patches for 2002

[mab]

Could anyone tell me if there is a patch to allow fs 2002 to run with the ms servicepack 2 installed? All my flights suffer from severe video stutter, and nothing seems to fix the problem. A friend tells me that servicepack 2  installation brought problems for fs 2002, and that a patch was designed to overcome what is an extremely annoying problem. Apologies if the answer has already been provided somewhere, as i have limited "searching" knowledge.

[3Green]

FS2002 runs fine for me with XP SP2 installed.  Sorry, but don't know of any such patch....  Maybe someelse can help there...

RJ

[mab]

Thanks for the prompt reply, RJ. Someone else has suggested my processor is too slow, although it used to run ok with FS 2k2.  I am going to try shutting down background programs to see if they are the cause. Regards, MAB

[3Green]

One thing I did when I was running FS2002 on a AMD 1Ghz machine, was to have a seperate Harddrive just for the game.  It worked so well, I'm doing it again with my new AMD 3500+.  

I bought a removal rack and a 2nd HDD.  When I want to fly FS2002, I install my FS2002 HDD which contains only XP and FS2002.  No antivirus software, nothing.....  It really helped.  However you have to spend a few bucks for the second HDD and rack...

Like you said, their are many tweaks you can.  Just google XP tweaks and you'll spend hours tweaking...

Cheers

[mab]

That's interesting, as by sheer coincidence, MS Australia ran an article in their local XP monthly re how an old hdd could be recycled in much the same way you've mentioned. I might give that atry after I figure out how to shut down background programs. (any ideas?) MAB

[WebbPA]

Yep.  Get FSAutoStart.  Follow the author's recommendations on which services to kill or research the options further at someplace like this BlackViper mirror.

[mab]

I think I've answered my own question. I ran AVAST, a free virus scanner, and it found a hidden trojan that all the others missed. I deleted the trojan, and FS 2002 is running like a dream. Give it a try if a stuttering screen is making your flying miserable. Regards, MAB (Australia)