rogerdowl
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Jan 17, 2008, 12:35 PM
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It is a video driver bug and will need a diferent driver to fix it.
Microsoft games will not fix driver issues.
Contact your video card manufac. and get newer driver from them. Also, let
their troubleshooting dept know about this issue.
Roger
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"Grand_Poobah" wrote:
> Sometimes the latest video drivers will NOT work. Have you tried going
> back to the older set of drivers? Maybe, even, one older than that.
>
> Have you run DXDiag? The report from this program might just give you a
> clue as to what is happening.
>
> Sorry, but I do not agree. Microsoft has done some clunkers to be sure
> (MSDOS2.0 comes to mind) but, for the most part, they produce software
> that has the usual amount of gremlins embedded in it; however, I think
> it is tested more thoroughly than most companies. I get very irritated
> with them at times to be honest, but eventually find out that MOST of
> the problems were simply either operator error or driver/computer
> issues. Other companies produce software which, in my estimation, is
> much worse than Microsoft. I am not about to name them here though.
>
> --->
> > Does anyone from Microsoft Games frequent these newsgroups? I would be
> > curious what their take is on all of these issues. I have the latest
> > video drivers, have SP2, the drive has been defrags, I have played with
> > the sliders. None of this makes sense or is truly acceptable. Don't
> > you agree or has everyone come to accept that nothing works as
> > advertised from Microsoft?
> >
> > Ben
> >
> >
> >
> > "Grand_Poobah" <yoohoo@yaddayadda.com> wrote in message
> > news:uF817BNVIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> Don't do that just yet Ben. FSX is probably the most difficult
> >> program I have ever tried to get running. I had loads of problems at
> >> the start, but it is running right now just fine. I kept at it. Some
> >> problems went away on their own (which always worries me that they
> >> will come back - on their own) while others yielded to replacement
> >> video drivers, re-installation and the addition of SP1. Now, there is
> >> also SP2 out (or, if you prefer, Acceleration instead of SP2). Heck,
> >> even defragging the doggone drive helped with the jitters.
> >>
> >> I had the problem you describe (invisible plane - or a pure white
> >> plane in chase view) one day while I was flying, i popped into chase
> >> view and the plane was nicely rendered and now all of them stay that
> >> way all the time. I am convinced that there is a small gremlin in the
> >> software that just needs it's behind kicked a bit.
> >>
> >> You might try upping the sliders dealing with renditions (even though
> >> that may cause shuddering) and then backing off again the next time
> >> you start the program. That helped me once.
> >>
> >> GP
> >>
> >> --->
> >>> Any other ideas? Or should I just take the game back for a refund and
> >>> get X-Plane?
> >>>
> >>> Ben
> >>>
> >>> "Alex VN" <alex_vn@avirer.voo.be> wrote in message
> >>> news:223B5FCC-BF85-445D-89DF-223C6308D257@microsoft.com...
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>> did you upgrade your video driver to the latest one ?
> >>>> Alex
> >>>>
> >>>> "Ben Kim" <bkim6 AT wowway DOT com> a écrit dans le message de
> >>>> news:E5327FD5-5879-4DF8-82DC-F601D2041218@microsoft.com...
> >>>>> All,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I purchasd a copy of MS Flight Sim X plus the Accelerator add-on.
> >>>>> This program was just installed on:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Vista Ultimate 32-bit
> >>>>> 3GHZ Pentium Dual Processor
> >>>>> ATI Radeon x1650pro 512meg (just purchased had a ATI Radeon X300)
> >>>>> 2 gig RAM
> >>>>> 60 gig HD free (7200 RPM)
> >>>>> Patched FSX with SP1
> >>>>> I have nothing running in the background outside of the basics.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What happens is the plane or cockpit is not always drawn. The
> >>>>> first time I play it seems to work. If I choose a different plane
> >>>>> or chopper on the next flight, either the plane is invisible and/or
> >>>>> the cockpit. I have played with the settings reducing the
> >>>>> graphic/plane/traffic/weather/ec. details.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anyone else experiencing this or similar problems with FSX?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ben
> >>>>
> >>>
> >
>
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