Golden Recticle of Death

[Ataros]

Google translated from Russian FAQ

1) Click on the Steam library name of the game / Properties / Local file / Check the integrity of the cache ...

2) Clear the contents of the cache \ at
For Windows XP - x: \ My Documents \ 1C SoftClub \ il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover \
For Windows Vista \ 7 - x: \ Users \% username% \ Documents \ 1C SoftClub \ il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover \

3) Try to reinstall all programs (except GDFInstall.exe) from the Support folder on the DVD. Also, these programs can be found at ... \ Steam \ steamapps \ common \ il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover \ redist \

4) Try to reinstall the program New View (if available) by downloading it from another resource.

5) Temporarily disable FreeTrack (if installed) and try running the game.

6) If the Steam client installed on the system disk, try reinstall it on a logical drive.

7) If the video card, in addition to the monitor connected to the TV - temporarily disable it and try to start the game.

In Steam settings (run Steam \ Settings \ The game) is needed to change the keyboard shortcut "hotkey to open the overlay" - assign overlay hotkey to two keys (Ctrl + Tab, for example)

http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=67281

[AWL_Spinner]

Thanks, but still no joy.

I got momentarily excited after reinstalling the items under /redist (point no.3) and deleting the cache as I just got a black screen when the launcher crashed, rather than the golden plane.

Progress, thinks I.

But no, it was still a launcher crash.

I don't have New View or Free Track.

Reinstalled from Steam, deleted cache several times.

Sigh.

[NedLynch]

Very strange, indeed, the game should run for you.
The only thing I have to say, and I am aware that this normally should not be the issue, since it's the launcher and one is always advised to install the latest drivers for your video card, I did not like the 275.33 driver, can elaborate on it if desired, but I rolled my driver back to the 270....whql.
Just set your fanspeed high enough in the nvidia control panel (80% or more).

[Troll2k]

You might try going to the launcher file and go to properties.Then the compatibility tab and disable desktop composition.