Flight Simulator X w/ Vista Home Premium=BSOD

> Have you tried running the game in compatibility mode?
>
> regards
> Robert
> "Fishtacoeater" <Fishtacoeater@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:958405B4-35C5-4B66-BF0A-FC1369911D0B@microsoft.com...

> > Have most issues worked out after Dell sent Vista upgrade disks. The one
> > that I can't overcome is the instant crash as soon as my CD/DVD drive
> > starts
> > to read the Flight Simulator X Disk 1. The game is not installed, it can't
> > even get that far before BSOD (problem signature below). Dell tech
> > support
> > can't figure this out, any insight from anyone in here? I have loaded
> > other
> > older games using the drive to make sure it's not the device, they've
> > installed. I'm thinking it's Vista related because the game will start to
> > load if I use my laptop which is XP.
> >
> > My system:
> > Dell Dimension E520 (three months old)
> > Intel Core 2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz 2.13GHz
> > 2GB RAM
> > 320GB Hard Drive
> > Video Card Radeon X1300 Pro - driver version 8.351.3.1000 downloaded April
> > 3rd
> > DVD ROM drive
> > DVD RW drive
> >
> > Problem signature:
> > Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
> > OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
> > Locale ID: 1033
> >
> > Additional information about the problem:
> > BCCode: 1000008e
> > BCP1: C0000005
> > BCP2: 8064DE65
> > BCP3: 9AC9B820
> > BCP4: 00000000
> > OS Version: 6_0_6000
> > Service Pack: 0_0
> > Product: 768_1
> >
> > Files that help describe the problem:
> > C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini040807-01.dmp
> > C:\Users\Colin\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-40809-0.sysdata.xml
> > C:\Users\Colin\AppData\Local\Temp\WERC908.tmp.vers ion.txt
> >
> >

>
>

> Have most issues worked out after Dell sent Vista upgrade disks. The one
> that I can't overcome is the instant crash as soon as my CD/DVD drive
> starts
> to read the Flight Simulator X Disk 1. The game is not installed, it can't
> even get that far before BSOD (problem signature below). Dell tech
> support
> can't figure this out, any insight from anyone in here? I have loaded
> other
> older games using the drive to make sure it's not the device, they've
> installed. I'm thinking it's Vista related because the game will start to
> load if I use my laptop which is XP.
>
> My system:
> Dell Dimension E520 (three months old)
> Intel Core 2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz 2.13GHz
> 2GB RAM
> 320GB Hard Drive
> Video Card Radeon X1300 Pro - driver version 8.351.3.1000 downloaded April
> 3rd
> DVD ROM drive
> DVD RW drive
>
> Problem signature:
> Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
> OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
> Locale ID: 1033
>
> Additional information about the problem:
> BCCode: 1000008e
> BCP1: C0000005
> BCP2: 8064DE65
> BCP3: 9AC9B820
> BCP4: 00000000
> OS Version: 6_0_6000
> Service Pack: 0_0
> Product: 768_1
>
> Files that help describe the problem:
> C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini040807-01.dmp
> C:\Users\Colin\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-40809-0.sysdata.xml
> C:\Users\Colin\AppData\Local\Temp\WERC908.tmp.vers ion.txt
>
>

> Dude...you got a dell! J/K....
>
>
> Does this computer exhibit this BSOD with any other game cd/dvd? Have you
> tried exploring the dvd to see if it is even reading properly, or are you
> just letting the auto setup method start?
>
>
> "Fishtacoeater" <Fishtacoeater@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:958405B4-35C5-4B66-BF0A-FC1369911D0B@microsoft.com...

> > Have most issues worked out after Dell sent Vista upgrade disks. The one
> > that I can't overcome is the instant crash as soon as my CD/DVD drive
> > starts
> > to read the Flight Simulator X Disk 1. The game is not installed, it can't
> > even get that far before BSOD (problem signature below). Dell tech
> > support
> > can't figure this out, any insight from anyone in here? I have loaded
> > other
> > older games using the drive to make sure it's not the device, they've
> > installed. I'm thinking it's Vista related because the game will start to
> > load if I use my laptop which is XP.
> >
> > My system:
> > Dell Dimension E520 (three months old)
> > Intel Core 2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz 2.13GHz
> > 2GB RAM
> > 320GB Hard Drive
> > Video Card Radeon X1300 Pro - driver version 8.351.3.1000 downloaded April
> > 3rd
> > DVD ROM drive
> > DVD RW drive
> >
> > Problem signature:
> > Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
> > OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
> > Locale ID: 1033
> >
> > Additional information about the problem:
> > BCCode: 1000008e
> > BCP1: C0000005
> > BCP2: 8064DE65
> > BCP3: 9AC9B820
> > BCP4: 00000000
> > OS Version: 6_0_6000
> > Service Pack: 0_0
> > Product: 768_1
> >
> > Files that help describe the problem:
> > C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini040807-01.dmp
> > C:\Users\Colin\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-40809-0.sysdata.xml
> > C:\Users\Colin\AppData\Local\Temp\WERC908.tmp.vers ion.txt
> >
> >

>
>

>
> Are either of the CD or DVD players SATA?
>
>
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>

> Have most issues worked out after Dell sent Vista upgrade disks. The one
> that I can't overcome is the instant crash as soon as my CD/DVD drive
> starts
> to read the Flight Simulator X Disk 1. The game is not installed, it can't
> even get that far before BSOD (problem signature below). Dell tech
> support
> can't figure this out, any insight from anyone in here? I have loaded
> other
> older games using the drive to make sure it's not the device, they've
> installed. I'm thinking it's Vista related because the game will start to
> load if I use my laptop which is XP.
>
> My system:
> Dell Dimension E520 (three months old)
> Intel Core 2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz 2.13GHz
> 2GB RAM
> 320GB Hard Drive
> Video Card Radeon X1300 Pro - driver version 8.351.3.1000 downloaded April
> 3rd
> DVD ROM drive
> DVD RW drive
>
> Problem signature:
> Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
> OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
> Locale ID: 1033
>
> Additional information about the problem:
> BCCode: 1000008e
> BCP1: C0000005
> BCP2: 8064DE65
> BCP3: 9AC9B820
> BCP4: 00000000
> OS Version: 6_0_6000
> Service Pack: 0_0
> Product: 768_1
>
> Files that help describe the problem:
> C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini040807-01.dmp
> C:\Users\Colin\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-40809-0.sysdata.xml
> C:\Users\Colin\AppData\Local\Temp\WERC908.tmp.vers ion.txt
>
>

> They could be, (I just tried to check using the device manager) when I've
> had
> to hit the F2 set up key to restore the drivers I thought I saw SATA.
> What's
> the significance ?
>
> "Chrisbe" wrote:
>

>>
>> Are either of the CD or DVD players SATA?
>>
>>
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