Help Please.

[dramacydal]

Hey, I need some help my friends.

I got FS2004, installed it looked forward to play it and all.

then, I clicked the desktop icon, it gives me that splashscreen thingy, but just wont do anything.

I left it over night and it still didn't do anything.

I don't think it's my PC cos I have a really good one, 1gb ram, x1300, dual core etc, etc.

please help me.

Vinny.

[ozzy72]

Should work just fine. I'm running a PIII 1GHz with 512mb RAM!
Sounds like the install hasn't gone right or you've got a lot of background programs running causing problems of some kind.

[dramacydal]

I know that it should work just fine, but it wont :/

I even turned to ileagel doings, I downloaded a cracked version, still no good.

[kilotango]

Wow Ozzy.
What now?

[Niblet]

The first thing I'd check is your DirectX, make sure you have a new enough version?

Also make sure you're installing in the default folders, it shouldn't make a difference but can sometimes cause some progs to crash if files are not where the prog expects.

Are you using a widescreen monitor with a weird resolution?


N.

[Fly2e]

Try going to
START/MICROSOFT GAMES/FLIGHT SIMULATOR9/SAFE MODE
and see if it loads.

[dramacydal]

I tryed reinstalling it like 20 times, the weird thing is that, before I got a new PC couple months ago, I ran it on a pc that is crappier than a shoe.

I get a new PC, thinking, wow, now it is gonna work smoothly, install it, no go.

Any other suggestions guys

[kilotango]

Hi Vinny.
How do your installs go, no problems?
Do you copy anything from a backup?
Do you delete the remaining folder in msgames before reinstall. (and check the hidden folder in documents)?
Have you got a reg cleaner, like reg mechanic?
How do your cd's look, are they clean?

[pete]

If you aren't using a legal, original, CD version we can't help you & you most likely WILL encounter problems.
My advice would be to completely remove both versions - if you have 2 versions. Do not touch an illegal one - that's simply waving a red flag asking for trouble.

As you have installed an illegal version all kinds of problems may already have occurred. You may wish to run a good cleaner on your system before the legal install.

Reboot & re-install the correct version from scratch - keep it as simple as possible. Any warnings during install?

[Kaworu]

don't trust downloads from anywhere but simv and ... (won't push my luck) other places that are trusted. the n--d patch can't be trusted.

[dramacydal]

I didn't download an ileagel version, I ment that I downloaded a crack version of the .exe

and no I don't have any reg cleaners, any links you can give me ?

I'll try to use  that program and I will update you guys once you give me a link to that reg cleaner.

[kilotango]

Search reg mechanic on google. Its free. Dont recall the link, got it on cd.

[pete]

Try CCleaner

http://www.ccleaner.com/download/

[kilotango]

And Vinny.
Forgot one thing. Turn off your antivirus program when you install.

[dramacydal]

update guys....

just wont work :/

I think I will buy another copy of FS2004....

wait, or should I buy the new FSX
will most of them aircraft addons and scnery updates and anything work on FSX???

VInny.