Planes stops

[jfg123]

Dear Sim pilots,

When I fly some addons planes and sim plane, after several view and adjusting thing, my computer freezes up and make a continuous one sound noise, and the only way I can get rid of it is to turn it off and restart it agian. This is a bit disquiting because I like to finish my flight or manuvers. Any Ideas? I ran a virus check and no files were affected.  This even happens if I try to overload, or change planes and so on.

I run my Sims, on a 1.3gig, Antholon Chip with 512 Ram and 40Gb hardirve, with 64mb built in video card and sound card.
Thanks if you can help. Jg VFR, IFR sim pilot.

[ozzy72]

jfg which version of FS are you flying, and with which OS and how much RAM?

Ozzy

[jfg123]

Ozzy

I fly Microsoft 2002 Pro with this problem, but am going to change over to Microsoft 2004 soon hope it doesn't happen with the new Sim.

I have 512 RAM, and run OS XP HOME Edition.
With 64 mb, shared video card.

The way I fix this problem is to shut down and restrat it, cound it be that my virtual memory is not clearing out.
The more I look around as I fly, and adjust the OBS and NAV aids the more it seems to act up at times.

Thanks for Your help JG VFR and IFR sim Pilot

[ozzy72]

Have you added the SP1 download pack from M$?

Ozzy

[jfg123]

Yes OZ I have downlaoded severice pack #1 and get all current upgrades regurally.

I flew the other day and no lock up our frozen frames.

Do you think my onboard video Ram of 64 shared memory is not sharing? I looked into another video card AGP but my computer maker says they have not been successful far separting onboard vedio.

I still fly when this problem come up I just shut down and start again, move the plane to the same place it was before and continue my flight to a landing. This doesn't happen all the time. I have down laoad the new Direct X 9
Any help here?

[Paz]

 It would be my guess that it has to do with the shared video memory conflicting with some other process, I have a hard time believing you can't add a stand alone video card to your machine, at least a PCI card if you don't have an AGP slot.
 I've never heard of a PC that you can't add a video card to.

[PH_AJH]

Every now and then this happens to me too, always in full screen mode.
What I do is: hit the "alt" key (which is the only one working usually), click "view"and deselect full screen. The sim immediatly works again. Then switch back to full screen.

I don't know of a solution but hey, at least I can fly on without restarting.

Cheers
AJ

[ozzy72]

Right, well I got rid of the SP1 pack, as it caused loads of trouble on my machine. Try running the machine with only bog-standard XP and no M$ add-ons. This might well cure things

Ozzy

[jfg123]

Thank YOU OZZY and AJ.

I too OZZY was amazed when the young tech at Cybertron who build my simple machine, said he did not reccomended adding a stand alone Viedo Card. I did this with an old Sony 333 system and the OS only had to disable the build in card.

For flight sim 2004 what would be a cheap video Card AGP that I could use, as I see some on your sim sites have problems?


Thanks AJ I will try to remember to use your Alt, change view trick,

Thanks for your help, JFG Sim Pilot UFR and IFR

[gilbates]

With your spec m8 i wouldnt bother putting COF on it m8 it will just be unuasable , even high spec machines presently struggle with frame rates , on a 1.3 gig machine i would stick with 2002

[Craig.]

you might be ok, for 2004, you would prob have to do alot of tweaking though.

[jfg123]

Still occasionaly having problems with some of my planes freezing up in midair; sound also.

I tried the button fix but no go. I can't seem to find out what is causing this problem, maybe I have to get a differnt viedo card besides the built in one, which may requre some tech help to disable.

I did the other day, finish a flight with addon planes by flying in the day time and not messing with the GPS or OBS and limiting my manurevers. What gives here?
JG UFR and IFR sim pilot