FS2004 Default Terminal 2/3 .bgl

[virtuali]

Without reinstalling, this might fix most of the non-compliant addons under Windows 7:

Go to the FS9 root folder, which should be C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Microsoft Games

- Right click on the "Flight Simulator 9" folder, select "Properties" -> "Security" tab -> Edit -> Add...

- Type your Windows username -> OK -> select Allow checkbox for Full control -> OK or Apply.

[gmcg]

OK... thanks for the help. Win7 will be a WIP but for now I've got my "new" temp hardware selections made that will get KORD to be locked at 30 all over. This new hardware will put me in the position to be able to upgrade to Win7 and run it efficiently as well. Keep in mind that this isn't "top of the line" stuff but it will do what I want with no issue. It will also be a stop gap to get myself in a position to put Win7 on this new system down the road and get it running to my liking before I put it on the new gaming PC I'll build in about 8-9 months.

AMD AM3+ FX 4170 4 Core Black Edition Zambezi 4.2GHz
Socket AM3+ 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
FD4170FRGUBOX

BIOSTAR A960A3+ AM3+ AMD RX881 ATX AMD Motherboard

G.SKILL Value 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBNT

[gmcg]

http://imageshack.us/a/img28/2285/fs9compatibility.jpg

This is what I was told to do by them BTW.

[virtuali]

This is what I was told to do by them BTW.

Not needed, if you set permissions as I've said. OR, if you reinstall FS9 from scratch, if you install it outside C:\Program files, for example into C:\FS9

[gmcg]

O ok so if I do its own install all I'd need to do then is patch the exe and it will run good/stable. Good to know.

[Bruce Hamilton]

I still say you're better off going to W7 now, since you're building a gaming system later.  I noticed a big improvement when I switched.

[gmcg]

Bruce,

Thanks again for the info but as I said before I'm not ready nor would my current hardware run Win7 properly.

Plus if I get my desired performance out of my new setup I may just skip on the gaming PC. I'm not picky.

[Bruce Hamilton]

Umberto and I have both explained to you that you won't get the performance you're looking for, as long as you remain with 32 bit Win XP.  You keep saying you're not picky, but you sure are stubborn.

[gmcg]

Dude,

I'm not ready to make the change over. Its not stubborn...... I CAN'T do it at this moment. How else can I write that to help you understand?

[Bruce Hamilton]

According to Intel, your current hardware is 64 bit compliant, so yes... you are being stubborn.

[gmcg]

I'm not going to do this....

Even if my hardware CAN run win7, I don't have the proper resources to make it run good. I'm not being stubborn..... I'm going to make the move but not until I get better hardware first. Plus I'm working on the back ground info to make the transfer smooth.

[gmcg]

OK..... can I ask for your guys help in what do I have to exactly do to get FS2004 and Win 7 running stable? I've given up on my current computer since I have had a win32k.sys BSOD and memory issue the past couple days and FS is now running like crap. I think a RAM stick failed or something but am just tired of dealing with the old system.

This next week I'm going to run some tests with Win 7 and FS2004 at my computer store as I wait for my new hardware to arrive and would love to have a "quick-reference" guide to make the transition smooth. I've done a ton of reading throughout the various forums and it seems that both of you gave the best knowledge.

Thanks in advance!

[virtuali]

This next week I'm going to run some tests with Win 7 and FS2004 at my computer store as I wait for my new hardware to arrive and would love to have a "quick-reference" guide to make the transition smooth. I've done a ton of reading throughout the various forums and it seems that both of you gave the best knowledge.

With a new computer (assuming you bought something decent like a fast multi-core with a fast video card), running FS9 make even less sense than on the old one. The faster PC you have, the better FSX works, while FS9 is still more or less the same, because it doesn't SCALE performance well, since it doesn't support multi-core systems, which means after a certain hardware power, FSX is faster than FS9.

There's nothing strange to have FS9 running on Windows 7, just install it in a custom folder ( like C:\FS9 ) NOT under C:\Program Files as it defaults to, and you'll solve 99% of the issues with Windows 7.

[gmcg]

Baby steps baby steps  

Just look back not one month ago on some of my posts

I had FS2004 finally tweaked out very nicely and got to enjoy it for about two flights until the non-FPS related stutter popped up which was the precursor to some type of hardware failure (that I still haven't found yet) and all these other issues  

FSX will be next but I'm going to get back up and running with FS9 first which will allow me to resume my beta testing role of a new product very close to release and then get FSX running stable in time for the 777.

Just out of curiosity, is there any discount for FS2004 customers buying FSX products like other companies out there?

Thanks for all the help and putting up with my "dumbness" regarding computers.

BTW, yes I've got a pretty good rig (based on the numbers) in the works. Decided to skip the build I was going to do a few posts ago and go right into this one.

[virtuali]

Just out of curiosity, is there any discount for FS2004 customers buying FSX products like other companies out there?

Discount ? We don't try to make money out of FS9 users migrating to FSX: there's nothing to repurchase, your previous Serial Number will work in the FSX version of our products, just download the Trial and activate it.