FS2K2 stops responding on exit.....how do I fix it?

[piano]

The last two times I've clicked on the X to exit FS the screen clears except for the border and then it hangs. No problem with flights.

I have no clue how to fix this problem. Can you help?

Al :-wave

[rtriez]

Are you talking a full exit of FS ? If so, mine does this from time to time and this is my fix for it. 1.) Do not exit FS by clicking the X, rather close it via the prompts. This usually stops it from doing that. If it still does it, Do the Ctrl+Alt+Delete deal and highlite MSFS2002 and choose End Task. That should work fer ya. If I'm way off base and am not even close to answering the question you asked...please forgive.


Best Regards,

Bob

[piano]

Will try only the menu exit route and see if the problem persists.

I have been using the "End Task" option since it is FS that locks, not the system.

Thanks, Al :-wave

[Ivaneck]

Hi,

Another suggestion, if your OS is Win2000 or XP. You can try it, nothing to lose if not works.[ul]
[li]Open notepad (or your favourite text editor).
[li]Copy this code on it:
[tt][big]
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
Set colProcessList = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * from Win32_Process Where Name = '[font color=red]FS2002.exe[/font]'")
For Each objProcess in colProcessList
  objProcess.Terminate()
Next
set colProcessList = Nothing
set objWMIService = Nothing
[/big][/tt]
[li]Save it where you want, with a name like KillFS2k2.vbs, or something similar. Only the .vbs extension is mandatory.
[li]Start FS2002, then double-click on the file created above. FS2002 could be closed, disappearing from Task Manager's Processes tab.
[/ul]

This procedure creates a script that terminate FS2002.exe when executed. Sorry, it will not work on 98. In fact, its terminate any active occurrence of the program indicated in the literal [pp][big][font color=red]FS2002.exe[/font][/big][/pp]. To run properly, the coded literal must match exactly with the program's name listed in Task Manager's Processes tab.

The script is a slightly modification from an example in MS's Technet site.

I have a program (AudioStation 5.5) which not really terminates when closed, like your FS2002, and i use this script to kill it. I've created a Windows shortcut to the script beside the AudioStation shortcut. One click, et voilà, program closed.

Hope this helps,

Joan Coll
Barcelona, Catalonia

[piano]

Great suggestion, but alas, I'm running ME.

Thanks for the time to wirte such a detailed response!

Al :-wave

[Ivaneck]

:-(

I hope you will find a solution.

Regards,

Joan

[mcarvela]

I'm also running FS2K2 with Win Me (sadly). I also get these shutdown lockups but usually when I'm also running FS SkyWorld. If you are also running something in the background, you might try shutting everything else down before starting FS. Personally, I live with it. It's really not a problem to do a crtl-alt-del and end task.

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