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the High Flight Simulations downloads section went. Well, we had roughly
the same situation happen to us as did AVSIM. Our site was hacked a couple
of weeks ago, and as a result we have had to rebuild our site from scratch.
Yes, no backups!
We've learned a thing or two since the
hack, and we are now backing up daily. Also, our downloads section is slowly
being rebuilt. We hope to offer downloads within the next few days, so check
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REX Screenshot Video Tour
We are pleased to introduce our new Real
Environment Xtreme Screenshot Video Tour. This video tour consists of several
screenshots that are available at the REX website, backed by an appropriate
musical score. You can view this video presentation by clicking
here. Windows Media Player
9 or greater is required to view the video.
New Full-Length Videos Added
Full-length movies have been added beginning
with "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag."
Visit the High Flight Simulations Screen
Shot & Video Forum to watch
the videos we have to offer, and while you are there, post your favorite
FSX pics today!
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Has your copy of Flight Simulator
stopped running for no reason?
These problems or CTD's
(Crash To Desktop) are varied from system to system with no "just one"
quick fix to solve them. These CTD's have been more than an annoyance
to some, however there is light at the end of the tunnel.
I have recently found a forum post
that has helped me with my own experience of the dreaded CTD. Therefore,
I would like to pass this information on to other Flight Simulator enthusiasts.
This series of tweak instructions
are for use with Microsoft FSX SP-1 systems containing more than 2GB RAM
ONLY!
Microsoft in its infinite wisdom
has put a limit on how much RAM a program can access utilizing its 32-Bit
Operating Systems. This limit is 2GB, meaning that any program will utilize
2GB to operate, and if the program requires more RAM, it uses virtual memory
(page file) as the next source. When the OS uses the page file, your system
is accessing the hard drive using a portion of it as virtual memory. And
as we can surmise, page files slow down operations.
The CFF Explorer program and tweak
listed below will set your fsx.exe or any other *.exe (executable) file
to allow more than the standard 2GB address set.
First you will need to download
CFF
Explorer Suite. This is the
program that will allow you to edit the fsx.exe or any other*.exe file.
Click here to download CFF Explorer Suite.
* * * IMPORTANT * * *
* * * BACKUP YOUR EXISTING FSX.EXE
FILE FIRST * * *
THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ARE
FOR
WINDOWS XP & WINDOWS VISTA 32BIT OPERATING SYSTEMS ONLY
After you have downloaded the CFF
Explorer program, you will see Explorer Suite in your programs
list. Click on Explorer Suite then run CFF Explorer.
- Open the FSX.exe file located
in \Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X folder.
- On the left side you will find "NT
Header | File Header".
- Click on "File Header".
- On the right side click on "click
here".
- Now you need to enable "App can
handle> 2gb addressset".
- Next, click in "File",
then "Save".
The final step involves enabling
your system to accept the change in the 2GB address set.
WINDOWS VISTA 32BIT OPERATING SYSTEMS
ONLY
- From your Windows Desktop, click
on "Start | All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt".
- Type in or copy & paste the following
text:
bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVA 3072
- If you entered this text correctly, you
should receive the message:
The operation completed successfully.
- When you are finished, IT IS IMPORTANT
that you REBOOT your system.
I highly recommend that you perform
this function with all of your graphic demanding games and programs, as
this will only enhance the performance of those programs as well as FSX.
But remember, only modify the *.exe (executable) file.
Another forum post by Greg in Switzerland
stated "In the end it looks like a race condition during loading, where
some settings are not initialized properly". If you do some preliminary
modifications to Scenery settings & save a flight, his and many other
Flight Simulator enthusiasts CTD issues went away.
Here are Greg's instructions:
- After the flight sim loads initially
do not select or load a flight yet!
- First navigate to "Settings"
and press the "Customize" button. In the "Scenery"
tab set the "Level of Detail Radius" to "Small"
and "Mesh Complexity" to "0"; Both sliders
to the left edge. Confirm with "OK".
- Now load or select a flight and let the
FSX load it. When the flight is ready, go to the menu "Flight|Save"
and save the flight (any name you like..) (do not omit this step!)
- Now go to menu "Options | Settings
| Display" and move the two previously changed sliders to a position
you like.
- Press "OK"
That's it! No more crashes!
This work around may or may not work for you.
Many Flight Simulator enthusiasts
have experienced CTD's after installing FSX SP1. One reason
for this according to Microsoft, FSX SP1 requires a "clean
install" of FSX prior to FSX SP1 installation. This means
"no addon's" should be installed prior to FSX SP1
installation.
If this is the case, here's a good
set of instructions to rectify this situation:
- Remove FSX from Add/Remove Programs
or from FSX Disk 1.
- Manually delete the C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Games\FSX folder (don't touch the FS9 one if you have that installed!)
Also remove these folders
Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Microsoft\FSX
Documents and Settings\[Your Computer Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\FSX
- Save Logbook.bin & GrantedRewards.bin
if you don't want to start over on flight time and mission rewards.
- Defrag now.
- Install FSX clean from the DVD (uncheck
the box that says run FSX after install) DO NOT RUN FSX!
- Install the VS 2005 SP1 redistributable
if you haven't already (if you are running Windows Vista, you can omit
this step).
- Install FSX SP1. (do not run
FSX yet.)
- Reboot then run FSX and activate
- Install latest DirectX 9.0c drivers
dated 04/2007 (if you are running Windows Vista, you can omit this step).
- Defrag again.
If you have any further questions
regarding CTD's, please do not respond to me for help. Instead, search the
various FS Forum posts (ie: AVSIM, FlightSim.com, Sim-Outhouse.com, etc) for more CTD information.
This page is for reference only
and I have no knowledge of CTD's, nor do I have a "magic bullet"
that can help you with your CTD issues. |