Windows 7 vs Windows XP for FSX

**Peter from LA** · 04-05-2010, 07:31 PM

Hi all,

I have a duo-core 6700 machine that got infected badly, so I am forced to format the hard drive and reinstall the OS. I got the machine few days before Vista so I have the XP disks, but I was thinking should I go to Windows 7.

Since this is my 'flying' machine I am mostly concerned with the way FSX interacts with the OS. I have a good graphics card, I will install a Raptor HD, and the game worked fine on fairly high settings in the XP environment.

What is your experience with Windows 7 - would it help me squeeze some extra performance from the system or should I just stick to what I know works and reinstall XP?

Thank you, for your lightning fast responses...

**Ragtopjohnny** · 04-05-2010, 09:23 PM

These posts are getting more and more common like the "Which ones? FS9 or FSX????"

Just had to say that after the day I had.

Seriously though, do your research for your machine and find out what works best. I use Vista 32, Home Premium, no issues at all with FSX, and runs nice and smooth...

John Thuot II
A+/Network+

**JBnTX** · 04-05-2010, 09:32 PM

I have Windows 7 Home Edition 64 bit and it runs FSX perfectly.
No problems anywhere.

I highly recommend Windows 7.

**jring2** · 04-05-2010, 11:35 PM

Windows 7 64 bit - It has been a total rollercoaster. It ran FSX perfectly on one install - terrible on a second and okay on a third install on the same machine and hardware. (harddrive crashed on the first install after running like a dream for a month or so or I would never had done the other two.) The the "run like a dream" install gained me about 5fps on my XP32 install.

I have not determined the change from one to the next but from what I have read on this forum it seems to have different results machine to machine. Ragtop Johnny's advice seems sound.

And if the Windows 7 runs well for you - you will like it. Its a great OS.