fs2002 wont start up help!

[camaroguy]

ah i installed,uninstalled and reinstalled many times.fs2002 starts to load up at the splash screen then suddenly it quits and goes back to the desktop and its like i never started it up after that.it fails to load up.theres no error box or anything,it just quits.can anyone help? is there something wrong or a file missing that i dont know about?when i first got the computer i bought fs2002 and it ran fine.now it wont even load up.i have winxp home edition if that helps.can anyone help me?

[Insert Name Here]

Yes, the same thing happened to me and Dan helped me.


     You need to make sure you're the computer admin to install/uninstall properly, or it won't work (in my case anyway.) You also have to go into Program Files > Microsoft Games. If you "uninstalled" Flight Simulator correctly then Microsoft Games shouldnt be there. Go into the Microsoft Games folder and then delete the FS2002 folder.

      My Fs2002 crashed back to the desktop because I extracted a CFS2 file into it without knowing. ( ) Whats your cause?

[camaroguy]

well when fs2002 was first installed,windows was erased and installed cuz of problems before.so everything we had we lost and started fresh.well when i went to install flight sim after that again,this time it didnt work and i repeated it.that means the file ur talking about wasnt there to begin with.if its messing up from the get-go then i duno wots wrong.i have a feeling a file is missing or something to prevent it from loading up.cuz the splash screen appears but then,goes back to the desktop.

[Insert Name Here]

I had the same problem. What I am saying to you is this. Uninstall FS2002 and go into Program Files. If I'm right, then you should have a folder named Microsoft Games in there. Go in there and delete either the FS2002 folder or the whole Microsoft Games folder. If I'm wrong, just ask one of our other members for help.

[Dan]

No your in the right Insert... Doing very well in fact!  ;) If you delete the FS2002 folder then you will lose all your add ons. I does have to be done sometimes, its not wrong, but back up your files first!!
Dan

[Hagar]

I've been following this with interest as several people have mailed me with similar problems. I have never used WinXP which puts me at a disadvantage.

Let's look at this logically. FS2002 ran before you uninstalled it so you need to consider what you're doing differently. What Insert & Dan are suggesting is a Full Uninstall of FS2002 removing all traces of any previous installations. Run the Uninstall option from the FS2002 CD or Add/Remove Programs. Assuming it uninstalls without problems, exit setup & manually delete the FS2002 folder from your HDD. (DON'T delete the Microsoft Games folder if you have any other M$ sims or games installed.) I sugggest rebooting at this point to remove any registry entries.

Before trying to install FS2002 disable all unneccessary background applications & (most important) anti-virus software. If it automatically reboots the PC at any time during the install remember to do this again before continuing. Many of the files on the CDs are in compressed CAB format which use a lot of resources to extract. Give it plenty of time to do this & unless you're positive it locks up don't exit setup for any reason. You will get messages telling you when install is finished.

The very first time you run FS2002, more compressed files will be extracted from the CD so it's important that the correct CD is in the drive. This is when the databases are written This might take several minutes when nothing appears to be happening so give it plenty of time. I suspect the cause of the problem is either a lack of system resources or a problem with the CD-ROM drive. If you have another drive try using that.

I hope this is some help
Good luck & please tell me if you fix the problem & how.

[Dan]

DON'T delete the Microsoft Games folder if you have any other M$ sims or games installed

Good advice  ;)

[Hagar]

My Fs2002 crashed back to the desktop because I extracted a CFS2 file into it without knowing. ( ) Whats your cause?

Please take my tip. NEVER extract zipfiles direct to the sim. If you'd installed the files manually a CFS2 aircraft would cause no harm. Many of the 3rd party aircraft I use in FS2002/4 were designed for CFS2.

[Insert Name Here]

A manual install would be when you copy/cut and paste files by yourself, right?

[Hagar]

A manual install would be when you copy/cut and paste files by yourself, right?

Correct. If you install files manually (backing up if necessary) you know exactly what you did so you can reverse it if anything goes wrong. I would be interested to know which CFS2 files messed up your FS2002. 3rd party aircraft & scenery are generally OK & work fine but other files might not be compatible.

[camaroguy]

alrighty i did what you guys told me to do and it was success!...i seen the file of microsoft games after i deleted it but i also felt a little stupid when i didnt disable norton...thank you guys!

[Hagar]

alrighty i did what you guys told me to do and it was success!...i seen the file of microsoft games after i deleted it but

Great news camaroguy. Glad you fixed it.

i also felt a little stupid when i didnt disable norton...thank you guys!

This is most important when installing any program. Norton AV & other anti-virus applications scan every file for viruses as they're opened. With big programs like FS2002/FS9 this can cause the installation process to lock up when those big CAB fies are being extracted from the CD.

[Insert Name Here]

Hagar,
          It was a third party aircraft from the site http://www.alphasim.co.uk/main.html .

[Hagar]

Hi Insert. I have many Alphasim freeware aircraft installed myself. The only difference between CFS2 & FS2002 versions will be the DP files & weapons packages. The DP files are not recognised by FS2002 & will do no harm if left where they are. The weapons packs are zipped separately so would need installing manually even if you extracted the zipfile direct to the sim. I don't see how installing the aircraft could possibly mess up FS2002.

[Gutcher]

i am utterly upset to hurt anyone's feelings but this must be said: Fs2002 (and the one which followed) is by no means a simulator as compared to the Fs98. This Fs2002 is a stupid game for children having nothing to do with controlling a real aircraft. This is only a humble opinion of mine although it has to be taken into account that flying an ageing heavy jet (never flown-by-wire) is my job for over 15 years. So you may feel lucky that this poor programme feels reluctant to start on your computer. Rather try the Fs98, maybe?