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by chrispbits
06 Jan 2022, 21:23
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 6906
Views: 645510

Re: Wordle

Thanks for that Ben. Like Mike I misread the instructions but reread them at got it on go 5. Like mastermind if you can select at least some of the letters on the first go, even if in the wrong place, it's a good start.
by chrispbits
18 Dec 2021, 16:27
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: MSFS: Steam or MS Store
Replies: 11
Views: 1543

Re: MSFS: Steam or MS Store

That's quite a tease - any clues Ben? :)
by chrispbits
16 Dec 2021, 17:12
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: MSFS CTD
Replies: 14
Views: 1953

Re: MSFS CTD

As a hopefully final entry in this thread; since my reinstallation of Windows and MSFS, aside from transient network issues, MSFS has performed flawlessly - not a CTD in site. I suspect that a clean install of MSFS would have done the trick. Reinstallation of Windows was done only to get it onto a n...
by chrispbits
02 Dec 2021, 22:16
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: MSFS CTD
Replies: 14
Views: 1953

Re: MSFS CTD

Thanks Ben. That would explain a lot! I also have a small confession. :hide: My M2 SSD has a heat sink. I'm a bloke and do I read instructions? Of course not. Part of the installation process is to remove the protective plastic film from the conductive pad. I did it this time! Not sure if that made ...
by chrispbits
02 Dec 2021, 22:11
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Stuck in a pub for three nights!
Replies: 8
Views: 576

Re: Stuck in a pub for three nights!

Or at least 1,732ft closer to it Eric.
by chrispbits
01 Dec 2021, 08:55
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: MSFS CTD
Replies: 14
Views: 1953

Re: MSFS CTD

The installation of the new SSD and Windows was trouble free and I've reinstalled MSFS, also trouble free. So far so good. :) However, what I now get in MSFS is frequent streaming drop outs. This is a first, at least for me. Otherwise MSFS seems to run fine :lol: . I run the network to the PC via TP...
by chrispbits
28 Nov 2021, 22:08
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: MSFS CTD
Replies: 14
Views: 1953

Re: MSFS CTD

Hi Paul, I switched to AMD prior to MSFS but what I can say is that comparisons with other games showed an improvement with the AMD CPU but that may be largely due to having an aging Intel chip. Either way is that MSFS, when running, runs very well indeed, even on my modest 5600x. Thanks for that in...
by chrispbits
28 Nov 2021, 15:12
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: MSFS CTD
Replies: 14
Views: 1953

Re: MSFS CTD

Too soon! Despite those test flights lasting longer than an hour with no problems my CTD woes are back. Interestingly I had a CTD prior to the latest update (crossed fingers it was an aberration, rather than what has become normality). Also interestingly I can have a CTD without even bothering to fl...
by chrispbits
11 Nov 2021, 18:01
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Converting to Windows 11
Replies: 4
Views: 707

Re: Converting to Windows 11

Conversion to GPT completed. It was a bit bizarre to be honest. The conversion was failing on the allocation of 100Mb for EFI despite there being plenty of free space. In the end I shrank the volume by 100Mb. That did the trick but instead of using the space I had created, the conversion process sto...
by chrispbits
11 Nov 2021, 07:23
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Converting to Windows 11
Replies: 4
Views: 707

Re: Converting to Windows 11

Thanks for that Ben. My problem is that I'm not seeing the M2 as a boot drive in BIOS when attempting to use Secure Boot. It's suggested in a number of places that it being MBR is the root cause. Having said that, if I do convert and still don't see it then I'm b*ggered. There's no going back after ...