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This has been going on for a month or two now.
FS loads perfectly. But when I click select aircraft it takes about 3 minuts before the aircraft selecter pups up. Then when I fly, I can only fly for about 20 minutes and then it shuts down and tells me it encountered a problem and had to shut down. Also I can not load nor save a flight. ATC dosnt always work.

I know these problems are related becouse they all stared to show up at the same time.

Please, if anyone can find it in their heart to help me, I will be forever thankful, this is bugging me REALLY much!

I'd reinstall FS9 if that was happening on my computer.

Gryshnak

Sounds like an FS that has had trillions of add-ons and is so packed it is bursting at the seams.
How big is your FS9 folder? Probably why the aircraft are taking ages loading. As for it shutting down - I doubt there is likely to be a remedy.
As we all say for everything try deleting the FS9 cfg file. (but it'll revert your settings to defaults). However, I somehow doubt this will help.

My aircraft folder is at 43,5GB

And I have already tried the usual stuff, delete the cfg etc...
If I havnt solved this untill tonight I will reinstall...
damn, always feels so sad to reinstall an FS you have worked so long to get it...you know...just right...

My aircraft folder is at 43,5GB

Isn't that a bit excessive? I mean, I only have a few dozen aircraft, and I don't fly them all alot.

How could you possible need that many aircraft?

My aircraft folder is at 43,5GB

And I have already tried the usual stuff, delete the cfg etc...
If I havnt solved this untill tonight I will reinstall...
damn, always feels so sad to reinstall an FS you have worked so long to get it...you know...just right...

I thought that would be so. It is just too big! With all those addons some are bound to conflict and others just have errors in and by the time you have added that many they cause probs.
Personally I'd opt for a complete install and just keep your favourites. It's hard, but really you are up against an impossible task.

43 gb?   dang man the 2/3's of my hard drive i only got 12 gb in my folder and i am thinking of downsizeing  but follow the advice of the others and good luck

When FS closes down - what cause does it give? If you click one of the links in the closing box, it'll tell you what has caused FS to close - it can be an incompatible gauge, or a DLL file that is having to work too hard. If you can identify that, perhaps we can help.

Yes, it is a BIG installation (mine is 11gB) - but you say that this happened suddenly, and I guess your installation would have grown gradually. What kind of addons have you been putting in over the last few months? It may be that one particular one has sent it 'over the top'.

Ok, about to uninstall, but then some add-on had overwritten the uninstall file...Got any pointers on manual removal?

My aircraft folder is at 43,5GB

Mmm, I think it may be worth filtering those you don't use very much into another folder, where you can just pop them back in when and where you need them...

My aircraft folder is at 43,5GB

I dare not ask, but out of idle curiosity, how big is your scenary folder

Matt

I dare not ask, but out of idle curiosity, how big is your scenary folder

Matt

not as big, 23.6

Ok, about to uninstall, but then some add-on had overwritten the uninstall file...Got any pointers on manual removal?

Insert CD1 and try the uninstall option from there.

Dave

yup, did that. Then deleted everything that was left (ergo all my add-ons).   Felt kinda "cld and dark" when I fired up FS9 just now.

Words of adwise: CLEAN YOUR AIRCRAFT FOLDER!

Thanks to all who helped me!