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Hugh: Thanks very much. Downloading a new Add-on Manager worked. I have no idea why though as I haven't made any changes to FSDT programs in quite some time. It was easy enough to try even though there seemed to be no logic to it but glad I did. Thanks again. Mark

I have searched all of the pages of this forum and while others have had the same problem, none of the solutions have worked for me. Any help would be appreciated. My computer went into the shop for repairs unrelated to FSX which was working fine. Now, when loading FSX I get the splash screen and and then the program closes. No error messages display and Event Viewer shows nothing either. I believe everything else about the computer is working fine. I have deleted FSX.CFG and the only difference in the start-up is that I am prompted to trust a few files and then FSX closes. I tried renaming the logbook file with the thought it might have gotten corrupted but that did not help either. Also, I ran FSX Acceleration repair and that did not change anything. It does seem like that just as the splash screen disappears, there is a quick view of a information box that may be another dialog of trusting a site but can't be for sure as its really quick. The first time I tried to run FSX it did go through the scenery re-build dialog box which I was surprised by as nothing had been changed even before I had issues, muchless after I got it back. Not sure what else to describe so please ask or offer suggestions.. Thanks in advance. Mark

Would someone please help me with two issues that I believe could be related and perhaps part of a motherboard problem?First, I have sound issues best described as the volume reducing from whatever I have it set to, to very low- almost inaudible level and then back up to normal. Much like cutting in and out but reallydoesn't go all of the way off, just almost all of the way down. It is very intermittent and I cannot tie it to any specific cause. This may not occur for days and then frequent for a while. There just is no real pattern to it and it has been going on long enough that I have paid close attention to any keys as to what might be the trigger but no luck.The other issue is the usb ports scrambling the GoFlight modules (I have several modules and they are all connected to powered hubs.) I will often get a notice when starting the computer that, "The USB hubs can run faster when connected to a 2.0 or higher....." but while the message is intermiitent, I have not made any changes to cause it to notice and react to anything that I have done. It is now occuring so often that it will sometimes freeze FSX and show the message as well as the sound of usb ports being recognized multiple times. When I look at the task manager it shows CPU usage at 100%I am running Windows 7 64, the motherboard is an ASUS P6X58D-E and Intel I7 920, NVIDIA Geoforce GTX 580 and can provider any other data that would be helpful. Not being very computer knowledgeble, I'm not sure what further information is needed but will certainly provide and appreciate any thoughts on what the problem(s) might be.Regards,Mark K

Bill:The only add-on not mentioned previously is Ultimate Traffic 2007. These shouldn't be the issue since I have not added anything since starting the problem-used to have good rates with the current add-ons.Mark Kessinger

Thanks for all of the comments so far-still not resolved. While PMDG may be frame rate intensive, I have pretty strong system which handled it fine for a while so feel like it has to be some adjustment that I've made and cannot find through trial and error. Also, am running a single monitor with NVDIA GT 8800 512mb dedicated video memory.Alex-I tried your specific ideas but only slightly improved rates (10-12 instead of 5-6 FPS). Am running in full screen instead of windowed which gets better rates for me on my setup. Any other thoughts would be appreciated. Going from 26 FPS locked to 5-10 causes such stuttering to render the PMDG planes useless for me.Mark Kessinger

I am having a strong frame rate hit on all PMDG series except B1900C/D. I'm flying 2D and on all of the 737 and 747 series, the rates drop from my locked 27 fps to 4-5. They often jump rapidly back and forth between 4-5 and 27 but causes severe stuttering.This does not occur on any stock aircraft nor other add-ons (Level-D 767, Eaglesoft Cirrus).When I pan left or right the rates jump up to the locked 27, and stays locked at 27 in any other view as well. It's only occurring when the gauges are visible.It did not used to do this so it must be some setting that I'v alteresd but it is only PMDG software that is impacted. I've tried changing a lot of different settings but no luck. I even compared the FS9 config file from an older system and find nothing different there either.ON FSX, there are no similar issues when running 747XMy basic system information (but doesn't seem to be a system issue, so I'll only provide basics unless requested for further) is: HP quadcore 6600 NVIDIA 8800GT 512 mg dedicated Windows Vista 32.Thanks in advance.Mark Kessinger

I am still having trouble with FPS on 2D cockpit of all 737 series. No problems with 747-400,747-F, Level-D 767 or default FS9 planes. Rates drop from 30 to 8-9 in cockpit view. Sometimes immediately, sometimes after 30-45 seconds or so. If I pan or use any other view, rates are steady around 30 as they are in all other aircraft. Rates then jump wildly-back up to 30 and immediately down to 8-9-so a lot of stuttering.I can list my specs but since the 737 used to work, don't see how it's a hardware issue. Running an Nvidia 8800 and quadcore HP.I have deleted FS.config but no change either. Any thoughts?Thanks.Mark Kessinger

I suddenly have frame rate hits (down to 5-6) in 2D in the 737 series only. When I use another view or cycle through "W" and don't have full panels, they go back up to the usual mid 20's. I have been doing a lot of tweaking trying for better rates but really the only significant change recently was un-installing FSX. No hits with 747 nor Level-D. Any ideas?Thanks in advance.Mark Kessinger

Antonio:Besides downloading liveries in Vista as administrator, try running FS9 as administrator and I believe the liveries will show up (but only when you run the program as admin). Mark Kessinger

Probably doesn't matter, but is Vista and not WinXP and even though a lot of processes, cpu usage stays low (I'm really out of my knowledge area here). I'll try to figure out what processes aren't needed but at first look, isn't very intuitive.Are there any settings on the Nvidia dashboard that should be addressed? I have turned off AA in FS9 and on from the control panel but it only works in FS9. (I turn it off in FS9 and on at the control panel and it stays off-so I don't know if it is ignoring other settings on the dashboard as well.)

Okay. Latest update. I've tried all of the recommended changes within FS9 config and through menu with no better results. I tried the MS default defrag last week and not sure that it was effective so have ordered Ultimate Defrag and will try that soon.See if this is any clue or as expected: when I cycle through alt/enter I can get the locked fps (26-which is fine with me) in a small window or large with FS menu at top-BUT with blurries (back to where we started). Or, I can cycle one more time and have no menu at top, no blurries but the 15 fps issues.I may have mis-spoke on my video card description but it actually says 256 dedicated and 1535mb partially shared.As far as other programs in the background, I used task manager and it showed no applications but under processes: 58 processes, cpu usage at 3% and physical memory at 28%. That's at start-up.Thanks again for the help.Mark

I'm not very good with computers but more interested in aviation, so thanks to all for hanging in there and trying to help.My card has 256k dedicated and 512k overall video memory.I tested all of the various combinations of weather and traffic, (variables were zero or 75% traffic and zero or 60% weather), and used all of the combinations with the default Cessna, PMDG 737, 747-F and 1900C. All testing was done at KSEA but also looked at other less graphic intense airports but results about the same-just trying to establish a baseline, at any rate. Bottom line is that whether traffic was 75% and weather 60% or zero for both, or any where in between, the results were similar. In parenthesis are what I would call the average frame rate in any combination. PMDG 737 (15), PMDG 747-F (14), default Cessna (17-18), PMDG 1900C (13).Is there logic in that the previously I had excellent frame rates but bad blurries/shimmering and now that we have made adjustments to get great graphics, the frame rates suffer so much? Guess I'm trying to at least get a happy medium and am getting either/or and not found anything that positively impacts frame rates.Again, thanks.Mark

Nick:Thanks for your help. I made all changes and settings recommended, including de-frag. Graphics are now great-BUT-frame rates are now terrible. Before the blurries fix, I had most, if not all, sliders and settings maxed and got steady 30-35 fps, easily. Now It swings wildly from 3-4 to 18-20 fps, so lots of stuttering. I've changed most settings one at a time to see what might be the most beneficial but it doesn't seem to matter whether maxed or minimal, the rates stay low. Any thoughts? One specific question: Is there any one (or two) setting to focus on that really have the most effect on frame rates. Thanks again.Mark

Please help me with blurries/shimmering issues on new computer running FS9. (Have used FSX only a little but no blurries or shimmering-only frame rate issues.)My system is an HP Quad Core Q6600 2.4ghz with 3gb physical memory, Nvidia 8500GT, Vista Home 32. Add-on programs are Just Traffic, all PMDG and Level-D 767.I know that this has been addressed from a lot of different angles-I have read many, many posts on the issue but I cannot find any solution that is even close to acceptable. I have tried turning AA on and off both on the card and within FS9, have tried turning sliders up and down in many different combinations but the only noticable changes are to frame rates, which are not a problem. No matter what resolution nor slder setting or combination of makes any difference, just continue to get jagged edges, "moving buildings and trees" as well as some mountains that pop up and down.Tried to not make this too long, so if I need to provide anything more specific, please ask. I've tried so many different combinations, I can't list them all.Thanks for any guidance.Mark

Greg:Your idea worked and I appreciate the help as well as quick response.Mark