MFD (Hello World for instance) stops working after reboot (win7,64bit)

[tigger42]

As the thread title says. I install the drivers (in case they have been installed it is enough to go through the procedure but select "No to all" for rewrites of files on the disk.

In this configuration the MFD will work, for instance the "Hello World" example program or my own that I wrote.

However after a reboot it will stop working. Not completely though, SetString will blank the display but not display anything. The display returns to show profile setting when the program exits.

[Raptor007]

Try setting the Saitek DirectOutput service to "Automatic (Delayed Start)" per my instructions in another thread:

Originally Posted by Raptor007

If you need to reinstall the drivers after every reboot, it's likely that the DirectOutput service is simply not getting started automatically.

The first thing you should try is setting the startup type of the Saitek DirectOutput service to "Automatic (Delayed Start)" and reboot. Instructions can be found here:
http://www.saitekforum.com/showpost.php?p=79558


If that doesn't solve the issue, try creating a new text file with NotePad, with the following content:

net stop SaiDOutput
net start SaiDOutput

Make sure Windows is showing all file extensions, and rename the file "Restart DirectOutput.cmd". If you did it right, double-clicking the file should open a DOS console window and restart DirectOutput. Then put a shortcut to that file in your Start\Programs\Startup folder.