February 16, 201214 yr Hello,I know youve probably seen this kind of topic a lot of times before but the similar topics I have seen on these forum have been for XP 32-bit and I run Vista 32-bit.PC Specs: Intel Q6600 2.4 GhzNvidia 8800 GTX4 GB RAMVista 32-bitRight I am in a bit of trouble, My FS2004 keeps on crashing due to running out of Physical memory!! I have searched all over the internet about this but all the information I found was for XP 32-bit, I found this patching software where you can access the .exe file of FS2004 to let it see more than 1.5 GB of RAM, So I did this and it still has not worked! I have realised that I ONLY get this error when I am in area's with add-on scenery with aircraft also flying around on VATSIM because I did a 6 hour flight yesterday in an area with no add-on scenery and I did not get this error at all, the usual amount of time when in an area full of scenery is about an hour I watch the amount of RAM the game is using in my task manager and it just goes up and up and up!! So if anyone has got a solution for me that would be appreciated very much.ThanksZac
February 16, 201214 yr So if anyone has got a solution for me that would be appreciated very much.As you say, the subject has been covered many, many times before.Personally, I suggest you start at Microsoft's Support page on the subject and work your way through the possibilities.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892610John My co-pilot's name is Sid and he's a star! http://www.adventure-unlimited.org
February 16, 201214 yr Install a 64 bit OS.Agreed, Haven't had a single OOM since I upgraded to XP Pro 64bit. Clarke Kruger - CYEG
February 16, 201214 yr Author As you say, the subject has been covered many, many times before.Personally, I suggest you start at Microsoft's Support page on the subject and work your way through the possibilities.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892610JohnThanks John, Iv just done what that guide said, so I will fly around online for a bit and see if I get the memory error.Install a 64 bit OS. Agreed, Haven't had a single OOM since I upgraded to XP Pro 64bit.Yeah Iv been thinking about upgrading to a 64-bit version, but It's a lot of hassle re-installing FS and all the aircraft so I wanted to try and fix the error.
February 16, 201214 yr Author As you say, the subject has been covered many, many times before.Personally, I suggest you start at Microsoft's Support page on the subject and work your way through the possibilities.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892610JohnHi,I did this and my FS still crashed at about 1.6GB of RAM usage. Would my only option to stop me getting this error be to upgrade to a 64-bit version? as I have already tried the 4GB patch.
February 17, 201214 yr I did this and my FS still crashed at about 1.6GB of RAM usage. Would my only option to stop me getting this error be to upgrade to a 64-bit version? as I have already tried the 4GB patch.Personally, I don't think so. It might postpone the problem but it won't identify and solve it. I have a very heavvily loaded Flight Simulator on a 32-bit system and since installing that patch years ago I have experienced no problems at all.My suspicions would be that you have some add-on that is gobbling up your memory allocation and not releasing it (this is often called a "memory leak"). It is apparently most commonly caused by Landclass files in a scenery directory that has a corresponding texture directory. Such problems can be difficult to identify but selective exclusion of sceneries in FS's Scenery Library can narrow it down.One of the suggestions of the Microsoft Page is to reduce the number of add-ons and in the first instance I recommend testing by removing all add-on sceneries to make sure the problem goes away and then carefully and systematically reinstate them a few at a time.It is time consuming but problems like this often are.John My co-pilot's name is Sid and he's a star! http://www.adventure-unlimited.org
February 17, 201214 yr Just a quick question. Do you hae UT Europe Installed ? Tristan Living in the beautiful Chilterns. FS System: intel e8600 core 2 duo cpu, asus p5q deluxe motherboard, 4gb ddr2 1066 corsair memory thermaltake 750w power supply, palit 9800gtx+ 512mb graphics card, 750gb sata2 hard drive, 500gb sata2 hard drive, coolermaster v8 cpu cooler, antec 900 case, xp pro 32 bit, creative xfi titanium sound card, 22x dvd/rw. Still sticking and rocking with FS9. "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."
February 17, 201214 yr Author Personally, I don't think so. It might postpone the problem but it won't identify and solve it. I have a very heavvily loaded Flight Simulator on a 32-bit system and since installing that patch years ago I have experienced no problems at all.My suspicions would be that you have some add-on that is gobbling up your memory allocation and not releasing it (this is often called a "memory leak"). It is apparently most commonly caused by Landclass files in a scenery directory that has a corresponding texture directory. Such problems can be difficult to identify but selective exclusion of sceneries in FS's Scenery Library can narrow it down.One of the suggestions of the Microsoft Page is to reduce the number of add-ons and in the first instance I recommend testing by removing all add-on sceneries to make sure the problem goes away and then carefully and systematically reinstate them a few at a time.It is time consuming but problems like this often are.JohnOk I shall try uninstalling one at a time and see what happensThanksJust a quick question. Do you hae UT Europe Installed ?Yes I have why will this cause a problem?
February 17, 201214 yr Its been known to! You may simply want to make sure your UT Europe is updated before you go to ALLLLLL that trouble!http://www.scenerysolutions.com/ut_downloads_FS9.html ArDee
February 17, 201214 yr Author Ok Iv just realised I have installed FS Global 2005 Europe as well as UT Europe would this conflict and cause this problem? also do they do the same job? if so which one is better? So i know which one to get rid of please Edited February 17, 201214 yr by zacwatson
February 18, 201214 yr No, or at least not that I have found. Fly around with UT Europe switched off or uninstalled for a couple of days and let us know how you get on. If you do not experience any Out of Memory Messages the chances are UT may have caused the problem. Follow the steps above and you should be sorted. I had a similar problem to you and found that I was missing some files in UT for hence my OOM. Good luck. Tristan Living in the beautiful Chilterns. FS System: intel e8600 core 2 duo cpu, asus p5q deluxe motherboard, 4gb ddr2 1066 corsair memory thermaltake 750w power supply, palit 9800gtx+ 512mb graphics card, 750gb sata2 hard drive, 500gb sata2 hard drive, coolermaster v8 cpu cooler, antec 900 case, xp pro 32 bit, creative xfi titanium sound card, 22x dvd/rw. Still sticking and rocking with FS9. "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."
February 18, 201214 yr Author No, or at least not that I have found. Fly around with UT Europe switched off or uninstalled for a couple of days and let us know how you get on. If you do not experience any Out of Memory Messages the chances are UT may have caused the problem. Follow the steps above and you should be sorted. I had a similar problem to you and found that I was missing some files in UT for hence my OOM. Good luck.Ah something has just clicked, I only get this OOM whilst flying in Europe so it defiantly makes sense that this could be UT. So I will click "Restore All FS2004 Scenery" as it says in the setup utility and see how that does after flying around for a bit in Europe, I will post here how I got on.Thanks Edited February 18, 201214 yr by zacwatson
February 18, 201214 yr Sounds promising. Don't forget to follow Barnstormers link above when you think the problem lies with UT.Good luck.Tristan Tristan Living in the beautiful Chilterns. FS System: intel e8600 core 2 duo cpu, asus p5q deluxe motherboard, 4gb ddr2 1066 corsair memory thermaltake 750w power supply, palit 9800gtx+ 512mb graphics card, 750gb sata2 hard drive, 500gb sata2 hard drive, coolermaster v8 cpu cooler, antec 900 case, xp pro 32 bit, creative xfi titanium sound card, 22x dvd/rw. Still sticking and rocking with FS9. "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."
February 18, 201214 yr Author Sounds promising. Don't forget to follow Barnstormers link above when you think the problem lies with UT.Good luck.TristanOh no I wont forget about that. Thanks :)
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