barra733 Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) I've seen similar topics to this one but with variations. Mine goes like this: 1. Game loads up fine. SP Campaign or single missions. 2. Slow load times but mission loads up in about a minute. 3. Mission works fine. 4. If I Alt/Tab to desktop I can't get the game screen back up (only in single missions). It seems to be trying, as I can see the yellow 'cockpit' pointer and hear everything happening:helpsmilie:. 5. I have to CTRL/Alt/Del to close the 'game' screen and then the GUI screen loads up fine. 6. The game has also 'lost' my pilots log and all my campaign missions. 7. The game worked a treat for about three weeks, then ...crash... System details: Dell XPS 420 Intel ® Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40 GHz Vista 32 Bit 4 GB RAM NVIDIA 8800GT Saitek Cyborg X Joystick (using Saitek Profile Editor) Saitek Cyborg 3D Gold - Modified to a throttle (using DCS BS Control panel) DCS Max I have carried out 4 days of testing with various configurations of joystick (including neither plugged in) but the lock up is always the same. I have read the 'sticky' but am a bit of a computer thicko:cry:. If you want logs etc please let me know how to do it - and speak slowly! Thanks in advance for any help... Edited July 2, 2009 by barra733
Panzertard Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Alt-Tab can cause "lockups" - I've experienced most of them myself. Hence I dont Alt-tab as long as I do something important enough - which I dont want to loose (editing missions / Long MP missions / Campaign etc) Maybe a later patch may bring more stability to Alt-Tab - but do not expect it to work. 7. The game worked a treat for about three weeks, then ...crash... Do you mean it crashes as a result of Alt-Tabbing - or does it crash without Alt-Tab? Again - if it's crashes related to Alt-Tab - avoid Alt-Tabing for now. :) The mind is like a parachute. It only works when it's open | The important thing is not to stop questioning
barra733 Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 Sorry - crash was probably the wrong word. I meant 'lock up'.
Panzertard Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 If the same variant Im experienting - you will see a black rectangle up in the left corner (2 inches wide - and as high as a "titlebar") - as well as maybe hearing osme ingame sounds, plus either the "ingame arrow" or "yellow cursor" depending on when it locked up. And it only happens if you Alt-Tab. Sound right? The mind is like a parachute. It only works when it's open | The important thing is not to stop questioning
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