Shalom mates!
My fs has been slow for the last couple of month....
and when I say slow I mean:
It's taking me 1 minute to load fs!
When I swich views I Usually get a huge delay of about 15 secs (sometins my computer collapses)!

please help me I am sick and tired of it!


Liran Bar, Israel

Liran, turn off your anti-virus software whilst running. It knackers things.
Otherwise everything fisharno said was bang on, especially de-fragging! Made a world of difference to my system.

Ozzy

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I have a suggestion....  C:\FORMAT

Thanks for the response. I have let it run over night , but that has been only about 10 hours. Should I let it defrag closer to 20 hours? That means I can't fly!!!
Anyway, What is the process to format and where is it located in my PC? I do know that I have lost power a few times recently while my system was on.

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QUESTIONS :
Is it safe to do the "format" option?
what actually is it doing?
Will I lose data and/or settings?
How long does it take?  
ow do I access/run the Format program?

Thanks, Dave

I'm not sure where I read it, but, the Windows system Scandisk and Defrag will continue to restart if you don't turn off all programs running in the background.

Check the FAQs on Windows.com.

I'm running Windows SE, and used to have the same thing happen. Now, before I do my monthly maintenance, I shut down those programs. Scan Disk takes the longest because I check the "Thorough Scan" and "Automaticlly Fix Errors" buttons.

2 hrs., max, for the whole affair to complete.

Wow! That was a while back. I was running FS2000 at the time. But, if memory serves, I think it was either a bad scenery or panel file install.

Ever since then I have been EXTREMELY careful as to what I add to FS, and how it's done. I try not to use different utilities to install, or tweak FS. I also try to stay away from add-ons that are really large files.

If the problem persists, try to back up all of your add-on files, (scenery, panels, aircraft and utilities), on a removable disk, and remove them from your hard drive. Remove Flight Simulator using the uninstall utility on the FS disk. Then, re-install FS, and start from scratch. You can be more careful, by choosing what you know for sure won't cause problems, and discard what is questionable.

Super-Duper pain in the rear end, but, sometimes things just aren't easy.

Hope this helps.

I got it!
thank you (all of you)!
apparently the cause of the problem was my saved flight.... I just found out that I had over 120 saved flights.....!!!!!



Liran Bar, Israel

120 saved flights!

Out of curiosity, how could you not know you had so many?

I dont know about defragmenting, but i do recomend you get the latest DirectX. version 9 (about 10mb) is currently the latest and can be obtained from the M$ website.

As for myself, i got a great boost of frames after upgrading from direct x 8 to 9.
8) 8)

Anish,
Nepal

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the kid knows what he's talkin' about! My framerate has increased alot!!!!!!!!

Hey Nurseman:

It may be possible that it works best on XP, but my understanding of XP is that it's an OS that was built primarily for business purposes-not gaming. This holds true for Windows 2000 as well. I run it on 98 and my frames rates are just honky dory! I'm glad I didn't upgrade to XP because who in their right mind wants, and correct me if I'm wrong over 1/2 gig of patches? Certainly not this guy. XP is bloatware, and Microsoft does it to stroke the back of Intel. Microsoft claims it's because of features people wanted-sure, whatever. Maybe some people believe that, but this guy certainly doesn't! It's so people will go out there and buy Pentium's but most gamers know AMD's outperform Pentiums in gaming-it's in the benchmarks. Pentium, on the other hand, outperforms AMD in business applications. Again, benchmarks prove it. I emailed the marketing guy at Nvidia because on their first page they had the same rhetoric as Microsoft-GeForce 4 optimized for Pentium! I told this guy in my email that I wouldn't put all of my eggs into one basket-that it was just a stupid business practice. I also told him that most gamers know AMD's outperform Pentiums and told him that the benchmarks prove it.  I then asked him what would happen when the rest of the world finally realizes this? Nvidia took this rhetoric off their page! I may not have an MBA, but I know a bunch of crap when I see it.

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Well, I've had a few! Pretty rare, though. XP is still the most stable OS I've used.

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I can honestly say I haven't had one since I installed it over 6 moths ago. However there's nothing perfect and I'm not suggesting XP is. I've no doubt been lucky, but it is, without a doubt, the most stable issue of Windows to date.

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Well, differences of opinion are what make us different people .

However, I'm still puzzled as to why you wouldn't use it for gaming. Whatever your beliefs about it's primary role as a business OS, I for one can say that it runs games (and not just FS2002) perfectly well. Some of the outdated stuff requires the compatibility feature but that's about it.

When I first got XP, I had dual installations of several games on Win98Se and XP Pro to see how they compared. Performance wise, the only game that ever ran better on Win98 (out of the 3 dozen or so I have) was Need For Speed 5, and that was later resolved by updating my graphics drivers.

Allowing for the fact that hardware and software setups produce differing results for different people, my own experience is that you get the same performance with increased stability. I now only use Win98 purely for DOS.

Hey Tipster:

I know some of the games really do run fine on XP.
As you mentioned, difference of opinion makes us different people. I don't really have any outdated stuff, except for some of the games that I run. It's probably the main reason why I don't go with XP, but certainly not the only reason. Did you go to Steve Gibson's page and download that app I mentioned? You really should. To my surprise, the UPNP was activated on the XP machine at work. It isn't anymore. It's a serious vulnerability, and you really should go to www.grc.com and download Steve's Unplug N Pray app.

Tipster, I thank you for your suggestions and info about your experience with XP. It's clear to me that you are a man, not a child. For if you were a child, you would be, well, not so gracious-for the younger crowd this isn't meant as a demeaning comment.  It is appreciated and refreshing. Cheers, Tipster, have a good one, and if you do get that app I mentioned, please post here if your UPNP was activated. If you have an updated firewall, in all likelihood, it is deactivated. Best to you, Tipster.

I see you have been there. I like the shields up test and the leak test-very useful! Have a good day, Tipster-I'm assuming you live in the U.K.? Whilst is a word you used and it seems to me that the English use this a lot. Either way, English or not, take care Tipster. Your experiences with games on XP were appreciated.

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English I am , but I reserve the right to claim to be Brazilian if it gets me a free coffee and some nuts! 

Thanks everybody for your suggestions. I actually let the system defrag without any interuptions and it took 21 hours. That was long ! I could see it was "working it out" and it did!. Yeah, I always shut all background programs down and Yes, Cratemaker is right, You do need to shut off the screensaver. (I don't use one).

End It All Version 2 can be downloaded at the PC Magazine Website:http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,4148,2130,00.asp


I use Version 1 for sims and both Version 1& 2 when I defrag my PC.

greenie

Good point Tipster.In the future I will mention my O/S
2000 ME.

greenie