Author Topic: bsod appeared again after trip to comp clinic (Read 489 times)

RAIDER14 · « **on:** January 03, 2006, 08:37:48 PM »

The infamous bsod appeared again after I just got my computer back from the geek squad store I tried to run fs2004 and boom blue screen appears. Would the bsod appear if I tried to run Ah:confused:

nirvana · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2006, 09:15:42 PM »

1) How is that POS game giving you so much trouble and 2) why not wait for the next MSFS?

Did you explain what your problem was with it? Did you tell them the game you were trying to play and when it would occur? They have nothing to go on unless you give them good info.

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2006, 09:20:56 PM »

yeah told them it was freezeing up and etc.,They said they updated the driver but I ran Fs2004 a short while a go and during gameplay boom!! bsod appeared I restarted my comp ran Fs2004 boom bsod appeared again restarted it again and you know:rolleyes: so I'm pretty much sick of it so I am pending a return to Ah after a few months absences will Ah run on my comp?

nirvana · « **Reply #3 on:** January 03, 2006, 09:23:55 PM »

Have you uninstalled and then re installed the game? Make sure you get ALL of the files out. You may have something corrupt but I doubt it. There's gotta be something wrong with your hardware.

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 03, 2006, 09:27:05 PM »

but if bsod appeared while trying to run Fs2004 will it appear if I run Ah

nirvana · « **Reply #5 on:** January 03, 2006, 09:36:24 PM »

Not sure, it's only a 15-20 minute download to check though.
Do you have service pack 2 from Microsoft? It might be causing it. Is it dying right as the game launches or after playing for a few minutes (excuse me for not reading all your previous posts).

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Dark-Side-Windows-XP-SP2.html That link explains some of the problems of SP2 and you may be able to find something on it.

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 03, 2006, 09:50:55 PM »

FS2004 syst. requirements
2000/XP – 128 MB Ram
98/Me – 64 MB Ram
Processor:450 MHz minimum
Available hard drive space:1.8 GB
DirectX 9 or later (included with Microsoft Flight Simulator: A Century of Flight)
Video card: 8 MB/3D with DirectX 7.0 or later drivers
Other: mouse, joystick/yoke, sound card, speakers/headphones
Online/multiplayer: 56.6 kbps modem or LAN

ACES HIGH req.
CPU:900 Mhz
Memory:256mb
Vid Card:Hardware accelerated support

nirvana · « **Reply #7 on:** January 03, 2006, 09:58:22 PM »

See how much more strain Flight sim will put on your computer? With AH you only have a few maps with the same textures. This isn't to say MSFS has a ton of different textures but they have mapped the "globe" you could say and that is all preloaded onto your computer I believe. Not to mention all the extra's like the planes, the weather, lights etc. I think your vid. card will run it if i remember correctly. How many MB of RAM do you have? You might want to think about going a full gig if you haven't already. I'm not expert though so take what I say with a grain of salt. (Consult a pro before spending $100+)

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 03, 2006, 10:18:17 PM »

My System Specifications
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) XP/MP/4 1917MHz
Display Card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Memory 256MB
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
Free Disk Space 30.76GB
Display Card Memory 128MB
Display Driver Version 5.2.1.6
DirectX Version 9.0c
Optical Drive CD
Sound Card N/A

nirvana · « **Reply #9 on:** January 03, 2006, 11:53:50 PM »

I'd really say slap another 512MB in there. If not 768MB. It's pricey though so you might not want to. Like I said, ask someone that knows more about computers, i'm just an amateur. Your video card would be fine but i'm not really up on the Geforce cards, i'm more of an ATI guy.

Did your computer run the game before? If so, did you change anything since it last ran?

Good luck

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 03, 2006, 11:56:32 PM »

It plays for a while and freezes so I might uninstall Fs2004 will this bsod occurances happen with other games?

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2006, 03:15:17 AM »

Seems the period key is on the fritz too.

nirvana · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2006, 10:17:45 AM »

If you are doing low alt flying and it does it to you then take a look at that site, the guy describes getting froze after 5-10 minutes of low alt flying, just do to the textures taking an extremly large amount of space. Try taking the 747 up to 35,000.

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #13 on:** January 04, 2006, 10:26:10 AM »

256 Mb and XP is barely enough to surf pr0n on the net with nothing open except IE and ur fly

. Games require a minimum of 512Mb, preferably 2 gigs these days.

Skilless · « **Reply #14 on:** January 04, 2006, 10:38:38 AM »

First, uninstall then reinstall FS2004. Then go to this site and get all the latest updates. If at that time you still get crashes, you have a hardware issue. (probably)