Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Ready to give up after many years.

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | Ready to give up after many years.

DVA10856
Captain, B737-800

Joined on July 03 2012
50 State Club
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Flying Colonel

Fort Myers, FL

1,512 legs, 2,174.1 hours
1,511 legs, 2,170.1 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on December 26 2013 20:35 ET by Bob Getterz

I've been using FSX since it arrived back in 2006. There is nothing more frustrating than flying a long flight for your VA only to have it suddenly stop. Hours of planning, flying are down the drain. Some times with using ACARS with DVA you may continue flying using the restore function. Tonight I made a great landing and POOF FSX stopped working. Started again and loaded the saved flight from FSUIPC but there was no Recover option to continue in my ACARS menu.
Bottom line is that I have had every version of FS since 1984. I know my way around the sim I think inside out. Tweaks, CFG's etc. I have been a beta tester for many products and other flight simulators. WHY now do I have so many sudden FSX has stopped working errors? I have checked my computer error reports and nothing is consistent.
It's getting that I hate to start a flight knowing that it may fail at any time.
Anyone else have the same feelings?
Bob G.

Bob Getterz (DVA10856)

DVA8502
Captain, B757-200

Joined on April 13 2010
Double Century Club

"MOCHA HAGTDI."
Folkston, GA

251 legs, 575.3 hours
65 legs, 139.7 hours online
241 legs, 558.8 hours ACARS
2 legs, 4.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 26 2013 22:08 ET by Timothy Thomas

for me ive found FSX to run very well. I guess im lucky.

if your PC can handle it (in particular do you have atleast 4GB of RAM). and its installed and ran properly (actually the sim can install and run fine normally) but a lot of times add-ons can conflict. Ive seen add-ons cause more trouble than the sim itself, a lot of times more trouble than they are worth (im looking at you FSinn).

I feel the same as you, but not about the sim. for me its VATSIM that's doing it. I just installed FSinn for the 10th time, and yet agine its causing more problems than its worth. I would use squawk box. but its a more effective paper weight than a connection client. really I don't know why I put up with it. once I get my new PC built im installing FSX and P3d on it. and nothing but quality software will touch that HDD. And ive heard all the arguments. "do this and FSinn works great" right click that, alter this file, run in windowed mode, take 2 shots, stand on one finger, prey to all mighty of every religion and it will work. KISS MY you know the next word. why should I or anyone else have to jump throue 50 flaming hoops and over the moon just to get some stupide pice of crap software working. to fly online? the amount of crap I go throue just to install and start the client by the time im ready I don't want to fly anymore. then add to the fact it doesn't work right when its running.

long story short im thinking of burning the FSinn installers on a disk and taking them to the shooting range. im shure FSinn was once a great collection of files. now its wet dog vomit that I wish my AV software would remove for me.

Say what you want about IVAO. at least they have thire "insert feces synonym here" together

Timothy Thomas

Captain, B757-200

DVA1008
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on December 14 2002
B757 100 Club
Everett 250 Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
Online Six Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Fly 'till the map turns blue"
Kokomo, IN

633 legs, 1,731.3 hours
613 legs, 1,689.9 hours online
212 legs, 792.3 hours ACARS
35 legs, 77.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 26 2013 22:46 ET by Matt Young

I had a problem like that once. My hard drive failed shortly after.

Matt Young

Senior Captain, B757-200

DVA6357
Captain, MD-88
OLP

Joined on September 02 2008
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Event Half Century Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Online Seven Century Club
US Coastal Club
Eight Century Club
US Mountaineer Club

Western Canada

873 legs, 1,399.3 hours
789 legs, 1,281.7 hours online
827 legs, 1,321.2 hours ACARS
100 legs, 197.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 16 2014 12:42 ET by Francisco Beltran

I fully agree with you and yet looking for a new rig to test P3D V2. Whenever I want something stable go to PS3, other than that, it's a matter of aligning stars when you throw add-ons from different providers, created for a basic hardware set and expect to work well. If you use FSX for what it was intended, you'll love the result.
But, using it to create a parallel universe with weather, textures, airports, gates, lights, etc. is a long shot in my book.
Again, I feel for you and keep my hammer close to my rig because subtle motivation may work! mad

Francisco Beltran

Captain, MD-88

Posted onPost created on January 16 2014 13:33 ET by Bob Getterz

Well, I think I did find the problem this time. Kept getting ntdll.dlll errors. I think I nailed it down to a defective file in MTX. Remove the file and everything works fine for now.
That's the only application I updated recently. So, I assumed it was the problem. Time will tell.
Bob G.

Bob Getterz (DVA10856)

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