Legoman52 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Has anybody tried to download to a flash and install on home PC. My internet is capped and real slow. I guess us folk in the boonies are screwed till the US DVD's are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g7rta Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I don’t think you can download onto a drive of any sort so to install later. It downloads & installs a small part onto your Windows installation drive & the rest of it (about 90gb) is then downloaded and installed to the location of your choice. There’s no “download now, but install later†option Regards Steve Intel I9-13900K - Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - 64Gb DDR5 5600Mhz - Asus RTX4090 ROG STRIX 24GB 3x 43” Panasonic 4k TVs - Corsair RMx 1200W PSU - 2 x 2TB M.2, 2 x 4TB SATA III and 1 x 4TB M.2 SSDs. Pico 4 VR Headset - Honeycomb Alpha Yoke - Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Unit Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals - Saitek Throttles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legoman52 Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Thanks Steve, didn't think so. I am pretty sure sometime in the future, MS will offer the offline version. DVD for the US. Why pass up on making more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftldave Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) Thanks Steve, didn't think so. I am pretty sure sometime in the future, MS will offer the offline version. DVD for the US. Why pass up on making more money. Because making and distributing DVDs is a business expense, and the company makes less money, less profit compared to online download-based software. New business computers no longer have CD\DVD drives except as an option. Like floppy drives and Zip drives that also were once popular, optical drives are fading away too. I saw a survey report from a freshman college class last week - over half the students said they had no access to a DVD-drive enabled device, and couldn't use disc-based media. I bet most of them have newer model ultra-thin laptops. Edited August 30, 2020 by ftldave add txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g7rta Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 New business computers no longer have CD\DVD drives except as an option. Like floppy drives and Zip drives that also were once popular, optical drives are fading away too. I saw a survey report from a freshman college class last week - over half the students said they had no access to a DVD-drive enabled device, and couldn't use disc-based media. You’re quite right, but it’s not just business pc’s I bought my (gaming) pc three years ago and it doesn’t have a CD/DVD drive. I have since bought an external one which plugs in to (two) usb sockets. Regards Steve Intel I9-13900K - Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - 64Gb DDR5 5600Mhz - Asus RTX4090 ROG STRIX 24GB 3x 43” Panasonic 4k TVs - Corsair RMx 1200W PSU - 2 x 2TB M.2, 2 x 4TB SATA III and 1 x 4TB M.2 SSDs. Pico 4 VR Headset - Honeycomb Alpha Yoke - Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Unit Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals - Saitek Throttles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 You’re quite right, but it’s not just business pc’s I bought my (gaming) pc three years ago and it doesn’t have a CD/DVD drive. I have since bought an external one which plugs in to (two) usb sockets. Regards Steve Yet another reason to build your own computer. Buy a case, a power-supply, mother board,etc. Then you install what other hardware you choose and only buy what you need, not what they can get a deal on! It's easy, just put the stuff in the slots the instructions call for!! ;) Michael Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyyz Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Because making and distributing DVDs is a business expense, and the company makes less money, less profit compared to online download-based software. New business computers no longer have CD\DVD drives except as an option. Like floppy drives and Zip drives that also were once popular, optical drives are fading away too. I saw a survey report from a freshman college class last week - over half the students said they had no access to a DVD-drive enabled device, and couldn't use disc-based media. I bet most of them have newer model ultra-thin laptops. Try being here in Canada where the internet companies make canadians pay highest prices in the world. They are loving this MSFS2020 $$$$$$$$$. I won't mention cell phones cause i could go on for days. Core i7 10700K OC to 4.6 all cores/EVGA 750W G+ PSU/ MSI Z490 edge mobo/GSkill RAM DDR4 32GB(2X16GB) 3600mhz/ ASUS TUF RTX 3080/ Win10 home/ Asus 32 inch monitor 1440p/ CH Flightstick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g7rta Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I put a new PSU & a new graphics card in (RTX2080ti) earlier in the year. Also added two M.2 drives in recently, so yes I know the benefits of a custom build Regards Steve Intel I9-13900K - Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX - 64Gb DDR5 5600Mhz - Asus RTX4090 ROG STRIX 24GB 3x 43” Panasonic 4k TVs - Corsair RMx 1200W PSU - 2 x 2TB M.2, 2 x 4TB SATA III and 1 x 4TB M.2 SSDs. Pico 4 VR Headset - Honeycomb Alpha Yoke - Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Unit Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals - Saitek Throttles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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