Hi All,Right i have been using active sky 6.5 and squawkbox together now for ages and i have always had when online random CTDs. When i say random, i mean can happen 1 flight and not the next. The general ratio is 1:5-6 i.e for every 5-6 flights i make, it will CTD once. This is very annoying especially if on a long haul, or GA navex.I posted on the SBOX forums and we tried everything in the book. AA off etc. This didn't solve the problem.However, i am now 90% sure this is possibly an active sky/squawkbox problem. Because whenever it crashes Active sky has been updating. I.e data downloaded and refreshing data. Also in the FSUIPC log the final line after a crash is something with weather:********* FSUIPC, Version 3.75 by Pete Dowson *********Running on Windows Version 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2Verifying Certificate for "C:Program FilesMicrosoft GamesFlight Simulator 9MODULESFSUIPC.dll" now ... SUCCESS! Signature verifies okay!Running inside FS2004 (FS9.1 CONTROLS.DLL, FS9.1 WEATHER.DLL)User Name=""User Addr=""FSUIPC not user registeredWIDEFS not user registered, or expiredModule base=61000000ClassOptions: UIPCMAIN=FF7F, FS98MAIN=FF7F, FS2KMAIN=FF5EWeatherOptions(Orig)=0000B027[0000B027]InitDelay: 0 secondsWeatherReadInterval=4LogOptions=00000001DebugStatus=0 13062 System time = 20:19:52 13078 C:Program FilesMicrosoft GamesFlight Simulator 9 13078 System time = 20:19:52, FS2004 time = 12:00:00 (00:00Z) 33406 FLIGHTSOTHERFLTSIM.flt 33640 AIRCRAFTc172Cessna172SP.air 54031 AIRCRAFTCessna 150 LC150-S.air 76437 D:DocumentsThomas's DocumentsFlight Simulator FilesUI generated flight.flt 77468 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded 287718 Advanced Weather Interface EnabledThat was lastnight after the crash.I use FSUIPC 3.75 un registered. It can happen with any aircraft/any scenery/any time. Eg. 2 mins after connectionm, or 2 hours!Any ideas,Thanks in advance,ThomasEDIT: PC SpecsAMD Athlon 3800+ X2nVidia 6600 Geeforce2 GB DDR Kingston RAMFS 9.1nVidia Firewall (still crashes when turned off)Anything else you want to know post plz.

Hi Thomas,We'll see what we can do.First, that last line is a normal line in the log and does not mean that AS is causing the crash.What happens if you run just AS? Do you get a crash?Are both AS and SB the latest versions?On the SB forum is anyone else experiencing the same crashes?What anti-virus are you using?Please let us know.Thanks,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-community-sigbanner.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/

Hi Jim,Anti virus is Trend Micro PC Cillin.Just crashed again.This time FSUIPC log:********* FSUIPC, Version 3.75 by Pete Dowson *********Running on Windows Version 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2Verifying Certificate for "C:Program FilesMicrosoft GamesFlight Simulator 9MODULESFSUIPC.dll" now ... SUCCESS! Signature verifies okay!Running inside FS2004 (FS9.1 CONTROLS.DLL, FS9.1 WEATHER.DLL)User Name=""User Addr=""FSUIPC not user registeredWIDEFS not user registered, or expiredModule base=61000000ClassOptions: UIPCMAIN=FF7F, FS98MAIN=FF7F, FS2KMAIN=FF5EWeatherOptions(Orig)=0000B027[0000B027]InitDelay: 0 secondsWeatherReadInterval=4LogOptions=00000001DebugStatus=0 11938 System time = 19:58:16 11969 C:Program FilesMicrosoft GamesFlight Simulator 9 11969 System time = 19:58:16, FS2004 time = 12:00:00 (00:00Z) 32110 FLIGHTSOTHERFLTSIM.flt 32188 AIRCRAFTc172Cessna172SP.air 83406 AIRCRAFTCarenado Piper DakotaPiper Dakota.air 102266 D:DocumentsThomas's DocumentsFlight Simulator FilesUI generated flight.flt 102625 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded 103953 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled 369485 NWI weather clear actioned 369485 External weather discarded 374891 WeatherOptions set, now 0000B127 (timer=255)Active Sky 6.5. SB lates version as well. On the SB forums they thought this problem was linked to AA, but we turned that off and it hasn't solved any problems. Other people are running AS as well and are having this issue. Usually happens in the peak time, (1900-2200z for me), but i have had it happen in the mornings as well.I'll send you a like the the SB forum thread.http://squawkbox.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2349Scroll down,dweese says this:"Try it with out activesky, this is the 3 or 4 time I've heard this problem in the last week or so. Not sure if the probelm is in activesky or what"Without Active Sky it SEEMS (not confirmed) to work all the time.Hope this helps,Any further questions just ask,Thomas

Hi,Thanks for the information. The thread seems to point to a video driver issue.Others have had the crash without AS running.If you use just AS does your system crash?You can hold on to your FSUIPC logs. They are not showing anything related to this event.Thanks!Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-community-sigbanner.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/

Sorry,If i use just AS and Active Sky, yes it does crash.I am on the latest nVidia Drivers.Thomas

OK thanks! If you use FS Real Weather does FS crash?Any error messages when FS crashes?Thanks,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-community-sigbanner.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/

Nope no error messages. Just a CTD of FS. Active sky remains running, and it will be updating when it crashes. Using FS Real weather no issues. I have started to run Squawkbox externally, just to see if it makes a difference, so far after 2 flights no probs, these were both online using active sky.