FS2004 on Windows 8

[ians]

if you have enough space why not add a virtual disk drive to your system and install window 7 on it and install flight sim to run on that only. the software is free from Microsoft and supports 2 systems you can choose which system you want at boot time. just a thought!

[degiorgio]

As an old FS fan (started on an IBM PC in the mid 1980s), I would just like to say that after running FS2004 in Windows XP Pro, I now have a new machine running Windows 8.

I had built up the simulator with literally hundreds of aircraft, scenery and other add-ons on the XP computer.

Fished out my old FS2004 discs and install in Windows 8. No problems so far.

Runs well except for the black window on the aircraft selection page.

I then copied ALL the files in the Gauges and Effects folders over to the new Windows 8 machine.

This allows for a relatively easier base for installing my manually installed aircraft.

I was very surprised to find I could install complex aircraft like the Tupolev Tu-154M without any problem.

I had to do it manually though, Some installer programs refuse to work in Windows 8.

It is a slow process building up FS again, but I guess it will be worth it. My old computer is about ready to die on me anyway.

By the way, make sure you have given the FS9 folder full security clearance (permissions etc.), before you begin.

[n.vierning]

i will go back to Win7

I have Win8 and FS9. I have no problem using them together. However, I had some problems installing some of my aircraft because FS9 shut down when I tried to select them. I also had the black screen where I shoud see the aircraft I chose. By accident, I came to close FS9 down from windows mode, and when I opened FS9 again, I could see planes in the windue there before was black, odd. I shut down again from the windows mode, and installed the aircraft which did not work before, and they work now! After I chose the flight I choose full mode.