#3556789 - 04/15/12 10:13 PM
CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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Reinstall MS Combat Flight Simulator 3 in my Win7 64. It's an old v.3.0 without any patch. Found some weird problems. The sim runs very well without any problem, but the executable won't shutdown automatically after exiting. I have to terminate it manually from task manager. Even stranger, task manager shows that cfs3.exe eats up incredible amount of memory, varies depending on playtime, in about 1 hour that exe robbed a whole GB of memory! Not even FSX does this. Well, it doesn't ruin the gameplay at all, but it's just weird. Anyone have the same problem? Maybe I'll try to patch it tomorrow and see if it cure the problem. Any other inputs are welcomed. Thanks.
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#3557365 - 04/16/12 09:16 PM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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Patched to 3.1a, but the problem still there. Still have to kill the exe from task manager, and it's still memory hungry. Now I've seen a lot of programs that won't run under Win7, but this is the first time I've seen one that won't shutdown..
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#3558342 - 04/18/12 03:31 PM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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I'm sure my Directx is up to date. And the 3.1 patch readme says that you need directx 9.0, not 8 (thankfully). Maybe it'll work ok in XP, but since the gameplay itself is ok in win7, I think I'll live with killing it from task manager everytime I done playing.
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#3559522 - 04/20/12 05:49 AM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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No. Ever since using Win7 I always remember not to install my old sims/games/apps on program files folder. I installed CFS3 on the root of my F drive. Also run it as admin, disabling desktop composition, compatibility to win98/me and xp sp2/3 but none of them solved the problem.
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#3561657 - 04/24/12 12:37 AM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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Dave, I just tried your suggestion, but no joy. Still the same problem. I wonder how many CFS3 user knows if it also happens to them? I only found the problem because (win7) aero wouldn't come back after I close the sim. If I didn't mess with compatibility options, I doubt I'd ever spot it. It appears to be closing normally, but truth is it's still running in the background.
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#3563386 - 04/27/12 08:50 AM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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Could you try disabling aero..I've got cfs3 running ok on win 7 64 with no problems Didn't work either. You sure the cfs3.exe not still lurking in the background? Might want to check the task manager. Like I said, it doesn't have any impact on PC performance at all (not in mine, at least). If not, then I think it's the evil combination of whatever hardware and software that made up my PC as the culprit. Thanks for the helps anyway, guys.
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#3563803 - 04/28/12 04:29 AM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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Hmm. I haven't thought about this stuff in a long while, but I seem to recall there used to be ways of launching programs in a "shell", which constrained their resource use and also obliterated them effectively when the shell was closed. Currently, Avast AntiVirus offers effectively the same functionality with its "sandbox" feature - you can open a program in the sandbox, and it can't make trouble outside it, and it will close with the sandbox. I don't know if this will constrain the memory used, though.
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#3578997 - 05/24/12 06:11 PM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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I confirmed that issue as Win7 specific prolem. Ran the cfs3.exe straight from win xp sp3 and she works great from start to finish. Next project is trying to figure out how to padlock enemy planes..
Last edited by magicalflyer; 05/24/12 06:25 PM. Reason: corrected wrong xp version
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#3607152 - 07/15/12 01:47 AM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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Hello!
I think I have this solved. I'm not sure what setting it was in the CFS3 config utility that resolved it, but it's closing now when I exit. I can post my settings if you wish?
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#3607168 - 07/15/12 02:44 AM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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I have a question:
I'm running in Eyefinity (3 screens) and mostly it's working OK. However, the level of detail when you start to zoom out in external view greatly decreases compared to when I just run this on one monitor. Is there a way to adjust that?
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#3607235 - 07/15/12 08:53 AM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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Hello!
I think I have this solved. I'm not sure what setting it was in the CFS3 config utility that resolved it, but it's closing now when I exit. I can post my settings if you wish? Good news! And yes, please post your setting. Thanks.
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#3607393 - 07/15/12 05:03 PM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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#3607798 - 07/16/12 09:51 AM
Re: CFS3 problems in Win7 64bit
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Thanks, ArgonV. I changed the settings to match yours via cfs3config.exe, but now it says that my override file is out of date and refused to run. Maybe I'll try to reinstall later and see if it works.
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