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Whenever I fly using Radar Contact I have the most annoying conflict with my MS Optical Mouse. Whenever anyone is talking via Radar Contact (co-pilot, center, etc.) my mouse goes nuts. I can't control it and it moves all over the place. Once the talking is over I can once again control the mouse. I am using a Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS, Windows XP-Home, and a Windows wheel mouse. My hardware is not in conflict according to the Device Manager.I do show, however, two mice: 1) HID Compliant Mouse, and 2) Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse Optical (Intellipoint)Since I only have one mouse, and it's number 2 above, should I disable number 1? Need some help, please.Thanks.

Are you guys using Memory Defragmenter programs?And if yes, which one is the best in each category (free / shareware)?Thanks for your help

I have run into a problem changing an assignment on my MS ForceFeedback2 joystick. I want to re-assign button 3 as a "Push-to -Talk" button (FSUIPC assignment)I went through the Options > Assignments and deleted the assignment for button no 3, which is the default for negative trim.I checked that the assignment no longer showed in fs9.cfg.I re-assigned the button in FSUIPC (buttons) and it qorked correctly as a Push-to-Talk button with AVC on a remote laptop...BUT...unfortunately the button also still sets the negative trim.It is almost as if the joystick is hardwired for the default settings.Any suggestions on how to solve this little mystery?(I did re-boot after chan…

Reinstalled motherboard drivers, and now every time i get a IM or a window pops up, this very annoying CPU beeb sounds. I cant stand it. How do i shut it off?:-wave

I have just one giant HD on my new PC. If I want to back up FS2004 and all my add-ons, should I buy an external HD and use that? Must an external HD have an OS loaded onto it just like the regular HD inside my PC?Appreciate any advice, thanks!Jonathan

Anybody know of a good (hopefully free) Windows XP Professional registry rebuild or fix utility?Thanks!Barry

This is one heck of a powerful PC for FS9. It is transforming FS9 into the sim it was supposed to be and was vaunted to be by MS almost 2 years ago. At this point, I still have 100% default everything and have not yet applied the official MS patch 9.1. I have a dual LCD monitor (20" and 19") setup and get an average of 45 fps with most sliders set all-right or one notch below extreme for autogen and clouds, and visibility ranges of 100nm and 60nm for clouds. Average frames fall to 35 if all sliders are maxed right.On the ground in default Cessna or 777, spot view yields 55-65 fps just sitting still, viewing west of KSEA 34R and frames fall to roughly half of this when …

Himy sys specs is:P4 3GHZ512 DDRRAM (ONE SLOT)Geforce FX5200 128MB MSI (no AA OR AF USED)MSI NEO2-P 865 MOTHERBOARDAlthough,i got tiny stutters in low detailed areas while i get low and unsteady FPS when using addon aircrafts or airports (10-20fps)and in heavy weather everything gets too jerky!!!!!!!i think its the videocard problem(never been happy with it),am i right?IF so is the GEFORCE 6600 good for FS2004 even when using ADDONS LIKE PMDG 737NG and in heavy weather?By good i mean steady 25fps or above(30 is my target,i dont need more than that)i.e: i cant afford to get geforce6800 ,is there a big difference bet. the 6800 and 6600???Thanks

I have a problem here: whenever I leave my computer running without "doing" something (e.g., keyboard or mouse input), it freezes after some time (maybe 1 hour, maybe 3 hours, something "long" like that). THis is a problem when leaving the computer to run a long range flight in real time, because I don't want to sit in front of the screen for hours, but come back only for the final phase of the flight. By then, the PC has "freezed".What could it be?- screensaver doing funny things?- the fact that FS 2004 is "in the background", i.e. when I leave the computer the screen has the desktop showing?- interferences from the web?- any procedures kicking off that stall the system?…

If you were to choose between the NVIDIA 6800 and ATI X850XT PE, which one would you choose.I would be running:1. FS9 of course2. Lots of video capture3. At least 2 monitorsWould appreciate any input.Thanks.Abe

Well, I finally installed FS9 on the XPS Gen 4 (3.8 Ghz) and it is superlative. In 1600x1200x32 bit, with FSAA 4x and Aniso of 4x--initial experimental levels for now--and all sliders set max right except for max vis of only 100 nm and clouds of 60nm, I am getting fantastic visuals and good frames on LCD monitors. Ranges are from a low of 22-23 at KSEA on takeoff roll in the default Boeing 744 to a high of 70 in the same plane at 3000-5000'. Average, if you can say there is an average, seems to be around 40-45 range. The thing I am observing is that even with massive cloud and t-storms, and rain, etc., the frames remain strong, up in the 35 to 40 level. I am impresse…

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Hi,Soon I will build a new rig and I wonder if it is wise to use the raid controller which comes with the mobo (I have a ASUS A8N SLI DeLuxe Mobo)I'm talking about mirroring, NOT striping.I have a few questions:1 - Does it yield a substantial performance increase for FS2004?2 - Do the disks have to be EXACTLY the same (Brand, Type)3 - When a disk fails, does the Raid-controller takes care of reinstalling a new disk? Thanks for your help,

Hi folks!I've recently built a new system containing the following parts:Asus A8N-SLIAMD 64 3500+2 x 512 MB RAM Corsair 400 MHzPalit GeForce 6600 GTWD 160 GB sATA HDDTagan 480W Power SupplyWhen Windows is running in idle, I have absolutely no problems with the system. However, when FS2004 (Flight Simulator 2004) is running, after a while (around 10 minutes) my computer will randomly power down! The power supply won't complete shut off but the screen is black and I have to reboot. Temperatures are normal (around 39

To Anyone interested in this upgrade, Went from AMD 2400+ on Gigabyte GA 7VAX KT400 MOBO AND 1GB 2100 DDRmemory to ... AMD 64 3500+ 90nm Winchester core on Abit AV8 3rd Eye VIA K8T800 with 1GB Corsair DDR 3200...... The results are outstanding..... The following before/after test is set up at KLAX in FS2004. All sliders maxed except for water at the midrange, high cirrus day 30 miles vis, stock B737, 100% AI traffic both airline and G/A selected with MyTraffic 2004 installed. Res set at 1600x1200 ATi 9800 Radeon graphics card 4.10 drivers. Windows XP Home SP2.Takeoff runway 7L ... Before 13.0 FPS ... After 34.0 FPSApproach runway 25R .... 13.0 FPS ... 31.0 FPS…

Is anyone else having the same issue? Ever since the release of Catalyst 5.2 drivers I have been having ridiculous stutter where before I had none. When I look at the frame counter I see that it's very erratic. It jumps from 30fps to 10fps or lower and this is with no clouds. It keeps jumping around erratically and you can clearly see that it's negatively affecting FS2004.Today I noticed that there's a new Catalyst 5.3 so I decided to try that and I still have the same awful results. The problem immediately dissappears if I install Catalyst 5.1 or Omega drivers. What's goin on here? I am using a Radeon 9800 PRO. Thank you.

I have looked in previous posts but not really come up with the information I am looking for, so I hope people won't mind another thread started on this subject. Besides, what I am trying to do is a bit specific, so advice would be welcome, from those who have the patience to wade through my setup description! I have no expereince of running two monitors together before .....With my new PC on order, I am going to end up with the following: Two separate PCs sitting alongside each other, my current, medium-powered one (ATI Radeon 9800 Pro card), for word processing, internet browsing, photo editing etc. etc. ; the other, a higher-end PC (AMD 64 FX55, NVidia 6800GT graphics)…

Can you name one good 17" TFT (maybe 19" TFT).For which you honesrlt cab say this TFT is fae vett

Can anybody help me with a little different type of question. I need to clean my laptop screen but I dont want to scratch it. Would it hurt the screen if I just use windex and paper towel or a regular towel. Anyway any suggestions would be appreciated.Thanks

Hi all!I just upgraded to a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS, and I want to know if there's any changes I can make to the config of FS9 to take advantage of this new card and the new 5.1 speakers I bought.Thanks in advance...

I purchased a nice little system from Falcon North-west two years ago, and now its pretty much obsolete. So it looks like it's time to buy a new system. I know pretty much next to nothing about PCs, except how to launch FS9. I don't know how to put a system together, and quite frankly, don't want to know. I just want to customize it on screen, and give them my credit card. So I would like to get the next system from Falcon as well, since they have been nothing but most professional. The new system I would like is, I think, pretty much top of the line:ASUS A8N-SLI deluxe moboAthlon 64 FX-55corsair twin-x 2048 mb 3200nvidia 6800GT 256 mbI think I just selected the best of e…

walterinHello FS Pilots.Need your help, on using 2 monitors for FS2004, one to show cockpit and scennery, and the other to show GPS radio stack and controls.I have installed 2 monitors with windows XP home edition.They work OK on transfering documentation or different windows from one monitor to the other, however when I am using FS2004, the only thing I can transfer is the knee board.I would appreciate any input that will help me to transfer, GPS, Radio Stack and the engine quadrants from monitor one to monitor 2.Thank You

The menu screens seem to be fixed at 640x480. My laptop screen is fixed at 1920x1200. It is set to scale lower resolution screens to fit, but, for some reason, MSFS blocks this behavior. Is there anything I can do to change this behavior so the start up and help and map screens are displayed either scaled to fit the 640x480 in the whole screen, or display the menus at a higher resolution?I am using a Dell D800 PentiumM 1.7 GHz, 1 GB mem with a GeForce 4200 Go chipset with 65 MB memory with 4.28.20.31.10 drivers.Thanks,Thomas Perry

When FS2004 switches between menus, for instance from the first screen to the choosen scenery, the image is flashing very irritating.Also the fonts get a little blurry.Without FS2004 everything runs ok.I have tried some different nVidia drivers, but no improvementHas anyone the same problem or even better has a solution?MSI K8N Neo4 nForce4 PCI-eAthlon 64 3200+2x 512 Mb Crusial BallisticLeadtek Winfast 6600GT PCI-eDell 1905FP 19" TFT digital input

Anyone interested in this could read my post (initially about CPUs, but it 'evolved'!, at:http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...=6595&mode=fullBoth NVidia and ATI have commented on their SLI programmes (or lack thereof), and in relationship to FS9. I've copied their comments in that post. Hope it's useful to someone.Martin