OnCourse Software

Hello,

First time user:
- FSX ACC installed on non default location (F:\Games\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X)
- PFE also installed on non default location. (F:\Games\Microsoft Games\FS Addons\PFE)
- Win 7 64 bit
- FSUIPC v4.938d
- FSX Flight plan's in it's default location: (C:\Users\RobFS\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files)
- PFE's converted planes in it's default location (F:\Games\Microsoft Games\FS Addons\PFE\FS2000\Pilots)

Following the 'first steps' from the manual v2.12 (shipped with PFE 2.15):
-Made a simple plan (IFR PAHO-PAWD) in FSX flight planner
-Converted in PFE to PF2000 plan
-Compiled it with PF2000 to adv
-Loaded with PFE
-Connect to FSX
-FSUIPC message screen showing PFE initializing
-PFE disappears from taskbar (shut's down/crashes) without notice/error
-FSUIPC message screen showing "PFE initializing" disappears.

Startup Log:
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - PFE starting...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Initialising...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Setup SkinCrafter Object
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Check Regional Settings...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Check Regional Setting Requirements...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Temporarily Change Regional Settings...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - New Voice Set Expansion Pack found to be complete!
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Now checking for XPack1 SP1 Updates...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Now checking for XTaxi_1 Updates...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Now checking for XPack1 SP2 Updates...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Now checking for XPack1 SP3 Updates...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Now checking for XPack1 SP4 Updates...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - XPack2 Installation found and complete!
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Now checking for XPack2 SP Updates...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Now checking for XTaxi_2 Updates...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Now checking for XPack2 SP2 Updates...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Now checking for XPack2 SP3 Updates...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Now checking for XPack2 SP4 Updates...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Checking INI file entries...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Checking PF versions...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Correct versions found...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Reading Hotkey assignments...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Reading Hotkey activation...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Loading Main display...
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Startup complete.
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Status = TRUE
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - RegNo = XXXX-0000-XX (removed)
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - User = Xxx xx Xxxxx (removed)
16-2-2015 22:16:12 - Lic = Registered License

What's going wrong, am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Rob

Hi Rob,

from the FAQ :

Q: PFE Crashes every time I select 'Connect to FS'. What should I do?

A: Please select Options #1 from the PFE main menu. On the next display set the Debug Level (bottom left) to anything other than ZERO. We would suggest setting it to '5' unless advised otherwise by support

Thanks will comply and post here. Although that does not of course resolve the issue.
Let's hope that there are clues in the to be produced log file.

Will report back when at home (am on duty right now )

it is the course of the issue, see this post :

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1477&p=7639&hilit=debug+level#p7639