artburke
02-16-2002, 08:44 AM
I have a new computer and it has the new Windows Xp installed on it. Fs2000
installed without any problem at all, but some of the addon aircraft that were
installed when using Windows 98 and worked fine will not work with XP. Are
there any patches or ideas on how to correct this.
Speaking of patches, did you install the patch for FS2K? That may have
something to do with the planes not working, rather than XP.
That said, it appears to be a mixed bag with XP. There have been reports that
some users have been very successful simming with XP - others have not. I
personally didn't have much success, but apparently my personal difficulty was
with the video card. Since I was trying that on a laptop, changing out a video
card wasn't much of an option. I even had problems running FS98.
A couple of years ago when WIN2000 showed up there were numerous users
complaining about trying to sim in that OS. Those who were successful (and
there weren't a great deal of 'em!) seemed to be so because they carefully
sought out the proper drivers - when they could be found.
Although Microsoft issued one version of XP specifically for home use, finding
drivers for *everything* can sometimes be a bit of a bother.
Art
installed without any problem at all, but some of the addon aircraft that were
installed when using Windows 98 and worked fine will not work with XP. Are
there any patches or ideas on how to correct this.
Speaking of patches, did you install the patch for FS2K? That may have
something to do with the planes not working, rather than XP.
That said, it appears to be a mixed bag with XP. There have been reports that
some users have been very successful simming with XP - others have not. I
personally didn't have much success, but apparently my personal difficulty was
with the video card. Since I was trying that on a laptop, changing out a video
card wasn't much of an option. I even had problems running FS98.
A couple of years ago when WIN2000 showed up there were numerous users
complaining about trying to sim in that OS. Those who were successful (and
there weren't a great deal of 'em!) seemed to be so because they carefully
sought out the proper drivers - when they could be found.
Although Microsoft issued one version of XP specifically for home use, finding
drivers for *everything* can sometimes be a bit of a bother.
Art