I'm suffering of lock-up ( Freezes) on my 727-100 V2.4 Installed in winXP SP3; After I formatted my sys because of the McAfee bug; I was ruunning Vista32.
Sometimes when I take off as soon as I gaining altitude the 727 hang; Freezes and after a few seconds the computers' ventilators go crazy...Then a sound like a relay and it shuts down to load windows again
What does this mean? Is my computer for the shop again? Or did McAfee bug ruin it completely?

This just gets more annoying Just tried to load 727 for the second time to test my Alt.Modes...Upon attempting to load it the second time to get the sounds...Paff!...Back to desktop

I reinstalled from the installer I saved,so it goes straight; I think? Doesn't ask for the Order No. Do I have to get a new link?
berlopez

Hi Mark: Thanks for helping me.

I got a new link and downloded a new installer. Installed and I get the same results

I did get a window telling me I didn't have enough memory to run it?
I find this strange cause as yu say XP uses less ressourses than Vista; Sometime I can't even click the plane a second time to fix the sound issue when the computer already locks up and thna I get dumped to Desktop. Maybe there's more wrong with this machine since the McAfee bug than I anticipated
I might have to reinstall the whole thing...(Question when I uninstall FSXSP2 from control panel does it uninstall the whole sim?

Hi Mark: Thanks for assisting me with this. To answer you question Honestly I have no idea what he did. Only that he formatted and installed XP SP3 in the computer...It's performing to say the least lausy!

I just tried to load 727...The vc textures don't load. only grey on the panles and it's frozen...can't do anything with it,but to Alt+F4 to exit the sim. I wonder if there isn't a bad Graphics Driver that is messing up things over here? Or something else??? All other addons load perfectly. Just last night I tested 727 and all was fine...Now this morning as if I had Irish nasty gnomes messing up my computer it turns to do this with the graphics...Strange Or a bad SP2 install?

btscott: Sounds like good advice. I've never had this machine open, øcause I was afraid of riuining the warranty...But that all past now. It still has the plastic seals on some of the screws.I'll becareful when taking these off. I vacuumm it from the outside and try to get to those hard to get places,through the ventilation holes.

Just attempted again a flight on 727...It froze again during climb,nothing responds on the sim until I press (Ctrl+Alt+Delte)To end the program or process via the task manager...And this can take sometime; I have 122 GB of free space of a total of 175GB/Used 53.8 GB left on my C...So I don't think this is happening because I'm running out of memory.

I just tried to load 727-100...When I got to the first screen (2D panel) waiting for textures to load...It didn't? It froze there.

And yet one more time. I wonder if there isn't something wrong with my sim-connect.dll. It doesn't appear in the root folder...Just checked the installation log and it says:
INSTALLATION FOR FSX:
AppPath="C:\Programmer\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\"
Checking version of FSX.EXE:
... Version 10.0.61472.0  (Need at least 10.0.60905.0)
Checking compatibility with installed SimConnect:
    Found SimConnect build 60905 (Original)
    Found SimConnect build 61242 (SP1 May07)
    Found SimConnect build 61259 (Acc/SP2 Oct07)
Checking if there's already a version of FSUIPC4 installed in:
      C:\Programmer\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL
... Version 4.600 found.
Installed version is later: it is not overwritten.
Looking for the current user's Application Data path:
... found as "C:\Documents and Settings\Ejer\Application Data"
Now finding \Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG for all users, including this one
Looking in "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data"
... No FSX.CFG there
Looking in "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data"
... No FSX.CFG there
Looking in "C:\Documents and Settings\Ejer\Application Data"
Found FSX.CFG in "C:\Documents and Settings\Ejer\Application Data\Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG"
Now checking DLL.XML ...
... There is a previous DLL.XML, checking for FSUIPC4 section.
... FSUIPC4 section already exists but will be replaced.
... FSUIPC4 section of DLL.XML written okay
Now checking for a SimConnect.XML file ...
... No SimConnect.XML file found. This is okay.
Looking in "C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data"
... No FSX.CFG there
Looking in "C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Application Data"
... No FSX.CFG there
Now installing additional files into the Modules folder:
   Installed "FSUIPC4 User Guide.pdf" okay
   Installed "FSUIPC4 for Advanced Users.pdf" okay
   Installed "FSUIPC4 History.pdf" okay
   Installed "List of FSX controls.pdf" okay
   Installed "GlobalSign Root.exe" okay
   Installed "FSUIPC Lua Library.pdf" okay
   Installed "FSUIPC Lua Plug-Ins.pdf" okay
   Installed "Lua License.pdf" okay
   Installed "Example LUA plugins.zip" okay
FSUIPC4.DLL installed and signature checked out okay!
Deleted GlobalSign Root fix program ... no longer relevant
===========================================================

All installer tasks completed okay!
Registration for FSUIPC4 was cancelled or failed! (result code 40)

*************** End of Install Log ***************

I've been trying for days to install the Honda Jet again...Can't get the gauges (G_1000.cab to show completely) Have done several downloads,to see if something was wrong there? Get the same result everytime...Only the middle panel shows?

Hello Bruce: Thanks for you advice,indeed!
I'm no computer expert either...I got hit by the McAfee bug a month ago and had to send the computer to be formatted; I was running Vista 32 and despite its' drawbacks with FS I had manage quite well with it; You know disabling UAC,DEP...To run wilcos pubs' software, Legacy, CitationX Airbus Series ll. I asked the technician to put in WinXP SP3 instead as it's more FS friendly than Vista; But I've run into these issues. Maybe I was too hasty with my install of FSX whenI got my computer back; I'm alone to blame about this...And I know there's only one thing to do,unfortunately...reinstall the whole thing all over again
I have been trying to avoid this. But I just realized that my sim-connect doesn't figure in the FSX root folder, depite the report I publish..Like you here I'm not at all a computer expert; I'm completely lost.I've tried deleting FSX.cfg and letting FS build a new one...Didn't help much. But I did managed to load cap727 and complete a flight...with out loading weather; straight from  default flight.
I'll wait and see if Mark and the others come up with something,before I pay the control panel a visit And start a-new install...
Thanks for your reply!

Hi Bernardo.

I strongly recommend renaming/removing the FSX.cfg so you force FSX to create a new one, if you haven't already done so. If after that you are still getting the same issues, I would then say you need to try uninstalling FSX (Unistall all addon aircraft first). Make sure you remove all of FSX by deleting the FSX folder as well. Also, you might want to remove everything in the folder where the FSX.cfg is found. Then reinstall FSX then SP1 then SP2 or Acceleration. If you still have the problem, a reformat and redoing everything from installing a clean XP to a clean FSX could be what will be needed. This is all assuming that it is NOT a hardware issue.

Before the McAfee bug hit you, everything was working fine. I don't think the bug caused physical damage but it did cause lots software "damage". I find it hard to believe that you have a hardware problem, but it is not out of the question. Yet!

One thing I have thought of is this: You did install the XP Graphics Card drivers successfully, and did not do an unsuccessful attempt at the Vista drivers for it? Otherwise you could be using MS generic drivers for the card. It's just a thought!

Mark

If you think missing simconnect files is the problem then re-install SP1 (FSX), re-start the computer, open FSX then close it without starting a flight. Then re-install SP2 (FSX), restart the computer, open FSX and then close it. Then go to the fsx.config file and it should be completely up to date with simconnect. As Fr. Bill said, SP1 and SP2 have complete updates of simconnect.

I don't think rebuilding an FSX.config file will include *trusted* files just basic default FSX files. When you go to use the addons it will ask you if you want to designate as *trusted*.

Bruce

Hello Mark: Yes you're right about the [Trusted]. I found three sim-connect folders in my
C:\Windows\winsxs folder...I tried today my Dash 7_Fs9 in FSX ( this model works better in FSX than the FSX version, by Milton Shupe and it did the same it froze at take off...The computer did exactly the same as with 727...Froze...Then the fan went haywire and I got dumped to restart windows all over again. ?,?...Then I took off default Cessna 172 once in the air I changed to the Dash and managed to complete a short flight...Just to see if it loaded and could manage the load?

Humph! Just loaded one of the Connies,just after take off during the climb it froze..Like the others   As I tried to open a performance panel...I exited FS before the all the fuzz the ventilator makes....And it still happening...I wonder if it's not a sound driver issue? I have Realtek onboard.

Now? A few minutes later I'm trying to start FSX...Gets to the opening screen on windows desktop and doesn't load? I've waited more than 10 minutes...No music...Nothing