1.77 - I am unable to get PinballX to start up with Windows XP SP3

[quincy2686]

Hello,

I have been using PinballX for a while now on my desktop PC running Windows 7 and I really like it. However, I recently set up another PC for a cabinet build and I am having some difficulty. Everything works fine outside of PinballX. I just can't get PinballX to run at all. The new PC build is running Windows XP SP3. I'm running a phenom II x4 840 cpu with 4gb of RAM and for the GPUs I have an HD 5770 running my main display and an 8500gt running the backglass/dmd but I'm only running 2 monitors right now as I am just testing everything out. I have tried completely uninstalling and re-installing PinballX but it still won't run. I believe I have the correct video codec installed (got the shark007 vista/xp 32bit codec that is linked on the home page) and I did set multithreaded FFDshow in the h264 tab as indicated. I also tried running it in desktop mode with only one monitor just to see if that would work, but still nothing.

Log File:

18:36:01.3 3/17/2014: PinballX - Version 1.77
18:36:01.3 3/17/2014: Loading Settings
18:36:01.3 3/17/2014: Initialize Component
18:36:01.3 3/17/2014: Initialize Display
18:36:01.4 3/17/2014: Error. Exiting
18:36:01.4 3/17/2014: Could not load file or assembly 'Flash, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1)
18:36:01.4 3/17/2014: at PinballX.Main.b(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2)
18:36:01.4 3/17/2014: at PinballX.Main..ctor()
18:36:01.4 3/17/2014: Disposing Plugins
18:36:01.4 3/17/2014: Showing Taskbar
18:36:01.4 3/17/2014: Unhiding Mouse Cursor

Config:

[Display]
Monitor=0
Rotate=270
Windowed=False
WindowWidth=480
WindowHeight=720
WindowX=0
WindowY=65
PlayFieldBrightness=230
WheelTextColor=ffffffff
WheelTextOutlineColor=ff000000
InfoTextColor=ffffffff
InfoTextOutlineColor=ff000000
FilterTextColor=ffffffff
FilterTextOutlineColor=ff000000
MenuColor=ffffa500
[backGlass]
monitor=1
x=0
y=0
width=1280
height=1024
[DMD]
Enabled=False
monitor=2
x=0
y=0
width=900
height=300
[FileSystem]
EnableFileMatching=True
[interface]
DesktopModeEnabled=False
EnableAdditionalDetail=True
ShowSystem=True
ShowRatings=True
[Audio]
StreamVolume=90
SampleVolume=90
PlaySoundInVideos=True
[startup]
playsound=True
playvideo=False
StartWithWindows=No
[KeyCodes]
quit=67
left=37
right=39
select=13
rotate=82
pageleft=33
pageright=34
exitemulator=27
ingame=80
screenshot=83
screenshotbackglass=66
instructions=73
[JoyCodes]
quit=10
left=0
right=1
select=2
rotate=3
pageleft=4
pageright=5
exitemulator=6
ingame=13
instructions=14
[Text]
Line1=Free Play
Line2=Press Start
[FuturePinball]
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=h:\-PINBALL-\-FUTURE PINBALL-
TablePath=h:\-PINBALL-\-FUTURE PINBALL-\Tables
Executable=Future Pinball.exe
Parameters=/open "[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]" /play /exit /arcaderender
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
MouseClickFocus=True
[VisualPinball]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball
TablePath=C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\Tables
Executable=VPinball.exe
Parameters=/play -"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]"
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
NVRAMPath=C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\VPinMame\nvram
[ExitScreen]
Enabled=True
EnableExit=True
EnableShutdown=True
[startupProgram]
Enabled=false
WorkingPath=
Executable=notepad.exe
Paramaters=
HideWindow=true
WaitForExit=false
[ExitProgram]
Enabled=false
WorkingPath=
Executable=notepad.exe
Paramaters=
HideWindow=False
WaitForExit=
[AttractMode]
Enabled=True
Timer=1
ShowFor=15
[system_1]
Name=Pinball FX2
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=C:\Steam
TablePath=C:\Steam\Tables
Executable=PinballFX.exe
Parameters=
[system_2]
Name=MAME
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=C:\- EMULATORS -\- MAME -
TablePath=C:\
Executable=mamep64.exe
Parameters=[TABLEFILE]
[AutoExit]
Enabled=False
Minutes=10
[Login]
Enabled=False
[internal]
lastselected=Road Kings (Williams 1986)Road Kings VP9 FSVisualPinball
filter_year=
filter_company=
filter_custom=
filtername=Tables
[setupWizard]
EmuPath1=C:\Emulators
AssetPath1=C:\Assets
RomPath1=C:\Roms
DefaultPathPrompt=True
DownloadDatabasePrompt=True
DownloadEmulatorPrompt=True
WizardMode=0
CustomArray=
SearchArray=
SavePosition=False
SectionIndex=19
SearchText=
EmulatorIndex=0
EmulatorGroupIndex=0
DaphneIndex=0
HTMLAppsIndex=0
ExternalAppsIndex=0
RadioStationsIndex=0
NewsFeedsIndex=0
MappedDrivesIndex=0
SystemIndex=0
ShowPanel=True
FontSize=1
WindowState=2
WindowSize=650,478
WindowLocation=515,271

[randr]

did you install codecs? EDIT: sorry see you did

[quincy2686]

Just for giggles I took out the HD 5770 and installed my 560Ti with the latest drivers. I then uninstalled PinballX and re-installed it. Same result. I just can't get it to start at all.

[randr]

well all i can think of is the codecs. maybe redownload from link on pinballx.net

[Draco1962]

Be sure to completely uninstall your existing codec pack before reinstalling!

[quincy2686]

Thanks for the responses. I did uninstall the video codec. I then redownloaded from the link provided on the website and reinstalled it. Still nothing. I guess my next move will be to reinstall xp after work today and see if that fixes it.

[zeenon]

Did you install PBX as an admin and try running it as an admin after the install?

Z

[insx]

I'm getting exactly the same error but mine was working yesterday. Strange.

[Draco1962]

I'm getting exactly the same error but mine was working yesterday. Strange.

Please provide a copy of your log.txt file. I am escalating this to Tom's attention. Thanks!

[quincy2686]

I did a clean install of XP and PinballX seems to be working now. I haven't had time to set up visual pinball yet but PinballX at least starts up so that is major progress!!! I will continue to set everything up and hopefully all goes well. Thanks for the quick responses. Hopefully this was just a quirk and not a serious issue. The only difference with the installs is this time when I installed XP I had no issues with Windows Update. I was able update last time but I had to get an ISO of SP3 and install it manually. This time it just worked without any problems. So, maybe something important got left out during my last install. From what I have read, this is a known issue with Microsoft. Probably has something to do with XP's end of life coming up soon.

Anyway, thanks again for the help!

[Numiah2]

How odd.

I ran into the same error today when switching from HyperPin to PinballX

Here's the log

15:38:38.0  4/6/2014:  PinballX - Version 1.7715:38:38.0  4/6/2014:  Loading Settings15:38:38.0  4/6/2014:  Initialize Component15:38:38.1  4/6/2014:  Initialize Display15:38:38.1  4/6/2014:  Error. Exiting15:38:38.1  4/6/2014:  Could not load file or assembly 'Flash, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1)15:38:38.1  4/6/2014:     at PinballX.Main.b(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2)15:38:38.1  4/6/2014:     at PinballX.Main..ctor()15:38:38.1  4/6/2014:  Disposing Plugins15:38:38.1  4/6/2014:  Showing Taskbar15:38:38.1  4/6/2014:  Unhiding Mouse Cursor

I'm on XP SP3 as well.

I installed all de shark codecs.

Not really feeling the urge to start from scratch though and format the thing.

Thanks in advance for any pointers in the correct direction to solve this

PinballX.ini