Cannot run OpenMp Hello World Example using C6678 Device Cycle Approximate Simulator

Hello,
I am currently evaluating the potential of using the TMS320C6678 Multi core in my project. However, I can't get a simple OMP Hello World Example to run in its Device Cycle Approximate Simulator (Note: I got it to work on the Functional Simulator).

Here's my software versions.

Windows 7 Enterprise
1. CCS 5.4.0 (its 5.3.0. for CCS IDE C6000 components).
2. OpenMP 1.1.3.02
3. MCSDK 1.1.2.5
4. CGT 7.4.0 (was 7.4.2, but moving it to 7.4.0. has not made a difference)
5. SYS/BIOS 6.35.1.29
6. IPC 1.25.0.04

I have tried the following to no avail
1. Loading/Running it on 4, 8, and 1 core(s).
2. Setting autoDownload to false in omp_config.cfg file.
3. Setting Target Configuration to load program only in first core.
4. Setting Target Configuration to group slave cores (e.g 1-3).

What happens most of the time is that the CCS freezes and becomes non-responsive until I terminate the process.

Thanks for your help.