hey guys...this problem is REALLY starting to get on my nerves. I have bought a new graphics card, reinstalled fs2004 and I'm still getting crashes to black screens after about 30 mins of flying on a regular basis also sometimes I get crashes when its just trying to load a created flight any help would be GREATLY appreciated...my rig:Windows XP Professional SP2KDS 17 inch monitorATI Radeon X700 pro w/cat 6.1 drivers1 GB DDR RamPentium 4 2.6

bump...anyone??

Did the crashes occur before upgrading to the new Cat 6.1 drivers? If not, you might uninstall/reinstall the ATI drivers or install them manually (goto Device Manager>DisplayAdaptors>Update Driver> and tell the wizard you have CD; then goto your unzipped ATI directory and select the INF file). This has worked for me whenever I have crashes soon after upgrading video drivers. If there were crashes before upgrading, then you may have duplicate AFCAD's which have been known to cause crashes. Run "scanafd.exe" to locate duplicate AFCAD's. Scanafd can be downloaded from the AVSIM library (scanafd.zip). Also, check your scenery.cfg and make sure it's not corrupted (i.e., layers/areas do not match or not in sequence).Jim