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Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 3:58 am Post subject: Safe Mode

Because of my crappy video card, I stopped playing FS.

One day, I accidentally clicked the safe mode button of FS. When I started playing, I noticed that the graphics were so much better! I know safe mode renders the game with the software only. It is completely independent over the video card. Therefore, the video card is excluded from the rendering process. With safe mode, I receive much better frame rates and much clearer scenery. The bright taxiway problem I had earlier was fixed because of safe mode.

Why should there be video cards if there is safe mode?

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:28 am Post subject:

Might be your card if fried..?

Safe mode disables certain drivers and runs windows in VGA mode...very low res. It is used for troubleshooting device conflicts/errors mainly. You've bypassed the vid card and are running standard VGA settings is all. But it's not high res that is why FS is running faster.

If you can, get a hold of another card and see if that is the problem. Have you tried a complete reinstall of Xp? Might be your registry is corrupted as well.

Exx

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:07 pm Post subject:

Yes, I know registry errors are common? How can I fix it? Is Norton Systemworks a good product to fix common Windows errors?

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 8:13 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't touch anything with Norton personally.

Registry mechanics and cleaners are all over the place. But...it's kinda like taking your car into the shop for a tune-up when what it really needs is a muffler...

I'd do a backup and then reinstall Xp personally.

Exx

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:33 am Post subject:

Sorry Exx,

But if your car is running bad, a muffler won't fix it. But a bad/clogged catalytic convertor will as far as the exhuast system goes.

But otherwise you are right!! Very Happy

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:15 am Post subject:

Yep, if your cat is blocked then you will notice a marked decrease in performance/economy. If it's get real bad it will start to puke up through the carb/air intake...nice hissing sound when you tromp on it...!!

But not to hijack the thread...I'd still do a reinstall of Xp...

Wink

Exx

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject:

If I do a complete reinstall of XP, it will erase everything on the hard drive.

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:27 pm Post subject:

not if you create a partition on your drive....i think

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:17 am Post subject:

Lorti is right. But you need a partition manager like Partition Magic or something to do that properly and safely.

You should have a backup of your HDD anyways...right?
Or your other option is to run Xp in safe mode forever...

Exx

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:52 pm Post subject:

Like I said before, I have Flight Simulator installed on a separate drive. Will reinstalling XP affect Flight Sim (shortcuts, settings)? I know Microsoft Word needs to be reinstalled once a reinstall of the OS has been performed.

I've done many backups and they take a super loooooooong time. I think a backup will be beneficial to my computer, as it is lagging big time.

I'm going to use Nero Backitup lol.

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:00 am Post subject:

You can use AFCAD Ver 2.x to reinsert the reg keys for FS. Don't know if it will be successful or not though. Just reinstall FS again I'd say as it doesn't take long.

Exx

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:53 am Post subject: Ya this happened to me

I had the safe mode on and this was before i knew anything about graphics.Seriously ever since then it is like better.I still think I should get a graphics crad while some of my dads engineers make a computer jst for fs.I am soo excited they r putting alot of things for this computer.I hope it will give me the ultimate Experience of simming.Anyway What is the best graphics card for Fs 2004? thx

Skycap Very Happy

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:42 am Post subject:

well... the absolutely BEST gfx card for fs would be THE best gfx card out there...logically. at this time it would be the all-new nvidia geforce 7800 GTX.

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 6:25 pm Post subject:

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

My graphics card fried yesterday!!!!!! I hope I get a new one soon. This should convice my parents enough.

I think I overworked it. Crying or Very sad

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:53 pm Post subject:

One that does not fry...

Depends how your parents pockets are... I prefer Nvidia Some people hate it. So what do you want?