be a file in orbiter directory called orbiter.log, what does it say?

I'd try just deleting the Orbiter folder and starting all over again. First try to unzip only the base package and see it that works (maybe your PC is short on memory). You also have to first select a scenario in launchpad for Orbiter to work.

 

[unknown]

Because of missing of ddraw.dll.

 

[unknown]

Then, MakeCriticalSectionGlobal was not found in Kernel32.dll.

 

[unknown]

It happened to me in 2 days.

 

[unknown]

:rofl:my program won't launch after second install:sorry:HELP ME!

Herman, I'll help you.
Click "Start", then click "Run...", then type "dxdiag".
If there are problems about DirectX files, recover the dll files. Example: ddraw.dll not found, click "Start", then click "Search", then search "ddraw" or "ddraw.dll", if there are found, click the latest by checking the date. Do not cut, just copy then click the folder "Windows", then "System32", and finally paste.
Check if there are another missing files and repeat the instructions but not by name of dll files.
If there are another error on MakeCriticalSectionGlobal on Kernel32.dll, delete Orbiter and re-install it.

For more information, click http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=924

 

[Herman]

won't launch

1)Idownloaded base package program for the first time . some how igot it to fly but it began tumbling. not knowing how to correct it i deleted the files.
2)downloaded base package to new orbiter folder. the tumbling scenario
was no longer listed,but, i could no longer launch from any selection.
:sorry:
Win xp home ver.2002 sp2
pentium2.40ghz
512mb ram

 

[Urwumpe]

Can you select a scenario at all? And which orbiter version does the launchpad dialog display?

 

[polaris149Tiberius]

Base Package (Full) on Vista

Im not sure if this is your issue but Ive heard about Win Vista and Orbiter having problems with running in Vista because of Vista's font smoothing. Ill look and see if I can find the article.

Be advised there is a work around for this issue if your having it. Orbiter doesnt like Vista and neither do I.

Be right back.

 

[DaveS]

Im not sure if this is your issue but Ive heard about Win Vista and Orbiter having problems with running in Vista because of Vista's font smoothing. Ill look and see if I can find the article.

Be advised there is a work around for this issue if your having it. Orbiter doesnt like Vista and neither do I.

Be right back.

Not true at all! The font smoothing issue you're talking about is that with ClearType enabled, there's a frame-rate impact.

Orbiter runs just fine on Vista, in fact I'm running Orbiter on Windows Vista right now with no issues noted! Everything works just as good as they do in Windows XP.