Combat Flight Simulator 3 Crashes

I can rarely play CFS3 more than 10 or 15 minutes before it crashes
straight back to the desktop. There are no error messages given. The
screen simply goes black for a second, then takes me back to the
Windows XP desktop.

I'm thinking it must be one or more of the many programs running in
the background: Mcaffee Antivirus, UltraVNC, etc.

Is there a (simple) way to create a user account that doesn't load all
my "normal" startup programs? I've searched on the net for ideas and
can't find any understandable instructions.

Thanks

First of all, I highly suggest you check if your system specs matches that
of CFS. Are your settings within the range of your unit?

Next, you could set (a number of) programs that automatically startup in:
Start Menu > All Programs > Startup (this is a folder)

If you drag-and-drop an item there, it will startup the next time you boot
your XP. If you remove an item, it will cease from automatically starting up
until you place it there again.

But I highly doubt it is because of another program. But if it is, then feel
free to create a new username and just kill off the startup programs you do
not want there.

<JoeW> wrote in message news:hlv7g35gjb5u8fmdvr28035vdiph6571a1@4ax.com...
>I can rarely play CFS3 more than 10 or 15 minutes before it crashes
> straight back to the desktop. There are no error messages given. The
> screen simply goes black for a second, then takes me back to the
> Windows XP desktop.
>
> I'm thinking it must be one or more of the many programs running in
> the background: Mcaffee Antivirus, UltraVNC, etc.
>
> Is there a (simple) way to create a user account that doesn't load all
> my "normal" startup programs? I've searched on the net for ideas and
> can't find any understandable instructions.
>
> Thanks
>