NEED HELP. . .PLEASE!

[wsmwsm 0]

After running BHAH and other CFS3 related sims (ETO, PTO, MAW) for years without a hitch, starting in mid-July, the sims now close shortly after starting. I receive a message that CFS3 has stopped running and must close. Sometimes I can fly for a short time, but most times, BHAH and the other sims close almost immediately. The run period seems to be prolonged somewhat if I restart the computer, but shortly thereafter the problem recurrs.

 

I run Vista Home Premium.

 

I had not made any changes to the sims or the computer before this took place. No other applications are amiss. Significantly, my "vanilla" CFS3 install runs fine.

 

I have tried EVERYTHING. Uninstalling BHAH and the other sims, reinstalling them, running the CFS3 config, clean booting, cleaning the registry, rolling back video drivers, updating video drivers, checking the CPU fans, rolling back Windows updates, restoring Windows updates, deleting the uisel files and on and on. Most recently, I deleted every bit of CFS3, BHAH, ETO etc. from my computer, then reinstalled from the start. Still no go. Only the stock install operates properly.

 

When I investigated the "details" of the problem, I received this error message:

 

Problem event = APPCRASH

Application name = cfs3.exe

Application version = 3.1.0.3023

Application time stamp = 3e3ebe85

Fault Mod. Name = cfs3.exe

Fault Mod. Version = 3.1.0.3023

Fault Mod. Time Stamp = 3ebebe85

Exception Code= C0000005

Exception Offset = 00119a27

OS Version = 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3

Local ID = 1033

Additional Information 1 = 8653

2 = f3f9ft1fd18d9997985698df1581f9ac5

3 = 7d9c

4 = 74b1ce4f5ffc930 2e51d56dd898efc

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've posted elsewhere on this topic. Although I've received suggestions, none work. PLEASE, ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

 

Again, I've run CFS3, BHAH, OFF Phase 2, ETO, PTO, etc. for years without any problems. Suddenly this has occurred.

 

 

 

 

[Panama Red 22]

If you had a file become corrupted, you might never find it the normal way.

 

For example, several months ago, I installed a new game onto my PC (my OS is XP) and it also installed a video app program (with my permission). After this, all of my TK flight games started having problems (white lines, spots, etc), but all other games were okay. I checked what sort of program it was and I found out that it was for Vista users to play the game. As a result, I un-installed the video app, but no change, I then tried a former restore point before I ever installed the game, but still no change. I even tried restoring a Ghost image from several months back and still no good. As a result, I finally fixed the problem with a complete XP re-install and now everything is working fine again. Drastic and painful, but sometimes the only cure if nothing else works.

 

Good luck !!!

[Flyby PC 23]

Google the error codes, and see if it rings any bells.

 

I typed in your c0000005 error and it linked me to this....

 

"Why Do 0xc0000005 Errors Happen?There's actually a number of reasons why these annoying little errors happen, but the most common, is caused when new programs are installed over all old ones and the old ones are not completely uninstalled 100%, causing registry pile ups. Another reason, is damage that's been done by malware/spyware/adware programs, attaching themselves to your PC and wrecking havoc, deleting crucial files from your PC".

 

There was a 'fix' utility, but I wouldn't want to recommend something I haven't tried myself. Google will take you the same place anyway.

[Herr Prop-Wasche 7]

Might not be the answer for your problems, but the first thing I would do is stress test your memory. BHaH definitely stresses your memory and I have had a memory module that was working fine suddenly cause problems when I played a memory intensive game.

[wsmwsm 0]

Might not be the answer for your problems, but the first thing I would do is stress test your memory. BHaH definitely stresses your memory and I have had a memory module that was working fine suddenly cause problems when I played a memory intensive game.

 

I really don't think this is a memory problem. Again, everything worked fine until very recently. Nothing was altered. It's a dilemma.

[Flyby PC 23]

Tried here?

 

 

http://www.vistax64.com/gaming/168174-combat-flight-simulator-3-vista-problem.html

[wsmwsm 0]

Tried here?

 

 

http://www.vistax64....ta-problem.html

 

 

Yep. It's the same problem, but there's no solution in the posts.

[Flyby PC 23]

Well a couple of folk mention things which worked for them. No fix as such.

 

Very odd that Vanilla CFS3 runs fine, but everything else fails.

 

It sounds like your add-ons are referring to settings taken from a previous CFS3 installation which is in some way critically different from a vanilla install. I suspect this might be a registry issue, but I'm less clear how to fix it. A registry checker might not find the error because the vanilla CFS3 might be 'correct' if you follow me.

 

Have you tried backing up your addons to a safe place on your directory, then reinstalling a fresh default version of whichever add-on you want to try first using your vanilla CFS3?

 

If a vanilla add-on, installed with a vanilla CFS3 doesn't work, then I don't know what else to try. If it does work, try your backed up version again. Re-installing the add-on might have overwritten the glitch in the registry. Sounds dubious, but this did work for me once, when I had problems with a dysfunctional 'D-Day' version of CFS3. It was heavily modded so I didn't want to lose it. Once the fresh vanilla version worked, I renamed my modded version back to it's original location and it then worked perfectly.

 

 

 

 

 

[Gous 0]

Format.

And replace those Vista with some decent XP.

 

Also, In general, I would recommend that you don't have so many add-ons on your CFS3. I think the problem starts from there. But since the registry may be screwed up now...format.