had to do an image restore of my C drive.

 

Yes, you probably restored the original .fx file.

 

Best regards,

Jim

I think so, too!

 

Thanks

Dave

I used the fix in op but it gave me black sky whenever I looked up, so I ended up abandoning it.

Worked just fine for me, and i applied this fix to 3 other systems without problems. I also advised some people here on forums about this fix, and worked well for them too.

 

So, maybe fix is not applied correctly? There is a description for Windows XP... Maybe this can be a problem for some people, to find right folders on Windows7?  

Just to update you fellas,

 

I did a full Windows 7 reinstall and put FSX on its own SSD and still get flashing clouds. After all of this I am suspecting it has something to do with graphics card (GTX 480) 

 

I'm gonna get some contact cleaner and get rid of all the dust that may be short circuiting a component on the graphics card. I really don't know what else the problem could be if a full OS reinstall and fresh FSX installation couldn't cure the problem.

 

Will update soon...

A FSX re-install will un-do the fix and it will have to be reinstalled.

 

Dave

Does anyone know if this Swarmcloud.fx fix also works for DX10?

 

Because in my shaders folder I only see a swarmcloud40xxxxxxxxxxxxx  shader file being created.

And in the swarmmcloud40.fx  file in the FSX main directory, the line 'NewMaterialUsage' isn't present so you can't set it to 'false'.

A FSX re-install will un-do the fix and it will have to be reinstalled.

 

Dave

 

I don't know how many times I have reinstalled FSX. This is probably the 5th time I have tried to get rid of flashing clouds by attempting a reinstall of fsx and then applying the cloud flashing fix.

 

After cleaning the graphics card I am still experiencing the same problems (mind you no add-ons installed)

 

I wish I could just ignore it, but its just too obvious. This is wasting so much of my time- I don't know why all of the sudden FSX has been acting up like this. Long ago I applied the fix and I was really enjoying fsx with no flashing clouds but now its such a distraction to see. 

 

I am really suspecting that even after cleaning the graphics card it is probably the culprit. Is there a way where I can check for faults in the graphics card?

 

As always, your input is always valued.

Maybe try the Shader3.0 mod by Bojote?

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/283701-bojotes-shader-30-mod-for-fsx/

 

I don´t understand you still have this problem, even after the fix, I don´t have it.

 

You did the procedure correctly as outlined??