Hi all-I'm sure there are lots of reasons for this, but I've installed FS 2k4 on a machine and it drops back to the desktop after the splashscreen. (Actually, the screen goes black and I can see my mouse, but then it goes to the desktop.)The system is an Athlon 800 and with a Sound Blaster Live value audio card and a BFGtech GeForce 6200.All drivers (including Windows Update) are current.Any thoughts appreciated!thxAndrew

Hi,Try to roll your video drivers back to somthing in the 77 series and see what happens. You can get all versions here:http://www.guru3d.com/Hope this helps,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/Active Sky V6 Development TeamActive Sky V6 Proud SupporterHiFi Beta TeamRadar Contact Supporter

Hi Jim - Thanks for the advice.I'll try that, but note that the card with updated drivers worked fine in a different machine, and works fine with 3d tests..thxAndrew

The problem may be something you added lately.....if so..look for the .dll file in modules..related to the latest addon...this may help.Remove and/or save the .dll and try re-boot of fs9Have fun!Mike

Hi Mike - Thanks for the advice... I haven't done that before, so I'm not sure what to look for - just a .dll in the FS directory?Also, the computer was given to me with a few things installed. I added the video card.I'll probably uninstall some of the stuff that came installed anyway, but FS was the only thing I've installed besides 3Dmark, which was installed after FS to test the video card.cheersAndrew

To clarify:there are no FS addons, just some other software which are mainly things like FTP utilities, Windows Media Player, etc.I looked in the FS folder and MAN there are a lot of DLLs. I wouldn't know where to start..thxAndrew

Try deleting the fs9.cfg and letting FS rebuild it. It is a long shot with what you are experiencing but it cant hurt to have a vanilla .cfg,-Paul

Thanks Paul,Well, this is interesting..I don't -have- an fs9.cfg file to be found!Hmmm.... I guessing there should be one in there somehwere?The weird thing is that there is an fs2000.cfg file. And an fs2000 application. I guess that's supposed to be in there.Andrew

It is in C:Documents and SettingsYour name hereApplication DataFS9 not in the FS9 directory. Sorry, should have stated that,-PaulPrimary RigLiquid CooledAMD FX-57 @ 3 gigsAsus A8NSLI-Premium2 gigs Corsair XMS PC3500LL 2 3 2 6 1TXFX 7900 GTX 690/1750XFX 7800 GTX 515/135024 inch Widescreen LCDDual 19 inch LCD'sRaid-0+1PCPower and Cooling 1khttp://home.comcast.net/~psolk/3monitorsa.htmlBackup RigAMD 4000 San Diego @ 2.72 Gigs Kingston Corsair XMS CL2XFX 7800 GTX 515/1350 Raid-0

Hi Andrew,(a) The folder the file's in is hidden, so you'll have to configure Explorer to show hidden files. When you've done this,(:( Look in c:Documents and Settings(username)Application DataMicrosoftFS9Alastair

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Hi guys -Found the file and trashed it, but the same thing happens!Arg!I wonder if there are any tests or demos I could try running?Andrew

HIhttp://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;Have you had a look here. I had a similar problem about a week ago and discovered the problem was a duplicate .dll in the System32 folder and the FS9 modules folder. Regretfully I cannot remember the dll even when trying to refresh my memory looking through the System32 list of dll's. Good luckGary

i had the exact same problemi had to edit the fs9.cfg file, and change show_opening_screen from 1 to 0did you just install ie 7 beta 2?i think you also have to delete the a dll in the modules directory after installing the ie 7 beta 2. it is supposedly documented in the ie 7 beta 2 readme filejd

Cool... thanks - Yes, I think the beta is in there too. I'll try it out.Andrew