A really useful procedure for starting any Flight Simulator is a Clean System Start, thanks to a Microsoft site I found I no longer worry about stutters, game stops responing, closing unexpectedly, lock-ups or blaming my computer for being slow, go to this Forum's General Dicussion section for instructions on how to configure a Clean Start Up or go to Microsofts own web page on the subject at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303032/en-us Chocks Away, Brakes Off, Rolling
Ron Hollins