Flight Simulator 2004 Scenery freeze in Vista fix

**Lead3** · 04-09-2008, 09:13 PM

I thought I would pass this along for what it is worth.
I have had problems with Flight Simulator 2004 having the scenery freeze
when used with Windows Vista. The simulator would continue to operate, however.
It seemed to get better in full screen mode.

I found that if you disable Vista Aero, everything works perfectly.
To do this, right click on the short cut for Flight Simulator and select the
compatibility tab and check "Disable desktop composition". Vista aero will be
disabled while in Flight simulator and reenabled when you exit.

I hope this will help someone else.

Paul

**FreoHeaveho** · 04-14-2008, 06:25 PM

That is interesting, because due to VIsta's new graphics module, 3d rendering should have not effect from disabling aero? How much memory do you have?

**Lead3** · 04-14-2008, 07:52 PM

2 Gb.

**Lead3** · 04-14-2008, 08:47 PM

I had been running the FS 2004 in Flight Simulator safe mode until I discovered that Aero was creating a problem. When I switched to Vista Basic it worked fine and I have had no further problems.

**FreoHeaveho** · 04-14-2008, 09:19 PM

But Vista is not like XP in that is suspends all the aero "fruit" during 3d games anyway, so it is more likely to be lack of RAM.

04-09-2008, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lead3 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,378 OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 x64 & x86 My System	Flight Simulator 2004 Scenery freeze in Vista fix I thought I would pass this along for what it is worth. I have had problems with Flight Simulator 2004 having the scenery freeze when used with Windows Vista. The simulator would continue to operate, however. It seemed to get better in full screen mode. I found that if you disable Vista Aero, everything works perfectly. To do this, right click on the short cut for Flight Simulator and select the compatibility tab and check "Disable desktop composition". Vista aero will be disabled while in Flight simulator and reenabled when you exit. I hope this will help someone else. Paul __________________

04-14-2008, 06:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: Flight Simulator 2004 Scenery freeze in Vista fix That is interesting, because due to VIsta's new graphics module, 3d rendering should have not effect from disabling aero? How much memory do you have? __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

04-14-2008, 07:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lead3 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,378 OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 x64 & x86 My System	Re: Flight Simulator 2004 Scenery freeze in Vista fix 2 Gb. __________________

04-14-2008, 08:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lead3 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,378 OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 x64 & x86 My System	Re: Flight Simulator 2004 Scenery freeze in Vista fix I had been running the FS 2004 in Flight Simulator safe mode until I discovered that Aero was creating a problem. When I switched to Vista Basic it worked fine and I have had no further problems. __________________

04-14-2008, 09:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: Flight Simulator 2004 Scenery freeze in Vista fix But Vista is not like XP in that is suspends all the aero "fruit" during 3d games anyway, so it is more likely to be lack of RAM. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper