Here is the problem - have recently reinstalled FS9 - just wasn't using it for a while ... for some reason, and this NEVER has happened in ALL the years I have been using FS9 (also no new hardware or changes to hardware have been made) - the screen goes black - the monitor goes into a standby mode ... and of course the program just stops - have to reboot the system to being it (the system) back up.Video is a Radeon 9250Any ideas and/or solutions????Dale

The only thing to do that came immediately to mind was to reinstall DirectX and reinstall video drivers - I just downloaded and installed from Microsoft their DirectX updater that updates DirectX to reflect the latest updates (for end users)and from ATI a complete driver suite Alright I tried it again... and again the program crashed the system - interestingly, - perhaps coincidence - but there was an ATC transmission taking place at the time, think that was the case in the instances before. Going to try it again without any ATC

Turned off the ATC - well, actually if you never contact ground - you don't hear ANY transmissions - left traffic on (private and commercial) - just got into the flow ... completed a 30 minute flight with no issues ... Most probably will try a reinstall tomorrow - One thing I will double check is making sure all other Fs9 folders from the previous install are deleted and clean the registry - though though I had.But, it appears the issue might well be with the program's ATC

'Self Help Forum' eh? (HeHe). Well, the ATC 'problem' might just be pointing to what is 'wrong' with your install and not the 'root' cause, per se. First of all, did you un-install the previous copy of FS9 thru Control Panel\Add & Remove Programs? That is vital. Next, did you do a format of HDrive? Do you have FS9 installed in C: drive, or other hard drive. There are FS9 files that go in C: drive and must remain there, but you need to remove the old ones so the new install can install fresh copies of them. Save or rename FS9.cfg so any adds (ie: Modules with sound.dll, etc) you made can be later copied over to new FS9.cfg. You COULD of done a 'repair' of FS9, but it's too late now. So might have to start over. You don't give any specs. Latest DX9c is easy one, it installs over old one. Video drivers need to be COMPLETELY un-installed before new ones are installed. ATI has a 'clean sweep' uninstaller-look for it in ATI folder. Change to VGA (on board video) in BIOS before you start the uninstall process. It will be a temp change to lower res (scrambles icons) but that can be later reset and rectified with 'right click' desktop then 'Settings' menu. Shouldn't be hard to re-do. Registry clean up is not necessary for FS9 program. Only for some addons, maybe. Good luck. Happy New Year.Chuck BNapamule

IIRC, FS9 has a known problem with the ATC system that will crash the sim if an ATC transmission occurs at the same time an ATIS is within range on the same freq. You might try using AFCAD to change the comm freq in use at the time to see if that's the problem.RegardsBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO

And one more thought...this is the time of year for the old seasonal CTD...I see you did a reinstall, so it's worth asking if you did the FS9.1 patch, and if you're using a no-CD hack, is it one made from the 9.1 patched fs9.exe? I've seen a number of folks reinstall FS9, and either forget to patch it with 9.1, or they use a no-CD hacked exe that was made from the original version. Both will reincarnate the dreaded seasonal CTD.RegardsBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO

And one more thought...this is the time of year for the old seasonal CTD...I see you did a reinstall, so it's worth asking if you did the FS9.1 patch, and if you're using a no-CD hack, is it one made from the 9.1 patched fs9.exe? I've seen a number of folks reinstall FS9, and either forget to patch it with 9.1, or they use a no-CD hacked exe that was made from the original version. Both will reincarnate the dreaded seasonal CTD.RegardsBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO

I thought I was - when you're old - easy to forget, LOLIn addition to creating a main flight sim file, the program creates (I thought) two additional files outside of the main - one is in documents and settings\my documents\flightsim files (I thought there was one more somewhere?? - but the hell if I can find it)I uninstalled flightsim - using the uninstall feature .. and deleted anything left over - including the flightsim files. rebooted - Now I use EZScenery and it is somewhere, because when I rebooted it reinstalled itself - creating a main flightsim file with nothing more than some basic folders that are relative to the main ezscenery folder. SO - if there is a problem hiding somewhere ...we will find out, as I have reinstalled flightsim and the patch ... and let's see if it will work ... If there is the same issue - then will unstall all and related files - reboot ... then when the ezscenery does its reinstall thing, will delete the folders it creates and THEN reinstall flightsim and patch ... and reboot ... this way when ezscenery reinstalls itself it should do it into the folder(s) I had just created.

I thought I was - when you're old - easy to forget, LOLIn addition to creating a main flight sim file, the program creates (I thought) two additional files outside of the main - one is in documents and settings\my documents\flightsim files (I thought there was one more somewhere?? - but the hell if I can find it)I uninstalled flightsim - using the uninstall feature .. and deleted anything left over - including the flightsim files. rebooted - Now I use EZScenery and it is somewhere, because when I rebooted it reinstalled itself - creating a main flightsim file with nothing more than some basic folders that are relative to the main ezscenery folder. SO - if there is a problem hiding somewhere ...we will find out, as I have reinstalled flightsim and the patch ... and let's see if it will work ... If there is the same issue - then will unstall all and related files - reboot ... then when the ezscenery does its reinstall thing, will delete the folders it creates and THEN reinstall flightsim and patch ... and reboot ... this way when ezscenery reinstalls itself it should do it into the folder(s) I had just created.

I guess the heavens shine on really old guys- 6 years later, I'm still running on the original FS9 install- with no patch & the disc continues to spin! Works so well, I would be terrified to tinker with it!Alex Reid

I guess the heavens shine on really old guys- 6 years later, I'm still running on the original FS9 install- with no patch & the disc continues to spin! Works so well, I would be terrified to tinker with it!Alex Reid

just flew VFR - Freeport to Marsh Island without incident.