Author Topic: Couatl.exe stops working / hasn't started  (Read 3740 times)

astaral

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Couatl.exe stops working / hasn't started
« on: September 18, 2018, 10:32:20 am »
Hi, I have problem with couatl.exe
System: Windows 7 64Bit - Windows defender and other antyvirus software disabled for this test
FSim: FSX:SE fresh installation
GSX fresh installation and then FSDT Update run. after Windows restart:
When I run FSX couatl.exe is up and running (Looking in task manager)
When I go to free flight during loading after first question (do I want to run GSX) couatl disappear from task manager and then after flight is loaded message couatl.exe hasn't started appears.

I checked couatl.exe --test => tested ok it do nothing and no error messages.

Do you had such issues previously?
Best Regards
Astaral.


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Re: Couatl.exe stops working / hasn't started
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2018, 10:47:07 am »
When I go to free flight during loading after first question (do I want to run GSX)

Which question ? Do you mean the trust question if you want to authorize the Couatl scripting engine ? That's supposed to be made only once, do you see that question every time you start free flight ?

astaral

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Re: Couatl.exe stops working / hasn't started
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2018, 11:29:10 am »
No, If you need a screen after I will go home I can provide. However question was about activation of GSX product.
Of course all question about DLL/EXE/XML I clicked yes :)
Best Regards Astaral.


//Edit picture:
https://imgur.com/a/Hl4OrRI
« Last Edit: September 18, 2018, 08:17:12 pm by astaral »

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Re: Couatl.exe stops working / hasn't started
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2018, 12:19:13 am »
question was about activation of GSX product.

And what happens if you reply YES ? That question means there's a serial number in the registry which is not yet activated. If you activate it, the question will go away.

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Re: Couatl.exe stops working / hasn't started
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2018, 12:01:23 pm »
At this moment couatl.exe disapear from TaskManager as you can see on screen. When I click yes there is question "Am I Sure.. " and also yes and then "couatl.exe hasn't started" window. If I answer no it's same window about couatl.exe hasn't started.

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Re: Couatl.exe stops working / hasn't started
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2018, 03:36:43 pm »
Are you running the simulator in full screen mode ? If yes, put it back in widowed mode for the activation.

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Re: Couatl.exe stops working / hasn't started
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2018, 11:20:42 am »
As you can see on screen I attached before.  I'm using a windowed mode. Maybe you can send me some dev version of couatl.exe with extended loging functionalities. And then you will be able to check what is wrong.

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Re: Couatl.exe stops working / hasn't started
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2018, 06:19:09 pm »
The problem of missing menu items under the Addons menu it's usually caused by one of these:

1) Defective antivirus. Download and install with the Antivirus disabled AND configure the antivirus to exclude the whole Addon Manager folder from scanning BEFORE starting the sim.

OR

2) Missing/Corrupted VC++ libraries in your system. See solution in the "Addon Manager not showing up in P3Dv4 **SOLVED**" thread:

http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,17484.msg122656.html#msg122656
« Last Edit: September 23, 2018, 11:32:23 pm by virtuali »