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Flight Sim Randomly Shutting Down

Postby chief1995 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:05 pm

All of a sudden as I am flying my flight sim shuts down.
Any ideas  how I an trouble shoot this problem?

Thanks All,

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Re: Flight Sim Randomly Shutting Down

Postby a1 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:08 pm

Do you have the 9.1 patch installed? ;)
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Re: Flight Sim Randomly Shutting Down

Postby chief1995 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:17 pm

Yeap 9.1 patch installed .  I have been flying perfect for a couple of years until now! I haven't made any changes to my flight sim or my computer.

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Re: Flight Sim Randomly Shutting Down

Postby a1 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:24 pm

[quote]Yeap 9.1 patch installed .
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Re: Flight Sim Randomly Shutting Down

Postby Ben R » Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:00 am

Your graphics card my be going out..as you've indicated its a few years old??


Save all your addons and then uninstall then reinstall FS?
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Re: Flight Sim Randomly Shutting Down

Postby Zaphod » Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:21 am

I could also be an overheating issue. Have you ever cleaned the fans and heatsinks inside your computer case?

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Re: Flight Sim Randomly Shutting Down

Postby Fozzer » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:00 am

Have you checked that it's not your Missus/Girlfriend/Whatever?, pulling the plug out to remind you that it's time to go shopping for Groceries/New Settee and Curtains/New Dresses, shoes and handbag/Their Birthday-Anniversary present/and anything else they tend to think of at the last minute... ::)...?

...it 'appens, you know...;)...!

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