July 5, 201213 yr Hello, I'm new here. I've experienced a blue screen crash on a 30-minute flight from Norfolk to Richmond during my decent to the runway. But I don't know why, since I did a 3-hour, 30-minute flight from a fictional airport 1800 nm SSW of Hawaii to Honolulu. The longer flight had a rougher framerate at the end, while the shorter flight had a lower detail level setting and higher framerate at the end. So why did the shorter flight (from Norfolk to Richmond) blue-screen? The only difference other than the detail level was that the simulator was actually recording a replay of the flight during the shorter flight while the longer flight was not being recorded. I don't think that should have made any difference, especially since the shorter flight had a higher framerate than the longer flight. In fact, I suspected that the longer flight might crash, but the shorter flight crashing was a complete surprise. System Specs: Type: Laptop (Acer Extensa 5620Z) Processor: 1.73 gHz (dual-core) Ram: 2 gb (which is maximum supported) Operating System: Windows XP 32-Bit (64-Bit not supported by hardware) Video Ram: 384 mb (integrated) Virtual Memory: 16 gb minimum, 32 gb maximum Upgrading hardware or software is NOT an option.
July 5, 201213 yr So, how can you have 'Virtual Memory: 16 gb minimum, 32 gb maximum' when you have a 2GB system? Recommend you change this to System Managed Size. You should run the freeware Blue Screen Viewer to see what files caused the crash. A BSOD indicates something more serious than just a CTD. Best regards, Jim
July 6, 201213 yr Author Well, I failed to produce the blue screen. Framerate was the same, skies were scattered (previously overcast), it was dusk, and I came in from the south, previously, I came in from the north. But this time, I was not recording the flight. I'm not sure if this was helpful since there were so many differences between the last flight and this flight. Here is the log that I recovered from the previous blue screen (the one where I was recording the flight) Dump File: Mini070412-01.dmp Crash Time: 7/4/2012 4:54:41 PM Bug Check String: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED Bug Check Code: 0x1000008e Parameter 1: 0xc0000005 Parameter 2: 0xa8a139f4 Parameter 3: 0xa7b69a68 Parameter 4: 0x00000000 Caused By Driver: SaiH075C.sys Caused By Address: SaiH075C.sys+99f4 File Description: Saitek Hid Driver Product Name: Configuration Software Company: Saitek File Version: 5.5.0.82 Processor: 32-bit Crash Address: SaiH075C.sys+99f4 Stack Address 1: SaiH075C.sys+c9a4 Stack Address 2: SaiH075C.sys+aa22 Stack Address 3: SaiH075C.sys+7901 Computer Name: (No Data Entry) Full Path: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini070412-01.dmp Processors Count: 2 Major Version: 15 Minor Version: 2600 Dump File Size: 90,112 Apparently, it's my joystick drivers that caused the crash, but I don't understand how that could be. Except that I had FSX and the joystick process at high priority.
July 7, 201213 yr You are correct regarding the reason for the crash. Here's the best link to a fix for your problem - http://www.pcerrorfixtip.com/SaiH075C.sys-610907.html. Here's more information about the Bug Check KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff559271(v=vs.85).aspx. Hope this helps! Best regards, Jim
July 7, 201213 yr Author It sort-of helped. But the utility you suggested to me simply refused to fix the errors on my system. It counted something like 11,000 errors.
July 7, 201213 yr It sort-of helped. But the utility you suggested to me simply refused to fix the errors on my system. It counted something like 11,000 errors. 11,000 errors. That's about right. I don't know what program you ran but if it was something like some system cleaner and registry fixer, it will initially find that many errors until you do a repair. The number is high because most of these commercial programs think the higher the number the more likely you are to buy their product as it found so many errors! I assume it refused to fix the errors until you paid? I've never heard of a utility that refused to fix problems found. I use a utility regularly called Advanced System Care and it looks for Malware, registry issues, links that no longer exist, and cleans out temporary folders and your Internet folders. It's freeware but to really clean your system in-depth, they want you to pay for it. I used the freeware version for a year or two until I bought it. Never looked back. I think you need something to clean up your system from leftover files from uninstalling programs, surfing the Internet, and looking for Malware. Best regards, Jim
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