Archived from groups: microsoft.public.games.zone.simulation (More info?)
System:
P4 2.8 GHz
512MB DDR 400
80GB 7200 IDE HDD
nVidia FX 5900 128MB video
dual boot OS:
1. XP pro
2. 98SE
i.e., well into the 'High-End' range, so the fault is not
likely in the hardware...
After installs, reinstalls ad infinitum, I find that CFS3
always quits to the desktop on startup attempts after a
one or at most two initial plays. No error messages, no
BSOD, no fuss in XP(cfs3.exe just quits without a trace
on sys process monitor);in 98SE it will typically hang at
the splash screen, no further response, no matter what
the user tries. I have tried the following remedies, to
no avail:
1.Reinstallation(tedious, time-consuming(!) and results
only in one playable session)
2.defrag HDD. no fix.
3.tried CFS3 in both XP and 98SE, with same outcome
4.installed patch 3.1 and 3.1a, same results
5.clean boot OS reinstall; works once, then we get
the 'quitter' routine again
6.finally, in frustration, I tried cutting and pasting
the CFS3.EXE file from CD1, and this worked for a while
in XP...but it only works with the'unpatched' 3.0
version. As soon as you patch it or add 3rd party 3.1
level addons it refuses to start again.
unlike some reviewers I think this game shows great
potential, were it not for the aforementioned heinous and
intractable misbehavior.
Please reveal to us poor grounded sim pilots the secrets
of making this engine fire up again...
System:
P4 2.8 GHz
512MB DDR 400
80GB 7200 IDE HDD
nVidia FX 5900 128MB video
dual boot OS:
1. XP pro
2. 98SE
i.e., well into the 'High-End' range, so the fault is not
likely in the hardware...
After installs, reinstalls ad infinitum, I find that CFS3
always quits to the desktop on startup attempts after a
one or at most two initial plays. No error messages, no
BSOD, no fuss in XP(cfs3.exe just quits without a trace
on sys process monitor);in 98SE it will typically hang at
the splash screen, no further response, no matter what
the user tries. I have tried the following remedies, to
no avail:
1.Reinstallation(tedious, time-consuming(!) and results
only in one playable session)
2.defrag HDD. no fix.
3.tried CFS3 in both XP and 98SE, with same outcome
4.installed patch 3.1 and 3.1a, same results
5.clean boot OS reinstall; works once, then we get
the 'quitter' routine again
6.finally, in frustration, I tried cutting and pasting
the CFS3.EXE file from CD1, and this worked for a while
in XP...but it only works with the'unpatched' 3.0
version. As soon as you patch it or add 3rd party 3.1
level addons it refuses to start again.
unlike some reviewers I think this game shows great
potential, were it not for the aforementioned heinous and
intractable misbehavior.
Please reveal to us poor grounded sim pilots the secrets
of making this engine fire up again...
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