GDFInstall.exe crashes at launch (dual boot XP/Win 7)

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Originally Posted by TX-EcoDragon

I'm trying a fresh install of Windows 7 to see if that is the reason for my launcher issues in XP, but now there's a different issue! I'm unable to launch the sim as I see a GDFInstall.exe crash right after clicking "Play" 100% of the time.

I removed Steam and reinstalled it along with CLOD, no change, here's the event log

Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 10/15/2012 6:03:53 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: ************
Description:
Faulting application name: GDFInstall.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x4d6760de
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x006c6630
Faulting process id: 0xa20
Faulting application start time: 0x01cdab3a1c48856e
Faulting application path: h:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\redist\GDF\GDFInstall.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 5a400535-172d-11e2-87f2-00508d9a736c
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-10-16T01:03:53.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>5548</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>***************</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>GDFInstall.exe</Data>
<Data>0.0.0.0</Data>
<Data>4d6760de</Data>
<Data>unknown</Data>
<Data>0.0.0.0</Data>
<Data>00000000</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>006c6630</Data>
<Data>a20</Data>
<Data>01cdab3a1c48856e</Data>
<Data>h:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\redist\GDF\GDFInstall.exe</Data>
<Data>unknown</Data>
<Data>5a400535-172d-11e2-87f2-00508d9a736c</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Well - as the purpose of GDFInstall is to get an icon in the Windows 7 "Games folder" it feels completely useless... If I where you I would try the trick I recommended in the Windows 8 thread here in this sub forum. Download the silly fake "vcredist_x86.exe" file I wrote (it's a 6kb c++ program that does nothing and returns OK). So - download the rar file, unpack it with 7-zip or your decompression app of choice. Rename "vcredist_x86.exe" to "GDFInstall.exe" and copy it to your directory called "h:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\redist\GDF\GDFInstall.exe". Do a copy of the original GDFInstall.exe before replacing it. You may also have to right click on the downloaded file and select "Unblock" in the dialog...

Worth a try... Download here (and no it does not contain a virus ).

https://sites.google.com/site/mazexx...edirects=0&d=1

Good luck /mazex

EDIT: You could also try starting Steam as an adminstrator (right click the Steam icon and select "Run as Administrator"). That MAY do the trick...