Calling all geeks

[sambodidley]

Ok, What is the fix when FSX gives a resolution conflict message with
the opening flash screen? It gives the same message no matter what
resolution the computer is set to. I googled it and got some links but no
answers. Your geek status will be in question if you can't answer this.<g>
Sam

[Walt_M]

On Sat, 3 Nov 2012 15:33:33 -0500, "sambodidley"
<tail...@stallout.net> wrote:

> Ok, What is the fix when FSX gives a resolution conflict message with
>the opening flash screen?

Uninstall FSX. Install FS9. (just joking :-))))

[sambodidley]

"Walt_M" <walt...@live.com> wrote in message
news:020b98pjc6np8r61l...@4ax.com...

Wouldn't tell me anything, Walt. I'm testing FSX in Win8. Got one for
that?<g>
Sam

[Walt_M]

Sorry mate, I'm not geek enough to embrace the world of FSX, let alone
Win8. :-(

I think I might be a Luddite... I think computers should be made of
wood. Beautiful, hand-crafted wood.

Now there's a thought!!! Do you think there'd be a market for
beautiful, hand-crafted wood-clad computer cases? Maybe also wooden
keyboards and mice?

Ignore this msg, lest I get accused of derailing this thread. :-))))

[WayPoint]

I like it ... I like it.

Plenty of good timber in this area and prob yours too - we're on a winner.

http://tinyurl.com/axes64f



>

[Walt_M]

Good one. :-)

Now I'm going down to the garage to start work on my wooden rudder
pedals, yoke, and joystick.

Just yoking...

[sambodidley]

"Walt_M" <walt...@live.com> wrote

> Sorry mate, I'm not geek enough to embrace the world of FSX, let alone
> Win8. :-(
>

> Ignore this msg, lest I get accused of derailing this thread. :-))))
>

Well, I did think that at least one of these geeks that reads all those
FS forums and knows all those geeky tweaks would have seen something about
this on one of them. Tweaks won't do much for me if I can't get FSX to open
in Win8.<g>
Sam

[Walt_M]

Someone will be along shortly to help you, sir. Would you like a cup
of coffee while you're waiting? :-)))

[WayPoint]

Some comment here about running in "compatibility mode" - Win8 and FSX etc

http://tinyurl.com/a5twprd


Maybe. ??

[Danny]

Might have something to do with Desktop composition??? Turn it off and see.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/22803-desktop-composition-disable-program.html







"sambodidley" wrote in message news:k73v7a$t0v$1...@speranza.aioe.org...

[Vic Baron]

"sambodidley" <tail...@stallout.net> wrote in message
news:k747g9$t20$1...@speranza.aioe.org...

What message? A bit more detail might help>

:)

User: My computer is broken. What can I do?

Geek Fix it.

Compatibility mode is a god suggestion but w/o more info it could be
something else.

Could be your resolution is set below that needed by windows 8
Vic

[sambodidley]

"Vic Baron" <vgb...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:k74bj9$bdj$1...@news.albasani.net...
>
>
> "sambodidley"

>> Well, I did think that at least one of these geeks that reads all
>> those FS forums and knows all those geeky tweaks would have seen
>> something about this on one of them. Tweaks won't do much for me if I
>> can't get FSX to open in Win8.<g>
>> Sam
>>
>
> What message? A bit more detail might help>

.
>
> Compatibility mode is a god suggestion but w/o more info it could be
> something else.
>
> Could be your resolution is set below that needed by windows 8
> Vic

I had posted most of the details in my Windoz 8 thread. I guess I should
have referenced that one in this thread. Anyhow I was getting a dialog
window pop u after the FSX flash screen came on saying "FSX require a
resolution of 1024 x 720. Do you want to change your resolution?" I still
got this message with any resolution my computer was set on. I had it set to
default for my 22" monitor which is the highest setting it has. I tried
changing the compatibility setting to Win 7 but that didn't help. I still
got that same window message. I finally got rid of that problem by checking
the box on "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings." Now the splash
screen stays on and soon after the scroll bar runs to completion. About 15
seconds later the flash screen goes away but FSX doesn't open. Another
window pops up saying "FSX has stopped working. Close program".
I have had that happen before on win 7 and fixed that by deleting the
log.bin file. That didn't help this time. I then deleted all the saved flt
and and cfg files in that same folder thinking maybe one of them might be
corrupt and causing the problem. Still no joy. Now I'm at my wits end which
ain't all that big anyhow.<g>
Sam

[ManhattanMan]

On 11/3/2012 8:47 PM, sambodidley wrote:
> I have had that happen before on win 7 and fixed that by deleting the
> log.bin file. That didn't help this time. I then deleted all the saved flt
> and and cfg files in that same folder thinking maybe one of them might be
> corrupt and causing the problem. Still no joy. Now I'm at my wits end which
> ain't all that big anyhow.<g>
> Sam
>
>
>
>

OK - my big question is, since Win 8 is primarily for the feely touchy
pad group, why even bother with Win 8? What is it supposed to do that
Win 7 doesn't do on a normal, for most of us, environment??
--
MnM

[BeeFlow]

On 11/3/2012 14:23, Walt_M wrote:
ers should be made of
> wood. Beautiful, hand-crafted wood.
>
> Now there's a thought!!! Do you think there'd be a market for
> beautiful, hand-crafted wood-clad computer cases? Maybe also wooden
> keyboards and mice?
>
> Ignore this msg, lest I get accused of derailing this thread. :-))))
>

Please forgive the intrusion, but you might find this interesting.

http://steampunkworkshop.com

[BeeFlow]

OK, Sam. I'm doing a new build, right now, with an OEM version of
Windows 8. I'll load Prepar3d and report back sometime next week. It
sure sounds like Win8 is awful picky about what graphics get to the
desktop. Is there an alternate desktop environment?

[Walt_M]

On Sat, 03 Nov 2012 20:00:44 -0700, BeeFlow <BeeQN...@mQNsn.cQNom>
wrote:

Groovy, baby... :-)

[WayPoint]

I like what I'm seeing BF.

I'm a fan of woodwork especially if combined with the old school valve
wireless, audio amps etc.

http://steampunkworkshop.com/nathans-guitar-amp

Do you accept senior citizens? :-)

[sambodidley]

"ManhattanMan" <fly...@usa.gov> wrote in message
news:k74kq9$rb3$1...@dont-email.me...

My primary FSX computer is my Win 7 64 bit special built computer for
that purpose. I wouldn't touch that one for anything. I'll probably never
even run FSX on that Win 8 computer. I haven't run FSX on it when it was
still win 7 since I bought the new computer about 2 years ago. But it did
run on it with win 7 and now since it is upgraded to win 8 it doesn't. Why,
is what I'm trying to find out now. It might benefit someone who did need to
run it on Win 8.
This computer I am using for internet and email-usenet is still on Win
XP. I'll keep using it as long as it lasts because I'd rather use Outlook
Express than any other thing I have tried, and I have tried a lot of them.
To answer the question you asked, I guess there is no reason to run FSX
on win 8 if you have something else that's better. <g>
Sam

[BeeFlow]

Uhh...I'm not connected to the steampunk workshop. I just thought the
link would be of interest. I can just barely turn ballpoint pen bodies
out of those chunks of mesquite sold as barbecue flavoring. That way,
if you don't like the pen, you can cook chicken with it.

I can't think of any artistic movement that would reject somebody based
on age. Give them a holler.

[sambodidley]

"BeeFlow" <BeeQN...@mQNsn.cQNom> wrote in message
news:K5lls.8793$kP4....@newsfe15.iad...

You probably won't have that problem on a new build. I suspect that it
is related to upgrading a a computer with win 7 and FSX already installed on
it. I just installed win 8 on that old dual core 32 bit computer so I would
have one computer with the latest version of Windoz on it. I wanted to see
what it looked like and I didn't want to buy a new computer to do it. If I
were getting a new computer for FSX I'd stay with win 7 64 bit which is what
I have now.
Sam

[Dallas]

"sambodidley" <tail...@stallout.net> wrote:
> "I'm testing FSX in Win8. Got one for
> that?<g>

Ah ha! I may be a hardware geek, but you're a software geek!

I would never spend my time pulling my hair out playing with software when
I could be flight simming.

Trying to get software to run is like the third ring of hell to me.

:-))


--
Dallas

[sambodidley]

"Dallas" <Cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1937527908373697029.678538Cy...@news.east.earthlink.net...

I've got 3 computers on this LAN. I'm still simming while I'm hacking
and net surfing.. Doesn't slow me down much.I can multi task.<g>
Sam

[Dallas]

"sambodidley" <tail...@stallout.net> wrote:

> I've got 3 computers on this LAN. I'm still simming while I'm hacking
> and net surfing.. Doesn't slow me down much.I can multi task.<g>
> Sam

Doesn't change the fact that you're a software geek!

;-p

--
Dallas

[Peter]

Of course not. After all, it is all about you!
Do narcissistic people see this or just demand it?

Answer regarding wood pc's is it has been done though you could have
googled that.

My guess for the OT FSX problem would be to ask if it is possible to
disable the opening flash screen.

I feel FSX does its own resolution management especially for multiple
monitors so I would also poke around in FSX if you can get that far though
I don't even know what the default settings are and this would be the place
to start.
Set pic to same default settings as FSX whatever that is.

Good luck!

--
:-P

[BasilBrush]

Pathetic, you are acting like a child, nothing's changed there then!
Come back, Gerry Binder, when you have something intelligent to say.

Gerry Binder is a toxic troll - Fact.
Gerry Binder is a prolific liar - Fact.
Gerry Binder is mentally unstable - Fact.
Gerry Binder is a cyber bully - Fact.


--
BasilBrush
Boom! Boom!
Please don't feed the troll, leave it to me.

[BasilBrush]

On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 09:42:29 +1100, Walt_M <walt...@live.com> wrote:


>Good one. :-)
>
>Now I'm going down to the garage to start work on my wooden rudder
>pedals, yoke, and joystick.
>
>Just yoking...

Dont forget to do some work on your wooden head while you're at
it!Boom! Boom!

[sambodidley]

"Dallas" <Cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:1546699355373702726.811452Cy...@news.east.earthlink.net...

Well, this software geek gave up and restored his win 7 image he had the
presence of mind to make before embarking into the dark world of win 8. I
might go back and try again later. There is one thing for certain, though.
I'll never put it on my mega beast FSX computer.<g>
Sam

[John Ward]

Hi Sam,

I had a different experience with Win 8...

Quite a while ago I downloaded a Beta version, and decided to load it,
just to have a squizz.

I think it was RandyL who gave us the tip about ClassicShell, and I used
that so that I had a somewhat familiar interface...

Particularly given that it was only a Beta version, I was quite
impressed by how fast it actually seemed.

I had FS9, FSX, and Prepar3D loaded, and they all seemed O.K.

If I ever get a new computer to replace the old clunker I've now got,
I'll certainly be giving the full version a go.

Regards,
John Ward

"sambodidley" <tail...@stallout.net> wrote in message

news:k78qej$l06$1...@speranza.aioe.org...

[Vic Baron]

I've had no issues with W8 on a basic (no FSX) system. I have PlanG set up
and use Simconnect to connect to the P3D system. Works just fine. Took a
little getting used to the new desktop but once you get used to a few things
it works just like the old one. I am aware of the Classic Desktop shell but,
at this point, I have no need for it.

I would not want to run a flight sim under it yet. Probably lots going on
under the hood that might cause stutters and other garbage and I don't have
the desire to go back to those tweak sessions.

Vic

"John Ward" <jrm...@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:50981857$1...@dnews.tpgi.com.au...

[sambodidley]

"John Ward" <jrm...@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:50981857$1...@dnews.tpgi.com.au...

> Hi Sam,
>
> I had a different experience with Win 8...
>
> Quite a while ago I downloaded a Beta version, and decided to load it,
> just to have a squizz.
>
> I think it was RandyL who gave us the tip about ClassicShell, and I
> used that so that I had a somewhat familiar interface...
>
> Particularly given that it was only a Beta version, I was quite
> impressed by how fast it actually seemed.
>
> I had FS9, FSX, and Prepar3D loaded, and they all seemed O.K.
>
> If I ever get a new computer to replace the old clunker I've now got,
> I'll certainly be giving the full version a go.
>
> Regards,
> John Ward

John,
Did you install win 8 over an existing version of win 7 with those other
programs already installed on it. That's what I did. I used the upgrade
version that is installed from Win 7. I suspect that is what caused my
problems with FSX. Everything else on the computer worked just fine. There
is no way I'd take a chance of doing that on my main FSX computer. With all
the addons I put on it in the last 2 years I could never get it back up
running like it is now. At this stage of life there is no way I'd want to go
through all that again from scratch on a new computer. With what little
vision I have left I do good just to keep what I have running. I don't think
I could buy another computer that would run FSX any better than it runs on
this one. I think I will put win 8 back on that other computer just to play
with it some more. I had no trouble at all with the GUI.
Sam

[Dallas]

sambodidley wrote:

> Well, this software geek gave up and restored his win 7 image he had
> the presence of mind to make before embarking into the dark world of
> win 8. I might go back and try again later. There is one thing for
> certain, though. I'll never put it on my mega beast FSX computer.<g>

Very good... proving once again that you are an immensely practical
human being.



--
Dallas

[Dallas]

BeeFlow wrote:

> OK, Sam. I'm doing a new build, right now, with an OEM version of
> Windows 8. I'll load Prepar3d and report back sometime next week.
> It sure sounds like Win8 is awful picky about what graphics get to
> the desktop. Is there an alternate desktop environment?

Is there some reason you guys are doing this? Is there some benefit
you hope to gain and if so, what is it? Enlighten me.. :- )


--
Dallas

[sambodidley]

"Dallas" <Cybnorm@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
news:asWdnQWhI_ww4AXN...@earthlink.com...

I'm just geekin' around with software. It's a lot cheaper than geekin'
with hardware. <g>
Sam

[Nick O'Tyme at]

"Dallas" <Cybnorm@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
news:asWdnQWhI_ww4AXN...@earthlink.com...

I get requests to help people out with problems. I f I don't appear to know
what I'm talking about, I look dumb. I hate looking dumb.

[Walt_M]

On Tue, 6 Nov 2012 15:25:57 +0800, "Nick O'Tyme" <mellorc(at)msn.com>
wrote:

> I hate looking dumb.

I don't have that problem... :-)))

[BasilBrush]

Your problem, mate, being a toxic troll, is that you are so dumb you
don't even realise it!

Pathetic, you are acting like a child, nothing's changed there then!
Come back, Gerry Binder, when you have something intelligent to say.

[BeeFlow]

On 11/5/2012 7:02 PM, Dallas wrote:
> Is there some reason you guys are doing this? Is there some benefit
> you hope to gain and if so, what is it? Enlighten me.. :- )
>

Well, Win8 is new, you see...and it's an evolution of Win7, isn't it?
Win7 is great, but I couldn't get OEM Win7 at $39.99 (after instant
discount) for my new build. Win8 could also be a taste of future
directions. It's radical, yes, but I can't believe it was built to
fail/disappoint (although that was probably said about Windows ME).
Also, since I'm too old and poor to have real life adventures dodging
nasty, third-world beasts, I have to get my exploring impulse satisfied
in other ways.

As far as flight-simming goes, the whole community is in the same boat.
Either our current stuff works with the new OS, or we have to try
something else [damn! I just had major deja vu. Have we dealt with
this question for previous Windows releases?].