Heinrich Vaha Posted November 19, 2006 at 10:25 AM Posted November 19, 2006 at 10:25 AM I have that kind of problem sometimes: I play in windowed mode, and suddenly menus disappear. when i change tasks or anything, FS exits itself. http://img287.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scrshot836qu3.jpg Its very annoying. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Mitchell 984314 Posted November 19, 2006 at 12:43 PM Posted November 19, 2006 at 12:43 PM I have noticed that when squakbox in connected I can no longer access the menus. I use full screen mode and press the ALT key to access the menus however when SB3 in connected pressing the ALT key does nothing. Disconnect SB3 and everyting is back to normal. If you switch tasks are you sure that FS terminates and does not just minimise and clicking on the FS bar at the bottom of the screen does not bring it up again. Also when you switch tasks with FS active normaly this would cause FS to PAUSE. According to VATSIM rules you are not allowed to PAUSE FS (when online) unless instructed to do so by ATC. Clearly pausing during a flight would tend to show ,on ATC screens, your aircraft stationary at possibly high altitude and is not possible. It would clearly be of some concern to ATC in busy airways or on final app. not to mention any aircraft travelling behind you. I am not sure but suspect that the symtoms you are getting could be caused by SB3 and is probably intentional for the reasons above. As a general rule, disconnect your SB3 session before changing tasks or watching an instant replay as this will also cause FS to pause. If your symtoms do not occur when SB3 is not loaded then this is probably the cause. Hope this is of some help.. Best regards Graham Mitchell (GB1159) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich Vaha Posted November 19, 2006 at 02:08 PM Author Posted November 19, 2006 at 02:08 PM I forgot to mention, that I play in windowed mode, much more easyer and comfortable. Pause on task switch is disabled. And it does'nt help if I disconnect or exit SB. Menus just disappear and i cant make them visible by right click and "Hide Menu bar". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fuller 973577 Posted November 19, 2006 at 05:19 PM Posted November 19, 2006 at 05:19 PM Provide your system specs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich Vaha Posted November 19, 2006 at 05:28 PM Author Posted November 19, 2006 at 05:28 PM AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.21GHZ 1GB RAM Nvidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB A8NE-FM nForce 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart Vedin Posted November 19, 2006 at 07:00 PM Posted November 19, 2006 at 07:00 PM Did you update video-driver NVidia (GForce): http://www.nvidia.com / Lennart Vedin / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich Vaha Posted November 19, 2006 at 09:16 PM Author Posted November 19, 2006 at 09:16 PM I'll try that. If this happens, all is wierd. I cant click almost anything, even outside FS. I't like caused by Windows, not fs. Is this possible? I am using XP Home with SP2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich Vaha Posted November 20, 2006 at 08:28 PM Author Posted November 20, 2006 at 08:28 PM Updateing drivers did'nt help, still same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Moir 844817 Posted November 20, 2006 at 10:29 PM Posted November 20, 2006 at 10:29 PM If you fly in windows mode , try starting SB3 from the Modules section of the menu bar. Ross Moir Taxiway ALPHA Landing Expert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Kruger Posted November 21, 2006 at 02:54 AM Posted November 21, 2006 at 02:54 AM Nvidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB Would you also happen to have your Anti Aliasing set higher than 4x? Cheers Clarke Kruger Edmonton (CYEG) AB, Canada VATSIM Network Supervisor | Team 1 Have a question? Email [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich Vaha Posted November 21, 2006 at 05:45 AM Author Posted November 21, 2006 at 05:45 AM AA is set te 'application controled'. Tried uninstalling PMDG 737s now, because there were no problem before installing that software. Ill post here if it helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fuller 973577 Posted November 21, 2006 at 03:32 PM Posted November 21, 2006 at 03:32 PM And in FS, what do you have the AA set to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich Vaha Posted November 21, 2006 at 07:30 PM Author Posted November 21, 2006 at 07:30 PM No AA set at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fuller 973577 Posted November 21, 2006 at 08:35 PM Posted November 21, 2006 at 08:35 PM Couple of things you can try: Set your AA in your driver to None or Disabled. In FS, use Window Mode instead of Full Screen (Alt + Enter) The problem you describe is common for NVidia cards, especially the 6800 and 7600 and it's usually a AA problem. I believe there were earlier NVidia drivers that didn't have this issue, but I think they go back to the 71.xx versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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