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==Windows==

=====No write permissions=====
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: Unable to save game settings, make screenshots and record tracks.<br />Possible error message:
 \blackshark\modules\me-logbook.lua:141:attempt to index field 'player' (a nil value)
: DCS doesn't have write permissions in its own installation and Windows for unknown reason doesn't redirect DCS to a [[Troubleshooting:installer#Settings_location_when_UAC_enabled|VirtualStore]]. It happens when you have ''User Account Control'' enabled and installed DCS in ''Program Files'' folder.
: Run DCS as Administrator via right-click menu.

==Input==

=====Sidewinder Force Feedback 2=====
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:* Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 has reversed axis.<br />''Options'' > ''Controls'' > ''FF tune'' > ''Swap Axes''

=====Cannot unpause at mission start=====
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 Press Pause/Break to start
:* There are two solutions:
::# If you are running NewView, this is probably the source of the problem. You need to either Alt-Tab out and back into the sim or rename the NewView folder prior to starting the sim.
::# Pause key code returned by your keyboard doesn't match the standard. It's necessary to remap Pause to Pause key via in-game controls options or map Pause function to another key or combination. You´ll find Pause in general section (the upper drop-down menu).<br />Also it's possible to map Pause to another hotkey (eg. {{RButton|Ctrl}}+{{RButton|Shift}}+{{Button|O}}).

==Output==
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=====Graphics card drivers issues=====
''White window/screen.<br/>Launcher.exe may produce an error in opengl32.dll''
 BlackShark: Launcher.exe - Unable To Locate Component<br/><br/>This application has failed to start because d3dx9_38.dll was not<br/>found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

 error loading module 'edTerrain' from file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Eagle<br/>Dynamics\Ka-50\bin\stable\edTerrain.dll':<br/>The specified module could not be found.
:* If you have an AMD/ATI graphics card, set Catalyst AI to "standard" or "off" in Catalyst Control Center.<br/>For x1900 and x1950 cards, it may be necessary to rollback the driver to version 8.12 (due to those cards not being actively supported by new driver versions).
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:* Reinstall your graphics card drivers.<br />See also [[Troubleshooting:ka50:software-compatibility#Graphics_drivers_traces|Graphics drivers traces]]
:* Update DirectX.
:* Don't cancel a DirectX setup launched automatically after Black Shark installation.

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=====Integrated graphics card=====
: DCS series weren't designed for integrated graphics solutions from Intel.<br/>(Consider reading [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA#Modern_gaming wikipedia article]).
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=====Failing VRAM=====
: Your graphics card memory fails. Consider testing it ([http://www.google.com/search?q=video+RAM+Stress+Test google search results]).

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==Miscellaneous==

=====Runtime Error!=====
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 Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library<br/><br/>Runtime Error!<br/><br/>Program: C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\Ka-50\bin\stable\DCS.exe<br/><br/>This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an usual way.<br/>Please contact the application's support team for more information.
: It could be anything. See the [[Troubleshooting:ka50:general#General_solutions|general solutions]].

==Problem reporting==

=====Error message=====
: {{PR_error_msg}}

=====Crash file=====
: Look in Temp folder of DCS installation for DCS-*.crash.txt files. If some of them were created in the same time when the problem occurred - attach them.

=====If problem reproduces=====
* Attach the track file. Tracks automatically recorded during the flight to Temp folder in DCS installation.<br/>SP last track: ''"LastMissionTrack.trk"''<br/>MP tracks: ''"client-nnnnnnnn-nnnnnn.miz.trk"''
* Explain the steps required to reproduce it.
* Delete all files in temp folder in DCS installation and then provoke the error. If anything appears in temp folder please put it into archive and send to us.
* In shortcut properties remove --console so the console appears after launch. If anything appears in the console after the error - copy it for expert (click on the icon in top-left corner of the console > Edit > Select All > press Enter, now colsole contents are in Windows clipboard).
* If there are any graphical glitches the screenshots are needed.<br />Press Prt Scr button to make a screenshot, it will appear in ScreenShots\ folder in DCS installation.

=====dxdiag report=====
: {{PR_dxdiag}}

=====Event Log=====
: {{PR_event}}

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