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joystick failure, frustrating flight sim.

Jul 19, 2004 4:30AM PDT

It was working. Now it just has no control over the plane and I crash immediately. The Control Panel game controllers tests it as ok. The program in question is IL2-Sturmovik WWII combat flight simulator. ...I tested the joystick in the program itself and it seems ok but the test is limited....
I believe it helps to unload all excess baggage (running programs esp. antivirus) before loading a game but this is a tedious process involving cryptic programs which may or may not be critical. The critical ones warn you but after I got to about the 12th one it didn't and it crashed the O/S before I got to the game. Thanks, Stu

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No OS noted.
Jul 19, 2004 5:08AM PDT

I have a trick for the DOS based windows, but does it apply to you?

RUNDLL SHELL32.DLL,SHExitWindowsEx 4

When this is put in Start, Run for Windows 9X, you get a real clean miniboot.

Bob

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Re: No OS noted.
Jul 20, 2004 4:01AM PDT

I am running Win XP Pro. In my recent debugging trials to install a new HD I ran across a technique for a light boot by running MSCONFIG and deselecting most components. When I did this the game and plane was able to fly at least, but for some reason the sim speed of the fighter was way too slow. So I have more work to do....I have installed a faster hard drive and that may help. I also have FLight Simulator 2002 to compare results with.

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Ahh, XP. And MS Flight sim.
Jul 20, 2004 4:05AM PDT

What many find with this latest versions is the a rather fantastic 3D video card is required. That is, no onboard video and certainly not the ATI 9200 or Nvidia 5200 or anything less will do.

You get the idea. You'll want the usual 512M system RAM as well.

Bob