FS9 using Vista

[klemenz]

Hi all-

I purchased a faster Vista machine, replacing a slower XP machine that wasn't keeping up.

During the past year or so, I've seen comments from simmers about modifications for Vista running FS9, but didn't understand them.

Can someone point me to the correct direction if I need to do something?

Thanx.

Regards...

[Ocala]

You can start off my right clicking the FS2004 Icon on your desktop, left clicking Properties, left clicking Compatability then put a check mark in "Run this program in compatability mode for....select WinXP (Service pack 2).

Actually you should do it with all your program icons on your desktop.

Harold

[ReggieF5421]

I run FS9 on two computers with Vista - Vista Enterprise and Vista Ultimate.

Both computers have UAC active and I have no problems with FS2004, or FSX.

However, I did not install FS in \Program Files on either computer. I created a folder C:\MS_Games and installed FSX there. One computer has two hard drives, on that computer I installed FS2004 in D:\MS_Games.

My experience is that FS2004 works better when not installed on the same physical drive as the OS, while FSX is best installed on the same partition as the OS.

Your mileage may vary.

The biggest pain for me with FS2004 on Vista is having to disable my advanced desktop theme. I find that FS2004 works best when I set the theme to "Windows Classic" before launching FlightSim.

[klemenz]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try them.

Regards...