plainsman

Better has many meanings. I have used FS2004 and FS2020 as well as many others. Here are several things to consider.

Where FS2004 is "better. There are a LOT more addon options for FS2004. If you want to fly a Taylorcraft or a Renard, you can probably find several options in FS2004. If you want to simulate realistic airliner systems, if companies like PDMG still support FS2004, that is not recreated as well yet in FS2020, but probably will be in less than a year. FS2004 is a mature product and has had a long time to iron out kinks.FS2020 is still (and will remain) a developing product. If you have a super low tolerance for updates and changes, FS2004 has that advantage. If you don't like change, FS2004 is much like FS2002 or FSX in the way controls and keyboard assignments work. FS2020 is a markedly different product, and there is a robust learning curve to exploit it well.

Now to where FS2020 excels. The environment in which you fly is just SO much more realistic and three dimensional. What seemed like a cartoon landscape in FS2004 will now jump out and recreate the natural environment. Where before in FS2004 you could tell there was a city, you can in FS2020 find specific buildings, and even identify special use facilities. I recall early on, finding a water treatment plant that was easily identified as such, even though I had no knowledge of the area. Aircraft in FS2020 are spectacular in their appearance especially if you use 1440p or better. FS2020 models GA aircraft quite well.

Although I no longer run FS2004, I still have FSX and FS2002. I will say my use of both is super minimal compared to FS2020. I also have X-Plane, but FS2020 is so much more visually superior, I use it rarely. If you try FS2020 on a good system, you will find it very hard to use the older simulators!

Can you post your computer specs in detail. That may help identify a potential problem.

Also, in addition to what Steve mentioned, the whole point of running CCleaner as I suggested earlier, is to remove any residual files left behind by uninstall. Also, don't forget to reboot after you run CCleaner.

You might try this. Remove MSFS as you have done before. Run CCleaner in this order, Registry, Custom Clean, Health Check. Now reboot.

To get help with MSFS, I don't think this Newcomer link is a very effective venue. Most of the people that can help you are in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 portion. I just run one panel, so I don't have any knowledge about your question.

Yes, the only thing you get with the discs is more hassle. Essentially, none of the actual program sits on the discs. The discs are just an entry device if you will.

Again, the scale of this program is hard to grasp. The entire program would take about 450 of the largest SSD drives available, to hold it. The vast majority of the program is in the cloud, not on your computer. You stream the tiny fraction you need to fly in a specific location.

You don't really get anything with the Disc set. You will still have to download the vast majority of the software. it would required thousands or more DVDs to hold the entire program. You will still have to be connected to the internet anyway. It won't run off the discs.

Hi Giorda,

In FS2020, the autopilot works very differently than in FSX. It is much more complicated, so much so that this forum is not a very good vehicle to explain that. There are many good videos available to help you learn how to use the FS2020 autopilot. You will have to watch several of them, and probably have to watch those several times, before it makes sense.

Actually, you can add custom points along a flight path. You do have to tell it to add them.

EGSS to EGNO

Gate 13. The flight plan. Take off. Arrival.

It is in the sim. Here is a screenshot at a ramp.

Did you type in EGSS in the search bar for departure?

KDUC to 1OK5 via the Wichita Mountain Corridor. I didn't see any bison, but the viewing area at the top of Mt. Scott is clearly visible. On the north flank of these mountains, you can find one of the best hamburgers in the USA, the famous Meersburger.

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/7570

CJQ3 to CKD5 after the latest update.

22F to 56F. Jayton to Roby Texas. Note the lonely expanse that is West Texas.

You don't mention which card in the 200 series you own? Even the top model the R7 265 is only about 1/3 the performance of the minimum spec RX 570.

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-570-vs-AMD-R7-265/3924vs3296

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-570-vs-AMD-R7-240/3924vsm8608

4TA6 to KAUS. A flight across the Texas Hill Country.

KFMZ to KFET

That looks a lot thinner than the one we had in that lab. It could do square roots as well as add subtract multiply and divide. The HP45 had all the log functions built in. You had to learn Reverse Polish Notation.

I got my first slide rule as a senior in high school. It was a fantastic tool! I made it through a major university with a degree in science, using just a slide rule. I also had a circular version as well as the more common stick (I think I still have 3 slide rules). My first professional job, I was issued a HP45 calculator, which was about $500.00 at that time. I was doing math intensive engineering work. The summer after high school, I got to work in a chemistry lab for the summer. This was 1966. They had a HUGE mechanical calculator that was the size of a large microwave oven. It was slow and very loud. The HP45 was much more powerful than the old mechanical, and didn't make any noise. When the 80286 came out, I got my first PC, complete with a math chip and a giant 24 MB HDD. The salesperson assured me I would NEVER use all that HD space.

KGGG to KSAT

There is not any way to avoid any mandatory update. Just as a point of reference, I am still on my initial installation from the release inception. I have had very few problems. I can't speak to the Steam process??

The Texas Cross Timbers.

KMKN to KBWD

The cross timbers refers to a region of gnarly post and blackjack oaks that are found in a narrow strip from Central Texas into Oklahoma. These wooded terrains were a significant impediment to travel from Fort Worth to the west. The soil is very sandy. The acorns created habitat for squirrel and rabbit. This area grows peanuts and peaches.

KSPS to KLTS.

YPID to YBLA

An AT-6B.