jorgen.s.andersen

And here I thought it was System Development Kit... but whatever, the SDK is what's needed. Jorgen

The SDK is on your installation disks. If memory serves me right, then there's one for FSX (early versions), and another (different) for Acceleration. Just install the one you need, and ADE will see it. Jorgen

Mac6737, It happens more often than you think. A piece of scenery can contain a traffic file that the author "forgot" to tell you about, for instance. And for AIFP, this is a more precise link: http://stuff4fs.com/newpage.asp?Folder=AIFP On the left side of the page, select "Latest General Release" Jorgen

Use AIFP to check for any FS9 traffic files, and if found, convert them to FSX format (which is what P3D uses). Jorgen

@UPHILL3: An old saying goes: "Never, ever, under-engineer a power supply", so +1! Jorgen

@NZAA: 3. Yes, Intel CPUs are more efficient in handling instructions per clock cycle than AMD CPUs. 4. No. FSX is heavily dependent on the CPU, the GPU plays a very minor role here. 5. I said at least 8 GB of RAM..... :D Jorgen

Of course, you'll need a budget! And if you have a Significant Other, then the importance of the budget just tripled. Second, get a desktop. Laptops are cute, but inflexible, and probably only used by people that consider FSX a game, not a simulation (I wonder how many toes I just stepped on....). Third, get a CPU from Intel, with a clock rate as high as your budget will allow. Important: that clock rate has to be the base clock rate - forget about turbo and boost clock rates. Raw base clock rate is what matters. The number of cores is not as important as the base clock rate. Did I say base clock rate? Fourth, get a graphics adapter by nVidia, with as much VRAM on it as your budget will allow. Fifth, for the RAM in the system, get at least 8 GB of DDR4 RAM, again as fast as you budget will allow. Sixth, get at least one SSD for Windows, and if the budget will allow a separate one for FSX. Add-on scenery does not have to be on the same drive as FSX, and for that you can choose a HDD. I think I said budget enough times? As you can see now, there are a lot of decisions and possible trade-offs and compromises that you have to make, and of course you also have to consider what else you want to use the computer for. Jorgen

As far as I know, there is no such thing as a "beta" version of FSX:SE... where did you download this> Jorgen

If you are researching to buy a new system, then take a look at a system with an Intel CPU and nVidia GPU. The number of cores in the CPU don't matter very much, go for a CPU with a high sustained clock rate (forget about the so-called turbo or boost rates). Jorgen

Aha - I do not have any experience in that area. Good that you figured that one out. Jorgen

Check the thread "FSX won't run in Windows 10", especially the post I made about activation. Did you install like that thread describes it? Jorgen

On reviewing my own post, I saw that I had omitted two very important things: After installing FSX DeLuxe (the 2 disks), flying around, shutting down and rebooting you need to activate FSX DeLuxe! Then reboot again. Similarly, after installing Acceleration, flying around, shutting down and rebooting, you need to activate Acceleration. Reboot again. Now you should be able to enjoy. Note that there are two different activation codes for DeLuxe and Acceleration. Jorgen

1. Make sure the BIOS on your motherboard is up to the latest level. 2. Overclock the CPU. 3. Go here: https://www.prepar3d.com/SDKv4/prepar3d/getting_help/advanced_configuration.html 4. In Prepar3D.cfg, set UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT to 30. Jorgen

Of course FSX will run under Windows 10, I have been doing that, with Acceleration, since Windows 10 came out. And you do not have to run in compatibility mode either. What you need to do is to install it OUTSIDE the reach of UAC, that means in C:\FSX or something like that, but absolutely not under C:\Program Files (x86) where it wants to install. Then you need to set it to run as Administrator. Turn UAC off also, if you are OK with that. There are tons of threads telling you the exact procedure for installing FSX and Acceleration - I know that because I have been writing my share of them. But, in your situation now, do this: 1. Uninstall both FSX and Acceleration, through uninstall in Control Panel. Reboot. Check everything is gone. 2. Install the DirectX Redistributables - a free download from Microsoft. Reboot. 3. Run Windows Update, make sure the switch under "Advanced Options" called "Receive updates for other Microsoft products" is turned on. Run the update until there are no more updates to get. 4. Install FSX, remember to change the path it installs to. At the end of the installation, fly around a minute or so in the ultralight, then end the flight. Now reboot. 5. Now install Acceleration, at the end of that installation fly around again for a minute, end the flight. Reboot again. 6. Now enjoy! Jorgen PS: let us know how it goes. And, if anyone in the future tells you that FSX is not compatible with Windows 10, ask them if they also have a cheap Brooklyn Bridge for sale - because they are, without any respect, full of it.

I have the paid AVG, and am very happy with it, under Windows 10, and with both FSX and P3D. Jorgen

FreeMesh is available here: http://ninetwopro.com/ Works fine for me. Jorgen

Small correction: FSX DeLuxe is 2 disks, Gold is 3 (DeLuxe + Acceleration). Steam is one download. Jorgen

Gold - if you can find it. FSX Steam Edition is essentially the same as Gold, it is normally cheaper, and it is available. Jorgen

To me, this looks like something for the AI specialists at AIG. Jorgen

il88pp, +1. Jorgen

Dear Sir, you have just demonstrated the difference between the hardware requirements of FS9 and FSX. Jorgen

It certainly does clock up under load, but for a few seconds only. Then it has to throttle down in order to protect itself against overheating, as demonstrated by the low frame rate achieved... hint: this is a laptop = cooling issues. What is needed is a high sustained clock rate, as opposed to turbo etc. Jorgen

System specs? What is running in the background? Defrag hard drives? Hard drives full? Jorgen

With a 2.1 GHz CPU, that is probably as good as it gets for FSX, which is much more demanding of resources than FS2004. Notice that I am talking about the sustained clock rate - in flight simulations, the so-called "turbo", "up-to" or "burst" rates do not matter one iota. That also tells you why FSX runs much better on a 2.53 GHz CPU. What you can do is to go here: https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?259352-FSX-P3D-Software-and-Hardware-Tweaking-Guide and follow the instructions as appropriate for your system, but do not hold out any hope for a stellar performance. Jorgen

Gatow is actually supposed to be the home of an aircraft museum, displaying among other things the German ramp-launched F-104 (with ramp), but I have actually never been there... yet! Jorgen