I've been trying to use particle forge 3, i'm running windows 7 professional 64-bit. .NET 4, and i have the particle forge stuff in the sins of a solar empire folder.
whenever i start it up, i get an immediate "ParticleForge.exe has stopped working" error which dis-appears in the blinkk of an eye.
upon checking the event logs, it gives me this:
- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<Provider Name="Windows Error Reporting" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1001</EventID>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-05-06T04:10:24.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>19887</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>corbo-laptop</Computer>
</System>
<Data>Not available</Data>
<Data>particleforge.exe</Data>
<Data>1.0.3345.32477</Data>
<Data>System.InvalidOperationException</Data>
<Data>C:\Users\corbin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_particleforge.ex_d366c4a98b9bbf1be8b1ce958787e4e96311dd84_138ea421</Data>
<Data>c3cdd2d9-7796-11e0-af72-00219be69fc4</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
The Appcrash file says this:
Version=1
EventType=CLR20r3
EventTime=129491286244970602
ReportType=2
Consent=1
ReportIdentifier=c3cdd2d9-7796-11e0-af72-00219be69fc4
WOW64=1
Response.type=4
Sig[0].Name=Problem Signature 01
Sig[0].Value=particleforge.exe
Sig[1].Name=Problem Signature 02
Sig[1].Value=1.0.3345.32477
Sig[2].Name=Problem Signature 03
Sig[2].Value=49a89b3b
Sig[3].Name=Problem Signature 04
Sig[3].Value=System.Xml
Sig[4].Name=Problem Signature 05
Sig[4].Value=2.0.0.0
Sig[5].Name=Problem Signature 06
Sig[5].Value=4a275e0f
Sig[6].Name=Problem Signature 07
Sig[6].Value=2818
Sig[7].Name=Problem Signature 08
Sig[7].Value=123
Sig[8].Name=Problem Signature 09
Sig[8].Value=System.InvalidOperationException
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=1033
UI[2]=C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\ParticleForge.exe
UI[3]=ParticleForge.exe has stopped working
UI[4]=Windows can check online for a solution to the problem the next time you go online.
UI[5]=Check online for a solution and close the program
UI[6]=Check online for a solution later and close the program
UI[7]=Close the program
LoadedModule[0]=C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\ParticleForge.exe
LoadedModule[1]=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
LoadedModule[2]=C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\MSCOREE.DLL
LoadedModule[3]=C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNEL32.dll
LoadedModule[4]=C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll
LoadedModule[5]=C:\Windows\system32\apphelp.dll
LoadedModule[6]=C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcLayers.dll
LoadedModule[7]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SspiCli.dll
LoadedModule[8]=C:\Windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
LoadedModule[9]=C:\Windows\syswow64\RPCRT4.dll
LoadedModule[10]=C:\Windows\syswow64\CRYPTBASE.dll
LoadedModule[11]=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sechost.dll
LoadedModule[12]=C:\Windows\syswow64\USER32.dll
LoadedModule[13]=C:\Windows\syswow64\GDI32.dll
LoadedModule[14]=C:\Windows\syswow64\LPK.dll
LoadedModule[15]=C:\Windows\syswow64\USP10.dll
LoadedModule[16]=C:\Windows\syswow64\ADVAPI32.dll
LoadedModule[17]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SHELL32.dll
LoadedModule[18]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SHLWAPI.dll
LoadedModule[19]=C:\Windows\syswow64\ole32.dll
LoadedModule[20]=C:\Windows\syswow64\OLEAUT32.dll
LoadedModule[21]=C:\Windows\system32\USERENV.dll
LoadedModule[22]=C:\Windows\system32\profapi.dll
LoadedModule[23]=C:\Windows\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
LoadedModule[24]=C:\Windows\system32\MPR.dll
LoadedModule[25]=C:\Windows\system32\IMM32.DLL
LoadedModule[26]=C:\Windows\syswow64\MSCTF.dll
LoadedModule[27]=C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcGenral.DLL
LoadedModule[28]=C:\Windows\system32\UxTheme.dll
LoadedModule[29]=C:\Windows\system32\WINMM.dll
LoadedModule[30]=C:\Windows\system32\samcli.dll
LoadedModule[31]=C:\Windows\system32\MSACM32.dll
LoadedModule[32]=C:\Windows\system32\VERSION.dll
LoadedModule[33]=C:\Windows\system32\sfc.dll
LoadedModule[34]=C:\Windows\system32\sfc_os.DLL
LoadedModule[35]=C:\Windows\system32\dwmapi.dll
LoadedModule[36]=C:\Windows\syswow64\SETUPAPI.dll
LoadedModule[37]=C:\Windows\syswow64\CFGMGR32.dll
LoadedModule[38]=C:\Windows\syswow64\DEVOBJ.dll
LoadedModule[39]=C:\Windows\syswow64\urlmon.dll
LoadedModule[40]=C:\Windows\syswow64\WININET.dll
LoadedModule[41]=C:\Windows\syswow64\iertutil.dll
LoadedModule[42]=C:\Windows\syswow64\CRYPT32.dll
LoadedModule[43]=C:\Windows\syswow64\MSASN1.dll
LoadedModule[44]=C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcXtrnal.DLL
LoadedModule[45]=C:\Windows\system32\SHUNIMPL.DLL
LoadedModule[46]=C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
LoadedModule[47]=C:\Windows\system32\SortServer2003Compat.dll
LoadedModule[48]=C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorwks.dll
LoadedModule[49]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.5592_none_d09196c24426e2d4\MSVCR80.dll
LoadedModule[50]=C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\mscorlib\ebdaeaeb9f66c9035b5f11431f10cda4\mscorlib.ni.dll
LoadedModule[51]=C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System\50c67f851ae3df2d0ab7d86fd1c5c7e0\System.ni.dll
LoadedModule[52]=C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System.Drawing\2a34e74599686e7383ae90670a994cdf\System.Drawing.ni.dll
LoadedModule[53]=C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System.Windows.Forms\e4ea95056046fdf87f06ae807308b627\System.Windows.Forms.ni.dll
LoadedModule[54]=C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorjit.dll
LoadedModule[55]=C:\Windows\system32\CRYPTSP.dll
LoadedModule[56]=C:\Windows\system32\rsaenh.dll
LoadedModule[57]=C:\Windows\system32\RpcRtRemote.dll
LoadedModule[58]=C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\ManagedIron.dll
LoadedModule[59]=C:\Windows\system32\d3d9.dll
LoadedModule[60]=C:\Windows\system32\d3d8thk.dll
LoadedModule[61]=C:\Windows\system32\DINPUT8.dll
LoadedModule[62]=C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\d3dx9_36.dll
LoadedModule[63]=C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\XINPUT1_3.dll
LoadedModule[64]=C:\Windows\system32\WSOCK32.dll
LoadedModule[65]=C:\Windows\syswow64\WS2_32.dll
LoadedModule[66]=C:\Windows\syswow64\NSI.dll
LoadedModule[67]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.5592_none_d09196c24426e2d4\MSVCP80.dll
LoadedModule[68]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.5592_none_d09196c24426e2d4\msvcm80.dll
LoadedModule[69]=C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\ForgeLibrary.dll
LoadedModule[70]=C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.1.7600.16385_none_72fc7cbf861225ca\gdiplus.dll
LoadedModule[71]=C:\Windows\system32\WindowsCodecs.dll
LoadedModule[72]=C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System.Xml\167c8c3817ba1f48fe7396cc56f557e3\System.Xml.ni.dll
LoadedModule[73]=C:\Windows\system32\shfolder.dll
LoadedModule[74]=C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System.Configuration\9d054fc9618b81d5703af1662cd11135\System.Configuration.ni.dll
FriendlyEventName=Stopped working
ConsentKey=CLR20r3
AppName=ParticleForge.exe
AppPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\ParticleForge.exe
ReportDescription=Stopped working
I'm thinking the problem has something to do with my .NET, any other ideas devs and/or poeple with good pc experience?