Out of the blue, skyrim decided to stop working, at all.

I am on the latest patch and was playing fine, no changes have been made to the game. I simply closed it down and when I went to restart. nothing happens.

to elaborate, I start the game get a the skyrim launch screen.
Click play.
Windows thinks about it, I hear the hard drive ticking over. Cursor changes to the loading icon. (blue circle in windows 7)
then, nothing ... no error or anything, just nothing happens. (skyrim exe is not running in task manager)

I looked over the forums and tried all the common fixes, including disabling all mod's, letting the game re-create ini files, checking file integrity and so on with no help.... but really,none of them really seem to address this issue. Skyrim does not even attempt to start.

Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a way to work out whats going on, a log or something?

Any help is really appreciated..

We need your system specs. But this sounds like your HDD or something beginning to give out on you.

It sounds like you have something in common with the people in this thread here: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1331256-skyrim-no-longer-launches/

It also sounds like Steam/Bethesda may have stealth patched something that broke the game for some people. I'm personally in Steam offline mode since well, I don't like it when this stuff happens. Any ways may as well trouble shoot over in that thread since it sounds simlar.

Are you just using this as a turn of phrase? That could mean bad news for your hard drive.
Quiet crunching noise = a noisy drive.
Ticking = a failing drive.

Also have you tried running it with steam in offline mode? Try disabling Steam Community as well.

Thanks guys. No the hard drive is fine, everything else including games on my computer works. The game itself is actually on my primary OS solid state drive, but steam is on my other drive. I just meant I hear the HD steam is on working which may indicate it may be a steam issue. it's just peculiar because I just shut the game down after a decent session with no problems, and came back after a short break and it refuses to start.

Yes I have tried steam in offline mode and yes I have tried disabling the community...

Even tried a system restore to last night. No change...

Full system information please. There may be a pattern here and that information would be needed to see if there is one

I assume you've already done this, but just in case...verified integrity of files in Steam? oops sorry seen that you did this already

Another longshot, but add skyrim.exe to the list of exceptions for your antivirus. I've seen some AVs prevent programs from launching because of false positives in updates.

And yeah at this point a dxdiag would be helpful.

Edit: If I understand correctly, you have skyrim installed outside of program files. If this isn't the case, that might be the issue, as UAC in Win7 can be pretty prestrictive. Giving yourself administrative access to the launcher and skyrim.exe might be worth a try anyways.

Thanks guys. Ill post a dxdiag sometime soon.

I don't run a monitored antivirus at all (have my reasons for this, have checked for viruses, system is clean also ran malwarebytes, also clean)
No software firewall either (have a hardware firewall)
UAC is turned off and application is actually installed in the default OC location C: but I have steam on the D drive. (this should be fine, never had a problem with it.) I already have Admin access to everything and the exe's are set to run as administrator.


Intel Core i7 950 Nehalem 3.06Ghz
Ga-x58a-Ud7 motherboard (onboard sound)
Gigabyte ATI HD6870 1Gb GDDR5
Catalyst 12.1 8.93.10-111208a-130017E-ATI
Corsair 6gb DDR3-2000 Dominator GT
Corsair Force F120GB Sandforce Solid state HD Sata II
Corsair AX1200 Gold professional series modular power supply.
Monitor rez 1920x1080
Windows 7 professional 64 (up to date)

Thanks. You'll see my edit in the other thread but this feels like a pattern to me. If the hardware doesn't match up with the others', then it may be time to look at the software. But one thing at a time, though. That's the best way to handle these things.

There's been a fair amount of driver corruption lately, try a clean sweep and reinstall your video driver.

Tried a clean installation of the graphics driver... no change.


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System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 1/10/2012, 15:44:43
Machine name: TAKHISIS
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: X58A-UD7
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6142MB RAM
Page File: 2212MB used, 3928MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
---------------
Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x6738)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6738&SUBSYS_00D01002&REV_00
Display Memory: 3825 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1010 MB
Shared Memory: 2815 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: ViewSonic VX2433wm
Monitor Model: VX2433wm
Monitor Id: VSC3822
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: DVI
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1114 (English)
Driver Version: 8.921.2.0
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 1/5/2012 16:25:38, 933888 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2478-11CF-E877-DA20BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x6738
SubSys ID: 0x00D01002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem12.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_NI:8.921.2.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_6738
Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
DXVA-HD: Not Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (4- Line 6 UX2)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: USB\VID_0E41&PID_4151&REV_0001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: L6UX264.sys
Driver Version: 4.02.0004.0004 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 4/29/2011 15:16:30, 768000 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Line 6
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No

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Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
Description: Microphone (HD Pro Webcam C910)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: USBAUDIO.sys
Driver Version: 6.01.7601.17514 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 11/20/2010 23:43:52, 109696 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x0
Format Flags: 0x0

Description: Digital Audio Interface (4- Line 6 UX2)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: L6UX264.sys
Driver Version: 4.02.0004.0004 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 4/29/2011 15:16:30, 768000 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x0
Format Flags: 0x0

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DirectInput Devices
-------------------
Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Razer Lycosa
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0109
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Razer Lycosa
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0109
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Controller (XBOX360 GAMEPAD)
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x1689, 0xFD00
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
-----------
+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x8086, 0x3A35
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub

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Gameport Devices
----------------

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PS/2 Devices
------------
+ Razer Naga
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0015
| Matching Device ID: hid\vid_1532&pid_0015&mi_01
| Upper Filters: RzSynapse
| Service: kbdhid
|
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0109
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
|
+ Razer Naga
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0015
| Matching Device ID: hid\vid_1532&pid_0015&mi_00
| Upper Filters: RzSynapse
| Service: mouhid
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
------------------------
Drive: C:
Free Space: 18.3 GB
Total Space: 114.5 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: SiImage SCSI Disk Device

Drive: D:
Free Space: 18.2 GB
Total Space: 143.1 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD1500ADFD-00NLR1 ATA Device

Drive: E:
Free Space: 739.4 GB
Total Space: 953.8 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device

Drive: F:
Model: TSSTcorp DVDWBD SH-B123L ATA Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), , 0 bytes

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System Devices
--------------
Name: Intel® ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 4 - 3A46
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A46&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&E3
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A37
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A37&SUBSYS_50041458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&D0
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500/X58 Trusted Execution Technology Registers - 342F
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_342F&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&A8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub GPIO and Scratch Pad Registers - 3422
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3422&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&A1
Driver: n/a

Name: GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_197B&DEV_2363&SUBSYS_B0001458&REV_03\4&A720DC2&0&00E3
Driver: n/a

Name: Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1033&DEV_0194&SUBSYS_50071458&REV_03\4&115A8633&0&0010
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 2 - 3A42
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A42&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&E1
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A36
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A36&SUBSYS_50041458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&EA
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub System Management Registers - 342E
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_342E&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&A0
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 9 - 3410
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3410&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&48
Driver: n/a

Name: GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_197B&DEV_2363&SUBSYS_B0001458&REV_02\4&238ED369&0&00E1
Driver: n/a

Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_AA88&SUBSYS_AA881002&REV_00\4&2ABA1BF6&0&0118
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 3A40
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A40&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&E0
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A35
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A35&SUBSYS_50041458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&E9
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub I/OxAPIC Interrupt Controller - 342D
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_342D&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&98
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 3 - 340A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_340A&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&18
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_12D8&DEV_E130&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_04\4&AD7F6DD&0&0048
Driver: n/a

Name: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6738&SUBSYS_00D01002&REV_00\4&2ABA1BF6&0&0018
Driver: n/a

Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A3E&SUBSYS_A1021458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&D8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A34
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A34&SUBSYS_50041458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&E8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500 Routing and Protocol Layer Register Port 1 - 3428
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3428&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&89
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 2 - 3409
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3409&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&10
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3C
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A3C&SUBSYS_50061458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&D7
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family SMBus Controller - 3A30
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A30&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&FB
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500 Physical and Link Layer Registers Port 1 - 3427
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3427&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&88
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 1 - 3408
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3408&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&08
Driver: n/a

Name: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller #2
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_E0001458&REV_06\4&525529E&0&00E4
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A3A&SUBSYS_50061458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&EF
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 - 3A26
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A26&SUBSYS_B0021458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&FD
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500/X58 Routing and Protocol Layer Registers Port 0 - 3426
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3426&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&81
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub to ESI Port - 3405
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3405&SUBSYS_50001458&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&00
Driver: n/a

Name: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_E0001458&REV_06\4&2E680ECD&0&00E5
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 3A4A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A4A&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&E5
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A39
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A39&SUBSYS_50041458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&D2
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family 4 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 - 3A20
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A20&SUBSYS_B0021458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&FA
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500/X58 Physical and Link Layer Registers Port 0 - 3425
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3425&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&80
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 82801 PCI Bridge - 244E
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_244E&SUBSYS_50001458&REV_90\3&13C0B0C5&0&F0
Driver: n/a

Name: Silicon Image SiI 3124 SoftRaid 5 Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1095&DEV_3124&SUBSYS_71241095&REV_02\5&242CEDDB&0&000048
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 5 - 3A48
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A48&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&E4
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A38
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A38&SUBSYS_50041458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&D1
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® ICH10R LPC Interface Controller - 3A16
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A16&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_00\3&13C0B0C5&0&F8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub Control Status and RAS Registers - 3423
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3423&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_13\3&13C0B0C5&0&A2
Driver: n/a

Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1B4B&DEV_91A3&SUBSYS_B0001458&REV_11\4&33603A3B&0&0008
Driver: n/a

Name: Texas Instruments 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_104C&DEV_8024&SUBSYS_10001458&REV_00\4&278CCF74&0&30F0
Driver: n/a

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DirectShow Filters
------------------

DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,WMADMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514
WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMADMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMSPDMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514
MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,mp3dmod.dll,6.01.7600.16385
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp4sdecd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvsdecd.dll,6.01.7601.17514
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,wmvdecod.dll,6.01.7601.17514
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp43decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mpg4decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
HH Video Step Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,,
ATI Ticker,0x00200000,0,1,Ticker.ax,
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,12.00.7601.17514
Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,12.00.7601.17514
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
SBE2MediaTypeProfile,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder,0x005fffff,2,4,msmpeg2vdec.dll,6.01.7140.0000
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528
MACSReaderMP3 Filter,0x00200000,0,1,MACSReaderAVI.ax,1.00.2006.0804
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.7601.17514
ATI MPEG File Writer,0x00200000,1,0,atimpenc.dll,11.07.0000.20104
ATI MPEG Video Decoder,0x00400000,1,2,atimpenc.dll,11.07.0000.20104
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528
Closed Captions anolysis Filter,0x00200000,2,5,cca.dll,6.06.7601.17514
SBE2FileScan,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
SelfMusicVideo Dump Filter,0x00200000,1,0,TG_Dump0708.DLL,8.01.2008.5200
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MMACE ProcAmp,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder,0x00200000,2,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
ATI MPEG Audio Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,atimpenc.dll,11.07.0000.20104
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MPEG-2 Video Stream anolyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
ATI MPEG Video Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,atimpenc.dll,11.07.0000.20104
HH PlayR Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,,
ATI MPEG Multiplexer,0x00200000,2,1,atimpenc.dll,11.07.0000.20104
VPS Decoder,0x00200000,0,0,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7601.17514
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,12.00.7601.17514
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.01.7601.17514
MMACE SoftEmu,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
iTV Data Sink,0x00600000,1,0,itvdata.dll,6.06.7601.17514
iTV Data Capture filter,0x00600000,1,1,itvdata.dll,6.06.7601.17514
ATI Video Scaler Filter,0x00200000,1,2,atimpenc.dll,11.07.0000.20104
SpatialStereo Filter,0x00200000,1,1,3DAudio.ax,
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MMACE DeInterlace,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,
Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17514
JWVidRender,0x00200000,1,0,,
NEDFilter4Samsung Filter,0x00200000,0,1,NEDFilter4Samsung.ax,8.01.0000.0000
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
RDP DShow Redirection Filter,0xffffffff,1,0,DShowRdpFilter.dll,
Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
WST Pager,0x00200000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7601.17514
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
P3Sourcer,0x00600000,0,1,muzaf1.dll,1.00.0000.60410
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17514
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
ATI Video Rotation Filter,0x00200000,1,1,atimpenc.dll,11.07.0000.20104
Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder,0x005fffff,1,1,msmpeg2adec.dll,6.01.7140.0000
StreamBufferSink2,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MusicCity Audio Decoder,0x00200000,1,1,muzdecode.ax,1.00.0000.60207
MusicCity MPEG4 Splitter Filter,0x00200000,1,1,muzmp4sp.ax,1.00.0000.60210
MusicCity Windows Media Splitter,0x00200000,1,1,muzwmts.dll,1.00.0000.60208
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
BlueCode Audio Effect,0x00200000,1,1,muzeffect.ax,1.00.0000.60210
MusicCity MPEG Splitter,0x00200000,0,1,muzmpgsp.ax,1.01.0007.0911
Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,6.01.7601.17514
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.7601.17669
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MusicCity OGG Splitter,0x00200000,1,1,muzoggsp.ax,1.00.0000.60207

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvxencd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvencod.dll,6.01.7600.16385
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvsencd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Fraps Video Decompressor,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Logitech Video (I420),0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
VP60? Simple Profile ,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
VP61? Advanced Profile,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMSPDMOE.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMADMOE.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
ATI MPEG Audio Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,atimpenc.dll,11.07.0000.20104
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Messenger Audio Codec,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514

Audio Capture Sources:
Microphone (HD Pro Webcam C910),0x00200000,0,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Digital Audio Interface (4- Lin,0x00200000,0,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514

PBDA CP Filters:
PBDA DTFilter,0x00600000,1,1,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7601.17528
PBDA ETFilter,0x00200000,0,0,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7601.17528
PBDA PTFilter,0x00200000,0,0,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7601.17528

Midi Renderers:
4- Line 6 UX2,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514

WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
HD Audio Mixed capture,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
HD Audio Digital in,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
HD Pro Webcam C910,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910,0x00200000,2,2,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
Line 6 UX2,0x00200000,4,4,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
HD Audio SPDIF out 5,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
HD Audio SPDIF out,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
Line 6 UX2,0x00200000,4,4,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514

Video Capture Sources:
Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910,0x00200000,2,2,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

Multi-Instance Capable VBI Codecs:
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.7601.17514

BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.7601.17669
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7601.17514

BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,1,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17528
PTFilter,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17528
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17528

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

Audio Renderers:
Speakers (4- Line 6 UX2),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514
DirectSound: Speakers (4- Line 6 UX2),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17514

---------------
EVR Power Information
---------------
Current Setting: {5C67A112-A4C9-483F-B4A7-1D473BECAFDC} (Quality)
Quality Flags: 2576
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow half deinterlace
Allow scaling
Decode Power Usage: 100
Balanced Flags: 1424
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow batching
Force half deinterlace
Force scaling
Decode Power Usage: 50
PowerFlags: 1424
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow batching
Force half deinterlace
Force scaling
Decode Power Usage: 0

re-installed completely. No change... I have tried various other games, everything else works. Tearing my hair out here...

What is your current speaker sampling rate? (found in control panel)

16bit 44.1khz (i.e already had the sound fix implemented.) nothing changed in my setup it just now decides to not boot up at all....

Whats going on bethesda?

OK, I'm running out of ideas (as I'm sure you are...I feel your pain)...last ditch on my part - have you tried deleting all local files? In C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Local\Skyrim there may be some files ...in other games, that had load-up crashes, I've found cache problems and needed to manual clean it every so often. good luck mate

There are a few fixes for "game not launching when hitting play" in my signature. Try them.

Hi, things i noticed...

The original game....1.1 required the user to Put their sound at 44100 HZ (not good, but a workaround)
When Patch 1.2 arrived 44100 still worked for me ..But had to revert for various other reasons (to many to list)
Patch 1.3.7 did not like the sound @ 44100 (I was crashing constantly, literally one second.) So I set to 96000 Hz , and crashes stopped.
Patch 1.3.10 is also liking the Sound @ a higher rate...IE :24 bit 96000 Hz (since this patch is same as last) just added LAA.

Thanks guys. Still no solution, back too Witcher 2 I guess... About to give up I think, and thanks B1gdaddy but if you read back through the thread I have pretty much done all of this...

oh, also someone mentioned they had this problem to me in my inbox and the fix was too chage the exe's to not run in administrator mode. Tried this also didn't work.

My game will not start with the steam launcher either...It just hangs with the hard drive hummming. But my game will start with steam in offline mode and launching though Wrye Bash stand alone version.

well nice to see i am not alone on this .. posted on it over at nexus .. somewhat diff symps then above. I can get to the imperial logo and at the point the smoke is supposed to start the hang drops out to windows. Now sometimes when redo cache (optimize) it will work sometimes not and as I indicated over there steam did something couple days ago that I did not catch (went online for another reason as also tend to stay in offline mode). would have reinstalled but hear a new patch might be coming this month so haven't yet and have tried many of same fixes. At least I can get in every now and then ... have to change something via steam or mess with the skyrim.esm, if it was 1 thing could figure it out but so many diff things cause it to run, just after get in once can't get in again. Have not tried stopping/bypassing the beth logo/imperial emblem load yet though. Just INFO so know more than 1 or 2 getting.

^^

Actually sounds like this is a bit of a different problem to mine. (although now after a few days solid play with no issue's I seem to be getting the above now, as well)

As for the problem in this thread I ended up finding out the issue.

It was actually due to a corrupt Control map file believe it or not. I deleted and got a new one setup and my problem went away.