MarQ!

I had this problem for a while and tought it was gone after an upgrade to 8 gig memory. Then again after a while the problem occured again. Recently I found out by accident that in one way or the other "something" altered my cfg file. I have a permanent shortcut on my desktop to its destination map: "youre computer name" /AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/FSX. So each time I checked the cfg file and found out that the added HIGHMEMFIX was gone, Texture Max Load whas a different number, and the specific tweak I deleted for the use of the 4 cores whas back in place. This was not 1 accident but happended every time I when simming! So eacht time I altered the whole file and the next time is was back in the wrong state. Even after deleting the whole file. I am not a computer wizz but think it had something to to with the Bojoto, or whats his name, tweaks I once added but didn't help for me. Btw: i have been simming for many years now and not a single one (!) tweak ever helped me getting any better screen quality or framerate. So "somewhere" there must be something from where the cfg file is reading it's old settings. I deleted the cfg file: fsx.CFG (the one with the rules in it) and also the other cfg file: fsx (the one with a notebook tumbnale in it). Mind you, the latter one also makes certain software unavailable like Traffic X so you have to re-install these again! And also: all youre FX settings will be erased (not the "controll" ones though), so make a note or screenshots from all your settings! I also deleted any backup cfg file I had stored on my computer even the ones on a seperate/different drive. Then I started FX again and let it build everything clean up. I once again added the HIGHMEMFIX line and altered the Texture Max Load. Untill now (knock-on-wood) I do not have these problems anymore. Still each time before simmimg I check my cfg, just to know. I hope my "solution" may help any of you. Here are my tips for an optimum working FX and a happy simmer: Stop looking at the framerates, enjoy your hobby and don't be overwhelmed with the data other people write in their posts. To me, no PC is the same, find the best setting in the game for your PC system and be happy with it. If you can afford it pay for a download accelerator. I recently bought this piece of software and it really makes a different in the downloadspeed. Especcially with the large files we have now a days. It saves you about one third to half the time (DSL). Defrag regurarly, I do it almost after every flight and or with new software. I use payware wich does it quite fast, "Defraggler" is good and for free. This is how I install: download the software to a separate map on a separate partition on my C-drive. Defrag the download. Install the software to the FX folder (on a separate drive). Defrag the FX folder. Restart the computer. Fly the flight. Over the years I bought several NVIDEA cards. None off them made my framerates better but surely gave me a noticable better image. As you can read in many posts, only the core/processor can make youre PC faster. At this moment I have an OC version graphis card, to me it makes no difference if I overclock the card, it doesn't get better, so I leave it as it is. What I have now is: Quadcore Q9300 2.50GHz, NVIDEA GTX260, 8GB ram/DDR2 at only 399MHz/2x WD HD/7200 rpm, one for the system, one for FX. With the superb NGX i get in combination with Ezdok, REX and Traffic X (at 40%) and watersetting mid 2x a framerate between 8-12 in vc on add-on airports like EHAM or EGLL, 12-18 on standard FX airports and 18-25 when at flightlevel 25000. Sometimes I experience a good smooth game, I check the rates and it is only 12! So mind you, don't let yourselve be frustrated by continue looking at the rate, leave it off and enjoy your flight experience! Happy simming and kind regards, Mark Carrick

@vonmar:where does it say in my text that I started up FX? When you push the powerbutton of the computer doesn't it then 'start-up'? As I also mentioned I have a separate desktop only for the sim."Why would that be a FireFox problem?"Indeed, as you can read it is not a firefox problem but a hardware problem (probably). The situation I described after starting up the computer is only ment to clearify how it went in my situation.Perhaps a recognisable situation for others, that's all.Mark Carrick

Yesterday I remembered, as a result of this post, that a little while ago i had the same problem on my old Pentium 4 pc, but then I did not related it to firefox. What happend to me was that after starting up I checked my mail (outlook) and after a few minutes or so my screen went blue with all sort of messages disposed in white text. I realize afterwards that ofcourse many mails contain links to certain websites and I also must have activated each time firefox. I was convinced my system was aboslute clear of anything so in my search (on my other 'sim' pc) I immediatly found out is must have been a hardware problem. The advise, how silly it may sound, de-install your memory banks, dust the slots of with a spray duster and put them back in. This is what I did and till today I have not encountered any problems anymore! So if we focus on a hardware problem could this be the solution for you? And also: at least once a year I clean the inside of my computers. Especially the 'sim' one with all the fans working on turbo-speed gets very dusty inside.Kind regards,Mark Carrick

Dear all, as Rayn mentioned above it can be a font problem. I also see someone having this problem for over a year untill he found out that his ad blocker (ad muncher) caused the problem. On a dutch site I see the advise to update your videocard driver since firefox uses the videocard to accelerate the image. And also ofcourse the advise to do a total de-install and download the latest version from the official firefox site. Hope this may help you?Kind regards,Mark Carrick

Dear Emanuel, when I google "firefox + blue screen" I see there are several cases of problems and solutions for your case.Kind regards,Mark Carrick

Dear all, for me the same problem untill last week when I updated my ram with an extra 4mb (2x2mb). My ram total is now 8mb and seems to be working well, especcially for the ngx. Before the upgrade I had:fully distorted screen after switching eye-points, missing and/or partly transparant virtual cockpit, black screen, frozen game wich only could be stopped with ctrl/alt/del. I have a logitech G19 game keyboard with a used ram indicator.Before the upgrade when everything was loaded for the sim the indicator was almost compleet to the right. Sometimes I got the famous "not enough memory" announcement and I had to start all over again. As an indicator how critical it was: when fx loaded with the ngx and I only just started vlc player the game crashed. With my 8mb the ram indicator on the G19 is now a little bit OVER the half. Thus indicating how "heavy" the ngx is. I have tested the system while in flight changing screens/eyepoint and even swich several time from full view to windowed view and swiching to the map, no problemo so far... For me it was worth the 60 euro's.Kind regards from the Netherlands,Mark Carrickmy system specs: old stuff

Dear Corey, Flight1 has the tool for you:http://www.flight1.com/view.asp?page=libraryOn top there is the "rainfix", it's a simple tool that works perfect. I would advice you to keep the tool on youre drive, you may also need it in the future.Sometimes when you download new planes something gets confused, next time you miss the rain again, this tool will fix it.Good luck an kind regards,Mark Carrick