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Nov 8th, 2010 at 7:45pm

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I have CFS2 working on Win 7 until I load the Hunters Campaign from Fox4. This program has worked before until I did a reinstall of CFS2-then it(hunters) will not load.
I can load the stock Navy Campaign but when I choose the Hunters and set it up and hit the FlyNow tab it either does nothing or if I keep clicking it it loads up to the runway The cursor just spins -thats it.
I have reinstalled the program and campaign at least 6 Shocked times. I just went in and turned all settings(graphics) as low as they would go NO GO.
I run FSX Accelerator,FS9 and CFS3 to the max with no problems Shocked Shocked Shocked

I'm running Win7 dual core with a Nvidia GeForce 9600GT, 3gbs RAM.

Any suggestions or answers
 
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Reply #1 - Nov 8th, 2010 at 8:45pm

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If the standard CFS2 runs in Win7 for you, then Hunters should as well.  So this is not a Win7 issue. And there is nothing, and I do mean nothing, in Hunters that would cause the problem you are describing.     Wink 

The probable cause is that some part of Hunters is not installed properly.  Undecided

Have you been through the FAQ and Updates pages on the Fox Four site?   If not, you need to start there.   If you have done your homework there, then you can move on to the next steps.  Cool

Smiley Do you use SKYPE?    Troubleshooting this thing will be very time-consuming via email or posts in the forum.  Using SKYPE would make it much simpler and troublesome.
 
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Reply #2 - Nov 8th, 2010 at 9:01pm

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Hey Tango
I think we have e-mailed on this subject and I agree it is not the Hunter campaign but I'm at a loss as to what to do next.
I have followed the instructions in the readme's and even did the manual install(which I do over in FSX all the time).
I would give up but I really like CFS2 and your campaigns......

JT

 
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Reply #3 - Nov 8th, 2010 at 9:03pm

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I understand.  You never responded to my last questions.  Roll Eyes

I am willing to help you isolate and correct the problem.  Smiley

Do you use SKYPE?  Otherwise, the several dozen questions I need answered may take forever and be beyond your willingness to endure.  Grin
 
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Reply #4 - Nov 9th, 2010 at 7:37pm

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Nope I don't have skype.

I just did a reinstall with no downloads added and everything in the program is working.

What would be my next step?

Update
I decided to load a new aircraft the F-9F Panther, as it was working before.
The same problem occured when I tried to fly in free flight as with the Hunter campaigns, gets to the screen with plane flying and hangs with nothing but crosshairs. I then have to go all the way out of CFS2 to fly a stock aircraft and it is OK............
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Reply #5 - Nov 9th, 2010 at 9:29pm

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First off, which F9-F Panther?  Questioning

In general, this would indicate that there was a problem with the aircraft installation.  Undecided

Send me a copy of the F9-F folder from your CFS2/Aircraft folder.   Looking at that will answer the first half-dozen questions.  Huh
 
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Reply #6 - Nov 9th, 2010 at 10:43pm

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It is the  F9F_Panther_-AlphaSim-.zip. from Simviation

Not sure how to send the folder as it is 15mb, any suggestions or is there a certain file I might look for?
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Reply #7 - Nov 10th, 2010 at 9:28am

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A zipped (ZIP) copy of the F9F folder in your CFS2/Aircraft folder is what I need.   I want to see the folder that is installed in CFS2...the one the sim is trying to load in Free Flight.   Wink
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Reply #8 - Nov 10th, 2010 at 5:19pm

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OK, I have received a RAR file from you that contains the full download of the F9F.

But that is not what I asked for.   I need the F9F folder that you installed in your CFS2/Aircraft folder.

Read this carefully:  I don't want the F9F_Panther (AlphaSim).ZIP.   I don't want the F9F Panther (AlphaSim) unzipped.   But I do want the Alpha F9F-2 Panther folder it contains.   This is the folder that should be in your Aircraft folder.   This folder should contain the subfolders and files shown in the screenie below.

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Reply #9 - Nov 10th, 2010 at 5:48pm

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That is the folder I zipped and sent. It looks just like the one in your post... Will send again
 
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Reply #10 - Nov 10th, 2010 at 6:21pm

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This is to Tango and Dirt,
Hey,
Don't know where you are coming from. I have never said there was anything wrong with Hunters Or Tom(Tango). I do know computers and have built and run my own for years. Win7 has given a few problems and I have been running Hunters On one of my XP computers with no problems.
I thought because the Hunters Campaign was designed by some folks in these forums we might be able to figure out the glitch in my computer.

You will not hear from me again and I will post this in the other forum as well, and when I figure out the problem I will be sure not to post it and will not use anything posted or designed by any of you/ Life's too short as it is with out this problem.
 
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Reply #11 - Nov 10th, 2010 at 6:48pm

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Mr mowhiskey:

You are very welcome for all the help I have tried to provide you over the past 8 days.

Have a nice day;

- Dirtman   Smiley
 
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Reply #12 - Nov 10th, 2010 at 9:39pm

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mowhiskey wrote on Nov 10th, 2010 at 5:48pm:
That is the folder I zipped and sent. It looks just like the one in your post... Will send again


No.  You sent me the "F9F_Panther_(AlphaSim)" folder, which is the download, not the aircraft installed in your CFS2/Aircraft folder.   I asked for the "ALPHA F9F-2 Panther" folder.

We seem to be having a communication problem.

Since CFS2 is running OK for you in Win7, but none of the third party installs (Hunters or the Alpha Panther) are working, I want to see how you installed the plane.   This could tell me what is wrong, but I need to see your installation folder, not the download from Alpha....I have my own copy of that.

This thread is getting a bit long in the tooth, so any continuation should probably be via PM.

 
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Reply #13 - Jan 31st, 2011 at 2:22am

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Hey all. I'm having the same issue. except one differance. i'm running XP sp3. basically any not stock aircraft will cause this. i'm not sure if its a driver issue. or maybe my graphic card.  so here is what i'm running comp wise.

3.06 pent 4
ati xpress 200 (intergraded Sad  )
directx 9 (newest ver)
1.5g ram

i have tried every aircraft from the FoxFour and have the same hangup. also some of the WWI addons that i have tryed are doing it as well. like i stated before any non stock seems to be causing the prob. i have used airman to look for problems with everything coming back OK. so the question is. what next. is it a windows conflict? oh i have that new silverlight installed for netflix and such. nothing else i can think of.

well if anyone one has any ideas please let me know.
 
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Reply #14 - Jan 31st, 2011 at 11:21am

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I wish I had a definitive answer, but I can only offer these suggestions:

- The issue may be related to security settings in both XP & 7, so you need to check all of those.   More specifically, also try right-clicking the CFS2.EXE file in your main CFS2 directory and selecting Run As Administrator or the equivalent for your op system.  There are also options to run in the previous OP SYS mode.

- Also, some folks with Nvidia graphics have had problems with the current version of the video drivers, and cured the problem by reverting to an earlier version.  This was actually discovered by folks who started having problems after doing an Nvidia driver update through Windows Update.

I hope this helps some.   I do know that there is a simple answer there somewhere (they're all simple...once you find them.  Undecided), because there are too many folks with both of these systems running the program with no problems at all with regard to addons.

WHEN you guys find a solution, please post it here to assist others who may be suffering from the same thing.  Cool

If anyone has any suggestions for these fellows please post them.
 
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