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Hi can someone advise the most efficient defragmentation method (Folder, name, access) for the FS9 volume, especially, with respect to stutters, FPS.Thank youGhiom Vigui

I have an AOpen XCube 2.8 GHz Celeron with 512 MB RAM, 80 GB harddrive, a NEC DVD RW type 4550, and an MSI GeForce FX card (I think 5800 or something like that, about 2,5 years old). I have windows XP SP2 installed, but I am unable to install FSX. My PC won't see the disk. I tried all teh suggestions with uninstalling burner programs etc, with no success.A friend of mine installed it successfully in one go on his HP machine, which is now 3 years old, and it runs ok.Why doesn't it install on my PC? Do I need a different DVD drive? Should I reset the DVD region to something different than it is now? What do I do to make this work? It must be a hardware compatibility probl…

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I recently lost my computer due to what I belive to be, condensation in the computer. My question is this: is there anyway to conclude before replacing anything if it was the PSU or the MoBo that god done in?To help out, when it happened, I supplied it with power after sitting unpluged for a few days...when I went to turn it on using the power button on the case, nothing happened. Seconds later, a small pop noise and a faint smell all the while nothing happening with the computer as in anything powering up.I plan on replacing the PSU first but just wanted to see before I bought a new PSU if anyone could tell me if theres anyway to determine if its the PSU or MoBo before…

Does Vista ship with 9 or 10 version of Direct X? I'm really not sure. I just got Vista yesterday (Sunday) and had one heck of a time with drivers and various other little quirks.I tried FSX for the first time today with the NVidia beta drivers for Vista and when first loading the program, it said that Direct X didn't initialize or something. It took many minutes for FSX to finally load, and it was definitely slower than with XP, but I have some tweaking to do.I probably should do a good defragging tonight after all the driver downloads and other things I did yesterday.Just would like some advice on new Vista users and what I must initially check to make sure everything's…

I had little problems installing vista ultimate-fsx runs the same if not a little better-I love all the new features-especially after turning off the annoying security prompts.However, an old problem from xp has crept up-my ch usb joystick pedals turn off after about 15 minutes of non use. I have set the "allow the computer to turn this device off to save power to " -"off" yet they still shut down.Anyone have any ideas?Thanks.http://mywebpages.comcast.net/geofa/pages/rxp-pilot.jpg

Hi,I'm considering a Core 2 Duo for a new FSX compatible rig and have narrowed it down to a e4300 or an e6600. It seems odd to be comparing these two processors but at 400 megahertz fsb, both chips should be running at 3.6 gigahertz!! I've been wondering if the increase L2 cache gives the e6600 a significant performance edge when both are overclocked to 3.6 (assuming you can get that high)? The price difference is ~125$ so it's very tempting to use the E4300.Thanks,

How would this system do?AMD 4400+ dual core @ 2.2 which I will oc.XFX PVT71JUHF4 GeForce 7950GT2GB ramI have enough PCI-E slots I'll need a new psu too, any recommendations for something not to expensive?Will I get but kicking results compared to 10-15 unstable with my 6150Le.(that was a joke)I might also upgrade to SLI later but way later maybe with some 8800gtxs.Kenneth

Hi all l`m thinking of building a new system.. Just need some help. Would the following be great for FSX? Thanks guysPaulIntel core 2 duo e6600gigabyte GA-965g-ds3WD 320gig 16meg sata 2dvd pioneercorsair ddr2 2 gig pc5400benq 19`` fp92wgigabyte 7950gt 512meg or a XFX 8800 GTS 320megVista Ultimate.Thanks again guys

Got a new 22" wide screen today. WOW. There are things on FS9 that I didn't know existed. Talk about detail. It is an ACER unit. JimCYWG

I'm trying to setup FSX on my system which has two 19" monitors next to each other. I want to get virtual cockpit view on both and so that they line up with no overlap ie a continuous view of the cockpit (left and right seat). I can't seem to get this to work though - there is always an overlap and also the terrain doesn't line up properly.Anyone got any suggestions?Many thanks!

hi all, because of my low end system i have had to disable the shaders,although i was getting 22-26 fps with shaders enabled,as soon as i touched down it dropped to about 4-5 fps even at airfields with only a runway(no buildings)when i disabled shaders the fps shoots up again to 22-26 great!!!problem is,although i can live without wet runways and with white taxi signs,what is slightly annoying is all the taxiways and apron are light green and in places brilliant white so i cant see progressive taxi arrows(although the actual runways are fine)all i know about my system--intel p4 3gigwindows xp pronvidia gforce 5500 (yes i know)1 gig ramill be addresing the graphics ca…

My new rig is reporting 2GB of physical memory (the correct amount) in the Task Manager, but only 1GB under System Properties in My Computer. Does one trump the other? I was throwing some suspicion on the Abit AB9 Pro mobo, as I got a series of reboots. That got fixed, then Windows started hurling after the machine posted, with indications of a memory error. (Abit's forums crashed, so that's why I'm here.) I know I'll run memtest on the modules tonight, but wanted to know if the disparity in the amount of memory reported is an absolute problem or not.'Thanks!

Hi all. I have been considering getting flight petals. First, do they really make a great difference to the flight sim experience? I have rudder control on my Saitek X45 and it works ok, but it's not a foot petal. Do petals really make a difference?Second, what is the best? I have been looking at the Saitek Pro and the CH? I have read that CH only works with other CH products so maybe I should get the Saitek just for that reason if true.Opinions anyone?

Hey guys. Recently built a computer with these, relevant specs.e6600 c2d2 gigs ddr2 800 ramOCZ 600w PSasus p5b delux moboeVGA 7950gt ko 512megthermaltake full size case xaser3 (card should fit)Monitor is a 26" @ 1280x720I went with the eVGA card as I prefer nvidia and eVGA has a step up program that within 90 days of purchase of original card, you can trade it in with eVGA for another product from them. Well my 90 days are up in about 2 weeks and it is time to get my upgrade.I would like to take advantage of this upgrade. I have spoken with a few people at the hard forums and they suggest either or. I really play only fs9 and would like to play some fsx if the perform…

I know there are so many topics, but I believe each one differs a little when coming to building computers.In fact, what I really need to know is the following:Which Processor should I use to run Flight Simulator? I

Dell Dimension 8200P4 1.9 Ghz512 MB RDRAMRadeon 9600 256 MB (latest Catalyst drivers)Frames set at 15/secAnisotropic via FSX Antialias via FSXGlobal tex res HIGH Advanced animations ONDetail radius Medium Mesh Complexity 41 Mesh Res 76mTexture res 2m Water Low 1.X Land detail ONScenery complexity Urban flying NORMAL Rural DENSEAutogen NONEGround shadows OFFSpecial effects MEDIUMCloud Draw Urban flying 60m Rural 70mCloud type Urban flying SIMPLE Rural DETAILCloud coverage HIGHWinds aloft ON Turbulence DISABLED Weather change NONETraffic Urban - Airline 5% GA 5% Rural 12&12A…

I'm upgrading my system, Pentium 4 3.2HT, 1024Mb RAM, 128Mb Radeon 9800 Pro video. I've already ordered the upgrade to the video card (GeForce 7600GT AGP), and am ready to add more RAM specifically to improve performace of FS9 and many FS add-ons. I obviously have no immediate plans to migrate to FSX since I'm upgrading a current computer rather than buying a new one. My question is how much RAM should I add. I read that WinXP itself uses about 512Mb of RAM - so if I add another 1024 (2Gb total), will that be enough - or should I spend the extra $$ and go to 3Gb? Or is that overkill for FS9? Please, for those knowledgeable in such things, what are your thoughts sinc…

CP1-DUO-E6700 :: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz / 4MB Cache / 1066MHz FSB / Conroe / Dual-Core / Socket 775 / Processor with Fan (0.1 lbs)A455-2309 :: Asus P5B Deluxe GR Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / CrossFire Ready / Dual Gigabit LAN / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID (4.6 lbs)K24-6006 :: Kingston 1024MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (0.15 lbs) (2 of them)E145-8014 :: EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Superclocked / 320MB GDDR3 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card with Dark Messiah Might & Magic PC Game (2.65 lbs)TSD-250KS :: Western Digital / Caviar SE 16 / 250GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard Drive (1.45 lbs)C44-3272 …

I just installed a GeForce7600, along with a AMD Hammer dual core 2.2 Ghz processor and 1 Gb RAM upgrade.I'm using ActiveSky 6x as my weather engine with FS2k4.The clouds and lights in FS are now pretty funky. The clouds appear in 2D have have a greenish psychodelic pattern to them. Similarly, my landing lights appear out of the cockpit window like greenish lines. Other objects, etc. appear fine. I'm not super computer literate, any ideas out there? All help is appreciated!Ian

HiI have just upgraded my graphics card to a Powercolor ATI X1950 Pro 256 mb AGP. The rest of my system is an Abit IC-7 Max3 mobo with a P4-3.0ghz @ 3.37, 1GB RAM.I used to have some old (3.4.4.11 ?) DNA drivers which worked very well with my old card (ATI 9800XT). But now I need new drivers..any one got any suggestions?Runnig FS9 btw.RegardsAsbjorn

I am new to this forum so I apologize if I can't find the answer to my video problem, however, let me give you a little background as to what I have purchased and the problem that I am encountering..I had a system built that has a 6600 Conroe core2 Duo processor, an Asus PB5-E motherboard, 2 gig of PC6400-800 ram with an ATI 1600/1650 graphics card with 512mb and a IBM/Hatachi 250gig HD...........I would appreciate it if somebody could send me their (3-D graphics card settings): i.e. (Antialiasing settings, anistrophic settings etc. etc).I am getting a lot wavy, jaggy ground terrain on buildings etc. and scenery that is further out that a 1000yds or so.. I don't know enou…

Hi,After ensuring what kind of RAM I needed I went out and bought a new 512 stick to put next to my other 512 stick. After loading FS9 I got a CTD with the attached error message. Initially I took out the new stick and flightsim seemed to work fine. Although, I didnt fly for too long just took off and leveled out at 5000 ft. Now, after a week of searching the net and forums, I took out the new stick and I am still getting CTD. Its driving me mental. The error box is a small XP style box with "ERROR - FS9" at the top then inside the box "Failed to read from file". I swapped the RAM into different slots to no avail. I am hoping to avoid having to reinstall FS9 as I have all…

I am running FS2004 on an HP XW6000 workstation - Dual Xeon 2.4 Ghz processors, 2 meg dual channel memory and an XFX GeForce FX6200 AGP card. I get 70 to 80 FPS when running on one monitor. I decided to move my panel to 2 12" monitors and purchased a PCI MX4000 128 meg card for that purpose. I didn't think I needed much power just to run the gages. However, as soon as I hooked up the two new monitors my fps dropped to 20 to 25. Am I expecting to much from this system? Do I need to try to find a better PCI card (XW6000 does not have PCI-Express) Is there something I can tweek to try to get some of my fps back? I run my mail monitor at 1024x768 and the two smaller on…

Just put in a new 7950 nvidea card and no way does a guy spend 400 bucks on some thing that looks like this .My FX5600 was better. Any one out there who is satisfied with there's , can you post me your settings? i've tried just about every thing and many FS9 config confiqurations that i've seen on various tweak sites .Here's my dilima,down around and below 18000 ft. coming into to towns or cities i find it worst . It's shimmies and kinds a jaggy but not right in front down there below and around the airplane , it's further like in the center of the screen,up around the centre of the scenery and further up the scenery at the top of the screen it seems to be ok -kinda hard…