BETA PATCH v.1.08.18956 - August 3, 2012

[Anhedonic93]

Hi

I am tearing my hair out. This is what has happened so far:

Downloaded the game via steam
It worked - I could set controls and play training missions, quick missions, campaign and everything else, but was getting launcher errors and CTD's so...
Downloaded this beta patch and followed instructions to clear cache etc and isntalled....
Game ran, but when I tried to start campaign some of the options were missing- for instance I go to campaign, new, start, fly - then I get loading screen which reaches 100% and boots me to desktop, where as previously there were "loadout" options next to either "Start" or "fly" i cannot remember which, so.....
I uninstalled the game and re-installed totally vanilla and now I can't play it as the issue above is recurring, on ALL missions, training,campaign, free fly and quick, so...
I uninstalled the game, then uninstalled steam, ran CCcleaner to remove any registry entries and reinstalled both programmes and...
The exact same thing is now happening.

It doens't matter how many times I uninstall and reinstall, I now get booted to desktop every time the mission loading screen reaches 100%, and have no "loadout" options where as upon the first, original installation i was able to play, albeit with issues. I cannot find any files after unistalling that are left over that might be affecting a re-install and I've cleaned my registry with two separate PC cleaners (CCclearner and kingsoft PC doctor).

Below is my DXdiag DXdiag. I am in no way blaming the mod as I understand it changes alimited number of files and should disappear entirely once the uninstall process for the game is complete. Please note i am now not trying to use the mod in any way, I'm just trying to install the stock game on my machine.

Please help if you can. I am out of ideas!

Many thanks