Hi everyone, 

First time posting here in years. Used to be an avid simmer during FSX days but then started my RW training and now fly corporate. I thought I'd delve back into the sim world and buy a new desktop which arrived two days ago. I immediately went and bought the deluxe MSFS Steam version and have been painstakingly going through the install process ever since. I am 35 GB into the install process but quite often, the MSFS installer will crash and then I'll have to open it up again to which it tells me that it crashed unexpectedly and this could be due to "3rd party developer addons", even though it is a new install.... and I should try installing in "Safe Mode" or "Normal Mode". 

 

Anyway, I've been hunting for answers to this but surprisingly, don't seem to be able to find much. More so people having CTDs when they try to play the sim. If anyone has any advice on whether this is normal, or a workaround, i'd really appreciate it. Maybe I'll even throw in a free 15 min ride in a Piaggio P180 lol. 

 

Thanks!

For some people it helps greatly to turn down their internet speed, i.e. reduce the Mbps by putting on a cap at the online webpage that is their internet default gateway URL. For my particular brand of router that URL is

http://192.168.0.1/

From command prompt type ipconfig  to find the correct URL on any computer for their router which will be similar to the above. Then drill down the menu and reduce connection speed cap. Sometimes this will allow the game to fully download.

For others problems, this thread might help:

 

 

What kind of speed do you recommend? Our internet is capped at 50 download but when downloading MSFS, it drops considerably to about 10-15.

Run the install until it crashes and then look in the Windows application event log. If you see any red stop sign entries, highlight the 1st one (the log is newest to oldest going top to bottom) and post a screen shot. It should give you a general idea of what the heck is going on.

Since it is a brand new desktop, I'd make sure that Windows is fully up to date, as well as all drivers are up to date, particularly chipset drivers.

Since you do not yet have any 3rd party addons, restart in normal mode.

...jim

 

14 hours ago, Fielder said:

For some people it helps greatly to turn down their internet speed, i.e. reduce the Mbps by putting on a cap at the online webpage that is their internet default gateway URL. For my particular brand of router that URL is

http://192.168.0.1/

From command prompt type ipconfig  to find the correct URL on any computer for their router which will be similar to the above. Then drill down the menu and reduce connection speed cap. Sometimes this will allow the game to fully download.

For others problems, this thread might help:

 

 

I had wondered about this. I have a 200 mps connection. I'll try this. Thanks for all your help

Bill W

Edited February 18, 20224 yr by BillW

4 minutes ago, JimBrown said:

Since it is a brand new desktop, I'd make sure that Windows is fully up to date, as well as all drivers are up to date, particularly chipset drivers.

Since you do not yet have any 3rd party addons, restart in normal mode.

...jim

 

not a new desktop or connection. That's why I am so frustrated. The only new thing is the high speed connection. Everything else is up to date. Good thoughts though.

Thanks!