Prepar3d v5 crashes on startup

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ponhan
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Prepar3d v5 crashes on startup

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Just installed Prepar3d v5, I got to the startup menu, but when hitting "ok" got a Windows error message,
next try the startup menu shows up, but after a few seconds the Windows error message shows again.

All drivers updated to the latest

Computer spec

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690K CPU @ 3.50 GHz
RAM: 16.0 GB
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX960, 2048 MB GDDR5
Windows 10 Pro, OS version: 19042.906

This is the text from the error log:

The error occurred in the program named: Prepar3D.exe, version 5.1.12.26829, timestamp 0x5fb44f72
, error occurred in module with name: nvwgf2umx.dll, version 27.21.14.6589, timestamp 0x605cd9e9
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Error offset: 0x000000000019f691
Process ID: 0x312c
Program start time: 0x01d72cbd9fdfbf0a
Program path: E: \ Lockheed Martin \ Prepar3D v5 \ Prepar3D.exe
Module path: C: \ WINDOWS \ System32 \ DriverStore \ FileRepository \ nv_dispi.inf_amd64_cc5a8fceed9bb371 \ nvwgf2umx.dll
Report ID: 90c38c3f-815a-4e68-8dfb-637420120bfc
Full name of incorrect package:
Program ID relative to incorrect package:
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Martyson
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Re: Prepar3d v5 crashes on startup

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@ ponhan ,
"error occurred in module with name: nvwgf2umx.dll, version 27.21.14.6589"

"Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX960, 2048 MB GDDR5"

See system requirements:
https://www.prepar3d.com/system-requirements/


See this post / Rob's reply :
https://www.prepar3d.com/forum/viewtopi ... 2&t=141909
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Vaughan Martell PP-ASEL (KDTW)
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Re: Prepar3d v5 crashes on startup

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The problem might just be here:

"All drivers updated to the latest"

Roll back your nVidia driver one version and see what happens.

Jorgen
System: i5-12600K@4.9 GHz, ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-I motherboard, 32 GB 4800 MHz DDR5 RAM, Gainward RTX 3060 w/ 12 GB DDR6 VRAM, Windows 10 Pro.

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Martyson
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Re: Prepar3d v5 crashes on startup

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Nvidia driver information already included in the link I gave.

See this post / Rob's reply :
https://www.prepar3d.com/forum/viewtopi ... 2&t=141909
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ponhan
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Re: Prepar3d v5 crashes on startup

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I have changed graphics card to (NVIDIA GeForce GTX1070, 8 GB GDDR5) but still same problem !
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Re: Prepar3d v5 crashes on startup

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ponhan wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:03 pm I have changed graphics card to (NVIDIA GeForce GTX1070, 8 GB GDDR5) but still same problem !
@ ponhan ,
Sorry, my last reply link did not work.

You previously mentioned:
"nvwgf2umx.dll, version 27.21.14.6589"

See if this is your fix for the problem:
viewtopic.php?f=6312&t=141909
Best Regards,
Vaughan Martell PP-ASEL (KDTW)
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