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EHM-1997 Alexander:
have you installed the program under the program files folder on vista or win 7?

I recommend installing elsewhere, like c:\flightsims\

EHM-2383 Ian:
Yes I have Alexander.

My hard drive seems to be named OS(C) so would I simply create a pathway os(c):\flightsims or would I have to put in os(c):\flightsims\FS9? Sorry I'm no good on computers and need things spelled out in nursery language.

Thanks.

Ian

EHM-2383 Ian:
PS Alexander.
Would I also put FS9 in the flightsims folder?

EHM-0654 Murray:
Yes Ian, rather than OS(C):\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Whatever, you should change it to OS(C):\FlightSims\Whatever.

EHM-1997 Alexander:
Yes and Yes.

I would uninstall both programs to avoid registry problems before reinstalling.

Click Start->My computer and double click on the C drive. Click on 'new folder' (or right click and select new folder) and call it Flightsim (name doesn't matter).

Install FS9 and FSX to folders inside this flightsim folder. eg C:\Flightsim\FS2004 and C:\Flightsim\FSX

The reason to do this is as a security feature, both vista and windows 7 control access to the program files path, but it can cause problems with installing addons into FS9 and FSX if they are in that folder as you need elevated privileges for every install.

Once installed and patched up to date, I also right click on both the FS9 and FSX .exes and under compatibility disable desktop composition.

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