Simviation Forum - Slowdown problem

Oct 23^rd, 2009 at 1:39pm

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This is no doubt a self-inflicted problem. All of a sudden FS9 opens very slowly, without the usual short loading window. Reaching the opening 'create a flight' window it is super slow and, if you finally get to a flight - most of the time it hangs first, scenery is very jerky. Checked all my drivers, ran dxdiag and tried to eliminate anything suspicious. My setup is XP/Intel dualcore 2.8/8800GTS/650W.

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Reply #1 - Oct 23^rd, 2009 at 2:27pm

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When you get the error message that you are out of virtual memory, do a re-install. Worked for me when it happened to me. Just have a cold six-pack of your favorite adult beverage, a big bag of Doritos and a big bottle of salsa right there. It will help to get you through...

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Reply #2 - Oct 23^rd, 2009 at 3:35pm

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May just comply with the second part of your suggestion and look at the computer tomorrow Cheesy

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Reply #3 - Oct 23^rd, 2009 at 8:04pm

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olderndirt wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2009 at 3:35pm:

May just comply with the second part of your suggestion and look at the computer tomorrow Cheesy

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I feel your pain. I have the same problem with loading, but then everything is fine. I just chalked it up to being down to less than 12 gigs of freespace and not enough processor/video card ram. I have cleaned house a little due to the free space disappearing rather quickly of late, but I don't think it was enough. Hope you find the solution.

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Reply #4 - Oct 23^rd, 2009 at 8:36pm

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Things seemed to go downhill after I got this wild hair and downloaded "cloud9 LAX". It's a trial payware that I wanted to compare with Gottfried Razek's freeware. Thought I had uninstalled it but have been finding leftover bits here and there. FS9 loads up slowly and becomes very hesitant to change screens when setting up a flight. Last time I got as far as flying, motion was jerky and scenery bland, worse than default. Changed video drivers too so I may have multiple screwups

. An obvious case of not leaving well enough alone.

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Reply #5 - Oct 23^rd, 2009 at 9:13pm

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if you updated your video driver, try rolling it back a version or 2. and see how that helps.

also, If i could recommend, download CCleaner and do a registry scan, as well as basic scan and remove all that it finds. Then reboot and do a COMPLETE SYSTEM DEFRAG ----- ALL HDD's!!

after you have tried these, {i dont know if you have followed Nicks XP/FSX Tweeks}, but I would go through Nick's FSX/XP tweeks.

Disclaimer:: sorry nick, i do not have the O&O Defrager...... But I did follow nick's advice for the rest of it and I for one do notice my whole computer including FS9 running a lot faster.

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Reply #6 - Oct 23^rd, 2009 at 11:48pm

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Propwash
Have done all that you suggested, even the O&O allnighter. When I went backwards with the video driver it didn't change anything other than RivaTuner lost it. Got a hunch I've corrupted the FS files with a download and all I need is a little outside inspiration

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Reply #7 - Oct 24^th, 2009 at 1:00am

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dirt, get Revo Uninstaller. It's a freebie. It's far better than the default trasher in Windows. Revo gets everything. I uninstalled a bunch of airplanes out of FSX with the one inside Control Panel. Then I went back and used Revo. It got 703 more pieces of those deleted airplanes. I will never use the default uninstaller again...

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Reply #8 - Oct 24^th, 2009 at 11:31am

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hhomebrewer wrote on Oct 24^th, 2009 at 1:00am:

dirt, get Revo Uninstaller. It's a freebie. It's far better than the default trasher in Windows.

Thanks. Will be downloading that as soon as I finish my coffee

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