Hello,I have already posted this message in a other forum .. but I usually don't put all my eggs in the same basket :)From somedays I have a FPS drop (short time) of 10 about every 10 seconds on a setting of 36 fixed FPSThis produce of course some stutters ...Somedays ago (and from longtime) this system was very stable (like a rock in any sceneries) at 36 FPS and fluid like the stream of a riverSo I investigatedResult:All is as always fluid (36 FPS rock) until I open the GPS window.When open the phenomena begin.After closing the GPS window .. the phenomena stay in force.If I change again of aircraft all return normal until I trigger the GPS ..This happen in 2D or VC panel of all planes (default or addon's freewares or paywares)This phenomena happen also in any views (internal or external)The GPS I use from age is the default like this one in C172

[Window02]size_mm=456,378window_size=0.5position=8BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0VISIBLE=0ident=GPS_PANELgauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0

No changes in my hardware and don't remember had added any significant files from more than a week... (checked the dates of files)Searched those forums with no positives results.Fresh FS9.cfg give no results.EDITEDOther tests show it's no FPS problems if the radio stack window open or radio chatter window open or any other incrusted view.Only the two default window GPS give problemOtherwise the GPS is good functionning .. no problems for flight planning etc ...I checked also the fonts (who knows ?) but nothing recently added there ...The DLL's GPS related are good ...Still investigateFilemon analyse.....This is the Filemon analyse .. and it show many errors about the gauge fs9gps.CAB and files inside this CABThose events are corresponding in the timeline of the FPS drop observed in the game ...So for be sure I take a fresh copy of this CAB from the FS2004 DISK N

This is the culprit:3488 6:17:05 FS9.EXE:1952 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\AIRCRAFT\CORAL_F-15J_304\panel\fs9gps\640.CAB PATH NOT FOUND Attributes: ErrorYour Coral F15J is wanting to load a 640.cab which I don't know of a 640... it's probably a typo in the Coral F15J's panel.cfg and I'd guess it should be a 540.CAB.

Hello,Thank's for take care I post under the entire panel.cfg of the F15 CoralI see nothing referencing to a 640 or 540 CAB.For reminder all the panels (all aircrafts) loaded show the same GPS problem (intermittent FPS drop)Additionaly .. I don't have in my gauges folder any 540.CAB or 640.CABMore on my tests ..For be sure I deinstalled all my security (antivirus .. etc) and also put all the FS2004 sliders to the left and put all graphic card filters off .. but this don't helped with the prob.

// Coral-FLT F-15J Eagle Panel 1.0 for FS2004// http://flightinfo.ens.ne.jp/coral/////////////////////////////// 2D Palel Start ////////////////////////////////////////[Window Titles]Window00=Main PanelWindow01=GPSWindow02=Radio Stack[Views]VIEW_FORWARD_ZOOM=0.8VIEW_FORWARD_DIR=6.0, 0.0, 0.0VIEW_FORWARD_EYE=0.0, 0.0, 0.0VIEW_REAR_LEFT_EYE=-0.13, 0.0, 0.0VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_EYE=0.13, 0.0, 0.0VIEW_REAR_EYE=0.0, 0.0, -3.0[Window00]file=f-15j_panel.bmpsize_mm=800window_size_ratio=1position=7visible=1ident=0render_3d_window=0gauge00=F-15j_coral!Standby Attitude Indicator, 365,440,74,72gauge01=F-15j_coral!f15HSI, 367,513,70,62gauge02=Extra-300!Vertical-Speed, 482,498,40,37gauge03=F-15j_coral!f15Gear Lights, 177,583,11,16gauge04=F-15j_coral!Standby Airspeed Indicator, 269,443,55,51gauge05=F-15j_coral!f15gmeter, 286,537,41,40gauge06=F-15j_coral!Standby Altimeter, 476,444,56,53gauge07=F-15j_coral!f15FlapsLights, 130,590,19,22gauge08=F-15j_coral!f15speedbrakeLights, 657,545,21,8gauge09=F-15j_coral!Fuel Quantity, 593,513,37,40gauge10=F-15j_coral!nav1_swap, 322,354,36,46gauge11=F-15j_coral!f15GPS Icon, 453,452,17,17gauge12=F-15j_coral!f15Map Icon, 453,471,17,17gauge13=F-15j_coral!f15ATC Icon, 453,490,17,17gauge14=F-15j_coral!f15nav1_freq, 372,359,72,11gauge15=F-15j_coral!f15_eng1_n1, 536,441,33,33gauge16=F-15j_coral!f15_eng2_n1, 568,441,33,33gauge17=Beech_Baron!Pitch Trim, 434, 518,16,54gauge18=Beech_Baron!Aileron Trim, 402, 578gauge19=Beech_Baron!Rudder Trim, 354, 578gauge20=extra-300.wiskey-compass, 556,0,60,64gauge21=F-15j_coral!Autopilot Master Switch, 657,560,23,8gauge22=F-15j_coral!Autopilot Altitude Hold Switch, 657,570,23,8gauge23=F-15j_coral!Autopilot Attitude Hold Switch, 657,580,23,8gauge24=F-15j_coral!Fuel Quantity2, 588,542,50,11gauge25=F-15j_coral!hud, 336,88,153,200gauge26=Cessna!Nav GPS Switch, 457,515,14gauge27=F-15j_coral!level_low, 323,324,26,25gauge28=F-15j_coral!radio_panel, 362,376,81,16gauge29=DSB_Switches!vortices, 1,1,1,1[Window01]size_mm=456,378window_size=0.5position=8BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0VISIBLE=0ident=GPS_PANELgauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0[Window02]BACKGROUND_COLOR=2,2,2size_mm=156,308position=8visible=0ident=RADIO_STACK_PANELgauge00=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Audio, 0, 0gauge01=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 1, 0, 29gauge02=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 2, 0, 86gauge03=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio ADF, 0, 142gauge04=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio DME, 0, 180gauge05=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Xpndr, 0, 217gauge06=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio AP, 0, 262////////////////////////////////////// 2D Palel End //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Virtual Cockpit Start //////////////////////////////////////////[VCockpit01]size_mm=815,972pixel_size=1024,1024file=main_bg.bmptexture=$mainbackground_color0,0,0visible=0gauge00=F-15j_coral!Standby Attitude Indicator, 352,255,110,110gauge01=F-15j_coral!f15HSI, 343,370,128,130gauge02=Extra-300!Vertical-Speed, 533,360,60,60gauge03=F-15j_coral!f15Gear Lights, 42,502,15,22gauge04=F-15j_coral!Standby Airspeed Indicator, 197,260,90,90gauge05=F-15j_coral!f15gmeter, 224,425,62,62gauge06=F-15j_coral!Standby Altimeter, 525,260,92,92gauge07=F-15j_coral!Fuel Quantity, 715,387,60,67gauge08=F-15j_coral!f15GPS Icon, 485,280,26,24gauge09=F-15j_coral!f15Map Icon, 485,313,26,24gauge10=F-15j_coral!f15ATC Icon, 485,343,26,24gauge11=F-15j_coral!f15_eng1_n1, 619,262,52,54gauge12=F-15j_coral!f15_eng2_n1, 674,262,52,54gauge13=Beech_Baron!Pitch Trim, 467, 384,18,98//gauge18=Beech_Baron!Aileron Trim, 402, 578//gauge19=Beech_Baron!Rudder Trim, 354, 578gauge14=F-15j_coral!Fuel Quantity2, 710,435,72,18gauge15=F-15j_coral!f15nav1_freq, 378,72,98,17gauge16=F-15j_coral!nav1_swap, 305,63,49,77gauge17=Cessna!Nav GPS Switch, 491,387,28,35gauge18=F-15j_coral!level_low, 305,24,37,33gauge19=F-15j_coral!radio_panel, 365,100,105,24gauge20=F-4!mirageburnerLOGO, 0,0,20,20[VCockpit02]size_mm=512,512pixel_size=512,512texture=$hudbackground_color=0,0,0visible=1gauge00=F-15j_coral!hud, 36, 34 ,510 ,550[VCockpit03]size_mm=64,64file=compass_bg.bmppixel_size=64,64texture=$compassbackground_color=0,0,0visible=1gauge00=F-15j_coral!Compass, 20,14,40,44[VCockpit04]size_mm=200,300pixel_size=200,300file=panel_left_bg.bmptexture=$panel_leftbackground_color=0,0,0visible=1gauge00=F-15j_coral!f15FlapsLights, 142,200,39,50[VCockpit05]size_mm=512,512pixel_size=512,512file=panel_right_bg.bmptexture=$panel_rightbackground_color=0,0,0visible=1gauge00=F-15j_coral!f15speedbrakeLights, 40,150,150,28gauge01=F-15j_coral!Autopilot Master Switch, 40,215,150,28gauge02=F-15j_coral!Autopilot Altitude Hold Switch, 40,245,150,28gauge03=F-15j_coral!Autopilot Attitude Hold Switch, 40,275,150,28////////////////////////////// Virtual Cockpit End //////////////////////////////////////////[Default View]X=0Y=0SIZE_X=8192SIZE_Y=5397Day=255,255,255Night=115,95,95Luminous=255,255,255

Regards.Gus.

Hello,This is a other log of Filemon with a Project Airbus A319 and a Ken Mitchell panel.Unfortunately the log show the same error as the Coral F15 panel !!I'm puzzled on this one !fs9gps is in the gauge folder as fs9gps.CABIn this CAB are some XML and BMP files but nothing as 640But in my gauges folder I have a folder named 640 with many BMP's in.

Games\Flight Simulator 9\AIRCRAFT\PROJECT AIRBUS 319\aircraft.CFG SUCCESS Attributes: A 255 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\AIRCRAFT\PROJECT AIRBUS 319\panel\panel.CFG SUCCESS Attributes: A 256 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\AIRCRAFT\PROJECT AIRBUS 319\panel\fs9gps\640 PATH NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 257 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\AIRCRAFT\PROJECT AIRBUS 319\panel\fs9gps\640.CAB PATH NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 258 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps\640 PATH NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 259 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps\640.CAB PATH NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 260 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\AIRCRAFT\PROJECT AIRBUS 319\panel\fs9gps.CAB\640 PATH NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 261 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\AIRCRAFT\PROJECT AIRBUS 319\panel\fs9gps.CAB NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 262 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB\640 PATH NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 263 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Attributes: A 264 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\AIRCRAFT\PROJECT AIRBUS 319\panel\fs9gps NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 265 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\AIRCRAFT\PROJECT AIRBUS 319\panel\fs9gps.CAB NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 266 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 267 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Attributes: A 268 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps\gps_500_background.bmp PATH NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 269 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Attributes: A 270 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 OPEN C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps\gps_500_background.bmp PATH NOT FOUND Options: Open Sequential Access: Read 271 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9 SUCCESS FileNameInformation 272 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 OPEN C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps\gps_500_background.bmp PATH NOT FOUND Options: Open Access: 00100001 273 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Attributes: A 274 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 OPEN C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Options: Open Access: Read 275 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 OPEN C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Options: Open Access: 00100001 276 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS FileInternalInformation 277 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Length: 303830 278 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 READ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Offset: 172032 Length: 4096 279 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 READ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Offset: 176128 Length: 20480 280 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 READ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Offset: 176128 Length: 20577 281 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 READ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Offset: 196608 Length: 4096 282 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 READ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Offset: 200704 Length: 4096 283 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 READ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Offset: 204800 Length: 4096 284 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 READ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Offset: 208896 Length: 4096 285 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 READ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Offset: 212992 Length: 4096 286 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 READ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Offset: 217088 Length: 4096 287 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 READ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\GAUGES\fs9gps.CAB SUCCESS Offset: 221184 Length: 9595 288 17:59:35 FS9.EXE:2032 READ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight

Regards.Gus.

In this CAB are some XML and BMP files but nothing as 640But in my gauges folder I have a folder named 640 with many BMP's in.

That then is your problem! There should be no such folder!FS2002 XML "gauges" had two sub-folders inside them to hold low-resolution artwork ../640 and hi-resolution artwork ../1024. The artwork would be used based on the user's screen resolution settings.Somehow you've managed to improperly uncab some file or another and left an entire ../640 folder full of artwork intact.FS2004 and FSX XML "gauges" do not use that scheme...The "fs9gps.cab" file however does not have separate ../640 and ../1024 sub-folders at all, but instead all artwork (.bmp files) are in the same folder as the .xml scripts.

Hello,Thank's ..

That then is your problem! There should be no such folder!

Anyways .. this folder 640 (as the 1024 indeed) is in my install from the year 2007 (when this FS2004 was installed on this hard disk and are dated created the 1 March 2007)All those years I never suffered the actual problem.Anyways I removed this folder 640 (and 1024) .. but nothing change and the problem stay.What I try now to understand is why when I open the GPS panel it's a call for such 640 and why it's a call first for fs9gps instead a call for fs9gps.CABThe call in the panel is right as FS9.exe check first in the panel and when find nothing .. FS9.exe go search in the gauges folder .. but why call fs9gps\640 ?C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\AIRCRAFT\PROJECT AIRBUS 319\panel\fs9gps\640 PATH NOT FOUND Attributes: Error Regards.Gus.

What I try now to understand is why when I open the GPS panel it's a call for such 640 and why it's a call first for fs9gps instead a call for fs9gps.CABThe call in the panel is right as FS9.exe check first in the panel and when find nothing .. FS9.exe go search in the gauges folder .. but why call fs9gps\640 ?

FS9 will search for "gauges" in precisely this order:1. look in the ..panel folder for a sub-folder with "gaugename" (in this case fs9gps)1.a look in the ..\gaugename\1024 folder for a specific xxx.bmp file1.b look in the ..\gaugename\640 folder for a specific xxx.bmp file1.c look in the ..\gaugename folder for a specific xxx.bmp file2. look in the ..panel folder for a .cab file with "gaugename.cab" (in this case fs9gps.cab)2.a look in the ..\gaugename\1024 folder for a specific xxx.bmp file2.b look in the ..\gaugename\640 folder for a specific xxx.bmp file2.c look in the ..\gaugename folder for a specific xxx.bmp file3. look in the ..panel folder for a .gau file with gaugename.gau (in this case does not apply)4. look in the ..\gauges folder for a sub-folder with "gaugename" (in this case fs9gps)4.a look in the ..gauges\gaugename\1024 folder for a specific xxx.bmp file4.b look in the ..gauges\gaugename\640 folder for a specific xxx.bmp file4.c look in the ..gauges\gaugename folder for a specific xxx.bmp file5. look in the ..\gauges folder for a .cab file with "gaugename.cab" (in this case fs9gps.cab)5.a look in the ..gauges\gaugename\1024 folder for a specific xxx.bmp file5.b look in the ..gauges\gaugename\640 folder for a specific xxx.bmp file5.c look in the ..gauges\gaugename folder for a specific xxx.bmp file3. look in the ..\gauges folder for a .gau file with gaugename.gau (in this case does not apply)That is why you are seeing so many "FAILED" messages in the log. That's simply reporting the folders that were checked and so forth.Honestly, you are chasing down a red-herring (or a "ghost")...

Hello,Thank's.

Honestly, you are chasing down a red-herring (or a "ghost")...

Maybe you can name a "ghost" the thing who made drop every 10 seconds my framerate from 36 to 26 ... when GPS panel is open ... :) as I have not yet found it.And it's a "young ghost" :) as it only appears some days ago .. out a 3 years FS2004 install .. lol.The exorcism is in progress ...PSWill post a movie for the St Thomas and unbelievers :)Regards.Gus.

Hello,The "ghost" movie (better download for best quality - 3.7 MB)Check FPShttp://www.4shared.com/video/x04wfGB9/Ghost.htmlRegards.Gus.

Hello,Problem solved ... :( I reinstalled FS2004 from a backup (matter of 2 hours .. not the big deal) and all run well.So unfortunately I dind't find the culprit ... and stay with my wonders about the sudden show of this "ghost" ... Next time .. maybe Regards.Gus