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Norman Guffick 935816
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Norman Guffick 935816
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Hi:

 

I just purchased FSX yesterday, installed OK and Home page OK etc.,, However, when I try to fly (off-line) in Free Flight and/or Mission, I just get a screen flashing on and off.

 

System

 

Laptop HP

Windows Vista Home premium

AMD Turion 64 x 2

2 GHZ

2047MB

32bit

NVIDIA Ge Force 8400M GS

Laptop + 1 x monitor

 

 

Tried changing resolution = no good

 

Unable to run FSX

 

 

 

Can anyone please help????

 

 

 

Thanks

 

Norm

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Kenneth Haught
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Did you install the service packs before you ran it. I believe that they have to be installed before it will run on a Vista machine, although I may be wrong. You can find the service packs (both 1 and 2) at http://www.fsinsider.com/downloads/Pages/default.aspx

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Larry James 901346
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Did you install any addons? Any pilot client or any thing other than just Flight Simulator and the patches suggested above?

 

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Norman Guffick 935816
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Hi guys, and thanks

 

I have not installed any add-ons, but I have since installed SPs 1 and 2, but still no luck. I also downloaded updated driver for my NVIDIA = no luck

 

I have also tried tweaking the settings (screen resolution etc.,)

 

I am also running an extra monitor

 

 

baffled Norm

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Kenneth Haught
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Have you tried running it with just one monitor?

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Norman Guffick 935816
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Thanks Guys

 

I hit ALT+ENTER, went into Winowed mode and is now OK. Ecept that I get a small flashing interuption of something??? on my screen = very annoying!

 

 

 

Norm

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