Problems WIN7 CTD

[fraserweller]

Hi Gang,

I am experiencing a few problems with CTD with WIN7, I have a duel boot system with XP which works fine WIN7 has installed alright, I can get to the options page and select a mission, it loads okay then freezes, or it just crashes prior to the mission commencing, any advice will be very welcome.

[WarriorX]

First, you should know that the Sim runs in two parts, the first part or front end GUI and the second part is the 3D engine.

 

When you select a mission, and go thru options, you are in the front end.

 

When you hit Fly, the front end will close, then you will see your desktop, then from here on out, times will be different based on your system's specifications.

The next screen will be an A10C splash screen and then you will get a full screen loading screen with a progress bar on the bottom

 

The first time you run the 3D engine, there is a process where the game unpacks and populates all the 3D objects and shaders for the first run. This can take quite some time and you may think it has crashed, but let it do it's thing. This will only need to be done once every fresh install.

 

Let people know your machine specs in your reply so they can better troubleshoot your problem, and do a search for similar problems to find out what worked for them. Search is your friend.