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EHM-2101 Tarik:
Hi!


--- Quote ---Intel Pentium 4, 2.93 Ghz
1024 Mt RAM Memory
nVidia GeForce 6600GT graphic card
OS: Windows Vista
FS: FS2004
All "heavy" programs closed, such as anti-virus
--- End quote ---


That's my situation and the result is that, FPS is 5-10 with low settings. How is that possible? What's wrong with my computer, or what is the case? :'(

Edit: No, FPS isn't limited to 10 or something like that..

Regards,

EHM-1703 Philip:
The only thing I can suggest is you throw another 1mb of RAM in there if you can afford it.... Also the Nvidia Vista drivers aren't brilliant so there may be a few settings you need to play with there....

Basically, I think your problems may be extending from the fact you are running Vista.... Vista loves to use as much RAM as it can which may be stealing some from FS2004, I heard that the standard amount of RAM that vista uses is somewhere around 800mb.... this is only leaving 200mb of RAM free for your FS..... If you could borrow some that would be great so you could prove the point!

EHM-1001 Robert:
Yes it is true. Vista eats around 700-800MB, while my FS eats the same with some add-ons and ProjectAI...that is why I use XP instead.

Also FPS depends on the scenery and plane you use. You can see my specs, and if I sit into the default Cessna anywhere in the World with add-on or default scenery, I can get at least 20FPS...and both your CPU and GFx card is faster than mine.

Another option would be (also if you can afford) to install Windows XP on a separate partition of the HDD, and use the good'ol OS for FS2004 ;)

EHM-2143 Tommi:
Basic rule with Vista:
You need to have 1Gb ram to run it and 2Gb to play with it :8

EHM-2101 Tarik:

--- Quote ---Another option would be (also if you can afford) to install Windows XP on a separate partition of the HDD, and use the good'ol OS for FS2004 ;)
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Yeah, this is the option I have been thinking about (not only because FS2004). But there's just a problem that I'm not such a hyper expert with these things. I'm bit scared to partitioning now, since when I did it while ago it confused my whole computer. But now I have 4 partitions in my 250Gt harddrive. (For Windows, for Softwares and Games, and 2 for a "holding place" to my stuff). Maybe if I make one more partition and try to install XP there. So would that work..? But how does the booting work after that..? Does Windows give me a simple change to choose either XP or Vista?


PS. Oh and the main point is now that I don't know where my XP's install CD is ;D
PS2. With some Vista experience, I fully agree with Tommi (Btw, it's Finnish name.. Finn?)

Regards,

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