Simviation Forum - cfs2 crashes

Sep 13^th, 2005 at 5:08pm

sharpy Ex Member

Hi, can anyone help me. I bought a new computer and now cfs2 crashes every few missions. any ideas?
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Reply #1 - Sep 13^th, 2005 at 6:00pm

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do you get an error message of any kind? is this a fresh install? (no 3rd party add-ons)

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Reply #2 - Sep 14^th, 2005 at 1:32am

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Its probably some thing you install talely that was not install properly. My greatest advice I can give you is for you to always back CFS2 so in case something does not install properly you can always erase it and replace it with your backup.

Give us more information and one of us will figure it out and help with the problem.

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Reply #3 - Sep 14^th, 2005 at 6:21am

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The only thing I have installed is the DOA and Poland campaign. They never caused this problem before unless something went wrong with the instalation that I'm not aware of. There were no error messages, one second I'm playing the game the next I'm stareing at the desktop! I'll uninstall everything and try a fresh install, maybe that will work. Thanks guys.

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Reply #4 - Sep 14^th, 2005 at 9:09am

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That should Fix the problem. If that does not fixes the problem please come back and we will try to fix it with you.

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Reply #5 - Sep 14^th, 2005 at 9:29am

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One thing springs to mind. I assume this new PC has WinXP installed. Some of the earlier 3rd party CFS2 aircraft are incompatible with WinXP which could explain the problem. This bug can be fxed with a small utility.

Try a fresh install of CFS2 first. If that fixes your problem install your addons individually & check them out carefully before adding any more. This will make it easier to track down the culprit.

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Reply #6 - Sep 14^th, 2005 at 11:06am

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Hagar is an expert at fixing problems like this

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Reply #7 - Sep 14^th, 2005 at 12:19pm

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No doubt he is the best.

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Reply #8 - Sep 14^th, 2005 at 1:01pm

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Yes my new computer has winxp. I did a fresh install and played the stock campaign for a while and had no problems. so it must be as Hagar suggested. I'll have to find newer planes to replace those that came with the campaign. In case I can't, would hagar be kind enough to tell me what utility he was refering to and where I can get it? Here at simviation i suppose. Thanks again guys.

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Reply #9 - Sep 14^th, 2005 at 2:32pm

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can you give a link to the polish campaign? I'll test out the a/c and see if I get CTD.

btw, which version of DOA are you using?

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Reply #10 - Sep 14^th, 2005 at 2:47pm

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So far so good. I could be quite wrong about the aircraft. I can't check this for you as I'm still using WinMe so they will work fine for me. Install the campaign & try the aircraft in Free Flight. If you get an error message or the preview window locks up patch the MDL file of the offending aircraft with the MDL Repair Utility here. http://www.simviation.com/fs2002utilities_ess1.htm

PS. Some aircraft included with campaigns might be unflyable AI Only drones. In this case you can make them appear on the selection menu by editing the AIR files with AirEd from the Design Utilities section. Change the Aircraft Type from 2 to 0. You can change them back again after checking the aircraft out. I don't think you should have any problems with DoA so suspect something else is causing it.

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Reply #11 - Sep 15^th, 2005 at 2:30pm

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I installed the two campaigns again 1st DOA then pland. Poland was when the crashing started. I used the utility suggested by Hagar and problem solved. Once again thanks for all your help.

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Reply #12 - Sep 15^th, 2005 at 2:55pm

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That's great news Sharpy. Thanks for the feedback. Wink

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Reply #13 - Nov 13^th, 2005 at 5:53pm

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I have been unable to use CFS2 since I installed FS2004. Coincidentally or not, my joystick (Microsoft Precision 2) would no longer work for CFS2, although it works fine for FS2004.

Microsoft technical assistance finally concluded CSF2 has corrupted files, but denied any incompatability with FS2004.

Any thought bout this? I would like to get back to CSF2. i have tried CSF3, but like 2 better.

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Reply #14 - Nov 14^th, 2005 at 9:16am

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Another Idea. Try this, go to the CFS2 Icon on your 1.Desk Top
2.Right click on it.
3.Go to properties
4.Click on Compatibility
5.Click run this progam on Window98
6.Press OK

This way you will run CFS2 thru a Window 98 format. This way maybe you will able to play with both games.

I hope I have been helpful

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Reply #15 - Nov 15^th, 2005 at 7:53pm

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Thanks for the idea. I am currently running Windows ME. The game was running successfully on that before the FS2004 installation. Are you suggesting that there is a conflict between CFS2 and FS2004 when running on the same platform?

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Reply #16 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 7:45am

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Thanks again for the advice, but unfortunately it did not prove helpful.

There was no "compatability" selection when I right clicked on the icon, so there was no opportunity to select Windows 98.

I did get the bright idea of installing the game on an external hard drive that I have for backup purposes. Interestingly, the game appeared to run ok, but there were a few quirks. The more times I ran it, however, there was additional deterioration, mostly around use of the joystick. Flight could not be controlled for instance, and button assignments would not take place as directed. The game was installed and uninstalled more time than I can remember (maybe about five hours of working on it) when screen freezes became frequent and finally it would not open from the desktop.

I will be uninstalling it again, fully frustrated. All this time, FS2004 runs normally using the same joystick.

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Reply #17 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 12:25pm

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Cessna156 I'm sure there is a compability option once you click on the Icon. Do it again and you should see it on the top once the icon opens up.

Remember once you right click the Icon you scroll down to where it says properties. Click on it and you should see it. Follow the rest of my previous instructions and you should bee able to the format the program to window 98.

In my opinion Window 98 is superior to Me Windows.

If that does not work . I recommend for to you disk clean your PC and deframented it as well. You may do a full virus scan afterward.

Unstall your CFS2 program. Go back to the where the CFS2 folder is after you have unstall it . Clean it up by deleting any folders that may have stayed behind.

Reinstall CFS2. See if that did the trick. If not check your CFS2 setting . Maybe your setting are to high for you vedio card. Reduce to your settings untill you get CFS2 running to your likeing.

Another is to uninstall CFS2. Uninstall FS9 and install it in another folder. Then reinstall CFS2. Just maybe having them in the same Microsoft game folder for some reason is creating a conflict.

Last but not least. Go to start/All Program/Accessries/Systems tools/System restore and pick a date when CFS2 was working properly. This configurate you PC to to a previousdate when your PC was working better.

Try them one by one and see if this information has help you in any way.

I hope I have been helpfull.

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Reply #18 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 12:58pm

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James,

I believe in an earlier post he mentioned he's not running windows XP... (correct me if I'm wrong) ... I'm not sure if the older versions of windows (i.e. me, 98, 95) have the compatibility option.

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Reply #19 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 1:11pm

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Nope. Crap eh? Roll Eyes

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Reply #20 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 1:32pm

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I thought all this was fixed & just spotted Cessna156's problem. I'm still on WinMe so maybe I can suggest something. I have FS98, CFS1, CFS2, FS2002 & FS2004 all running happily alongside each other with no conflicts. I found a conflict between CFS3 & CFS2 when I originally installed CFS3 but fixed this with the No-CD patch. Although tehnically illegal this was the only way I could find of doing it. I had the same problem with FS2004 conflicting with FS2002 when I first installed that but this time I knew how to fix it. In both cases the new sim would not run at all & clicking the shortcut locked up my PC. The conflict seemed to be with reading the CD in the drive to start it rather than the sim itself. If CFS2 actually starts & runs I don't think this is the same problem as I had. There should be no conflict between any of the M$ sims as they're all completely separate programs.

I would have suggested a complete uninstall/install of CFS2 but I note that you've aready tried that several times. You could try uninstalling FS2004 but you might not wish to do that & it could result in even more problems. It's not for me to say but if you can find the No-CD patches for both sims it wouldn't hurt to try them. If questioned I shall deny suggesting this. Lips Sealed

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Reply #21 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 2:17pm

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Quote:

James,

I believe in an earlier post he mentioned he's not running windows XP... (correct me if I'm wrong) ... I'm not sure if the older versions of windows (i.e. me, 98, 95) have the compatibility option.

Indeed. There would be no point as they're all basically the same program. I believe there's a known issue with System Restore in WinMe. It never worked for me so there's no point in trying that either.

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Reply #22 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 3:47pm

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Cessna, you have a PM. Wink

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Reply #23 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 4:59pm

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Corsair Freak - A PM??

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Reply #24 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 5:05pm

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Quote:

Corsair Freak - A PM??

Personal (or Private) Message. I can't remember which. Look right at the top of the forum & you should see something like this:

Hey, Cessna156, you have 1 messages.

Click on it to read the message. You can reply in the same way as here on the forum but only the person you send it to can read it.

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Reply #25 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 8:06pm

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sorry about that, I should've thought before I started usin' abbreviations.

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