johnhinson

I can't comment about the technical questions, but would just warn all to approach web sites with answers to problems about DLL files and the like. At best, they are guessing as to the solution and simply hoping you will download a piece of software (of unproven efficiency/reliabilty) to scan your computer for errors (and, one wonders, scan for other things that are none of its business), and at worst they will suggest you download a replacement DLL from an unknown source which could well be virus-ridden. If in doubt, recover such files from their original source (in this case, it will be on the FS installation discs). And bear in mind the same file appears in the Windows system files, in my Windows 10 machine it can be found at C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ . My one there is slightly newer than the FS one. Records from my previous PC suggest that the file had been updated several times on there, so it may be that you need to be sure you have the latest updates. Best regards, John

Be comforted that you are not alone . . . I have a sign by my desk here which is more relevant than most realise: DO NOT DISTURB I am disturbed enough already John

THE file? Hundreds of files . . . at least! I haven't ever done anything with approaches but I think ADE is essential for that. But AFX is excellent at not over-writing things it doesn't understand. But Tom has suggested an issue with illegal characters. Presumably my sanity(?) has discouraged me from inserting such things. Best regards, John

Ah well, here in the UK we have unpopular ways of dealing with the thousands of illegal characters that arrive here . . . John :)

In what way? I have been using AFX to edit ADE files for years (when it suits for a quick edit) and likewise have often loaded an AFX file into ADE if I need to do something that AFX doesn't do (such as create a "flatten" area). To date I have never encountered a single issue in FS2004. John (an obsessive airport meddler amongst other things)

I can't say I have experienced that, but it is critical to swap a lot of content of the aircraft.cfg file to if conducting such tests. The *.air files and the aircraft.cfg work together to provide the flying ability of the aircraft. I have done such swaps many times successfully, but you do need to carefully copy back the contact points, views, lights and effects sections to get it right, so its a task that needs a little time and concentration. Best regards, John

A properly formatted DXT3 file does not contain a preview image - it is a simple as that! John

Hi Hans, It looks as if there isn't enough temporary disc space available for the action you are undertaking - see Error 481: Invalid Picture - Microsoft Support John

It may be happening on some Windows 10 setups but certainly not all. Has anybody here with the problem checked Event Viewer? That will normally log which DLL in FS caused the software to crash, which is a good pointer to the cause. John

Just a thought, Peter, I can't see anywhere where this might have been mentioned. I assume that a) your Flight Simulator installation isn't in C:\Program Files, and b) you run Flight Simulator "as Administrator"? I can guess your answer will be in the affirmative, but it is worth asking. John

My [FACILITIES] entries are mostly blank, so I'm not sure those are pertinent to this issue. The other settings you mention are probably created during use of the game. A few more things you can try: There are three ways to force FS to load the default Cesssna/Seattle flight plan. If you think you have previously saved that flight in a different situation, delete it or rename it first. Flight plans are located at: C:\Users\[name]\Documents\Flight Simulator Files Delete or rename your current file shown in situation= in FS9.cfg Set situation= in FS9.cfg to be empty/blank Go the whole hog and delete/rename FS9.cfg and FS will build a new one to default settings, including the startup flight. This will remove all of your customisations, but these can be systematically copied back in later. John

That's not a mistake, it would be correct if the time zones were correctly configured. I have offered you two solutions for that above. Did you read that? Time zones do change from time to time, so even if it was correct in 2003, you could hardly expect it to be correct today anyway. John

Getting down to the nitty-gritty, what is happening to you us that something is causing FS to crash when you close the game down. It is normal for FS to restart automatically after a software crash. Therefore, I am trying to think of all the things FS does when closing. The only further thing I can think of at the moment is that a file it is trying to write to is corrupt or read-only, because FS does write to certain files at the end of a flight/closing down. Whilst appreciating what you say about the Logbook being off, please double-check that FS isn't giving you a wrong reading by looking at your FS9.cfg. In the [MISC] section, check that the following entries read as shown below: LOG_TIME=0 LOG_FILE= (the content of the second one shouldn't matter if the first is at 0, but worth setting to blank to be sure). in the [uSERINTERFACE] section, check that SITUATION= reads correctly to your default flight. While there, check that file is not "read-only". (Right-click on file name > Properties) Glance over the entire file to check there isn't any gobbledygook anywhere, which would indicate a corrupt file. Also, check that the aircraft.cfg file for your default flight is not "read-only". Likewise check for corrupted text. Beyond that, I am out of ideas for now, but will keep the matter in mind. John

Peter, Under Settings > General, please try disabling "Log Flight Time". John

From what I can find elsewhere on the web, this product is discontinued. We are all substantially older now than when FS2004 came into being and it is possible the gentleman concerned is no longer in the hobby. A registered version of FSUIPC has the option to "Keep FS clock sync'd to real time" if that's your need. The free FSTimeSync does a similar job (available at Github) - the current version has display issues for me (possibly just my screen settings), but that's not to say it doesn't still work. If it is correction to Time Zones you are after, the Time Zone files that come with FS Real Time are not Joshua Robertson's work and should work without it, they do not seem to be available in the file library here but can be found at AVSIM as TimeZone 3.0. There is also FS2004 Time Zone Scenery in the library here, which is apparently a development of that. Both require batch commands for different areas before starting a flight - personally, I find it easier to just set the simulator time according to one of the many web sites that show current time anywhere in the world. John

Hi Peter, Just a suggestion . . . worth a try. Revert to saving the default Cessna flight as your startup and see if that fixes things. Only then, if it does, try to save your preferred startup flight. The Cessna flight will often reset gremlins that won't go away. Hans is right, quite a few (but not all) advanced aircraft have features that do give problems with saved flights. John

FSUIPC should be no problem. If it asks for your registration code after transfer just pop your registration code in again. Or can download the latest version and install it the normal way and use the code you say you have. John

Hi Bernard, I haven't used Toni's sceneries for many years (a shame, given the work he has out into them) for the reasons you give. As a compulsive meddler, I am sure I would have tried every possible method to eliminate these things, and my recollection is that the way the scenery is written does not make this possible without removing a lot of things that you don't want to lose. John

AI traffic will park at a parking space nearest their size (if unoccupied), in the order defined in the AFD file. There are other factors too, e.g., whether the aircraft is defined as "RAMP", "GATE" etc and airline codes in the aircraft.cfg. In FS's default airport files, parking positions are often defined in numerical order so the observation you read is often true by pure coincidence. John

The difference between your weather programme and FS's stated weather is almost certainly due to magnetic variation - one figure is true and the other magnetic. ATIS may be out of date, i.e. not reloaded since your weather refreshed. Try resetting the time by a minute and see if that changes it. John

Have you considered using a comparable Boeing's flight dynamics for the aircraft you are having issues with? John

The static_pitch= setting in the [CONTACT_POINTS] section relates to how the aircraft sits on the ground. It won't affect in-air performance. The place you need to start to move the COG is in the [WEIGHT_AND_BALANCE] section but you will almost certainly have to fiddle with a lot of settings elsewhere too. It isn't a five-minute job, and I would recommend much reading up on the subject before spending hours tearing your hair out. John

Who says it is closed? I am getting a message saying it is waiting for an upgrade and then it automatically transfers you to their forum. Suggest you ask on their forum rather than inviting questionable file-sharing here. John

That link works for me! Presumably the download you want is the one at the top of the list: FS2004 PPP Scenery It includesThe Airports of Lisbon LPPT, Porto LPPRand Faro LPFR,the Santa Cruz LPSCaerodrome andthe Lourinhã Ultra-light runway. File size :3.9Mb John

FS9 should run fine if you install it according to these guidelines: Installing FS2004 into Windows 10 & Copying FS2004 from your OLD PC to your NEW PC (flightsim.com) John