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cthiggin

Capturing FSX Pics

Hello fellow simmers - I have seen some great photos posted here of simmers capturing in-flight shots as well as stills - What program is being used OR is there a way of capturing in FSX? - I know you can do a short video, but stills? Thanks in advance ...

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Michaelvg1

Is FSX Open GL?

What does it mean? My Nvidia control panel has this option but don't know whether or not to set it on......

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Karlw

Yaaa rgeat news about the pmdg 744 and md-11

➡ http://www.precisionmanuals.com/ Can anyone please tell me if the 744 will be free for update or will it be just like buyimng the aircraft again?...

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Karlw on
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Even possible to build a home PC that will run FSX flawless?

I have a dual core E6400 @ 3.2ghz stable, along with an 8800GTS 640MB Graphics Card, and 2x 1GB of Ram, running XP 32 Bit SP2. I just downloaded FSX SP2, and although a very noticeable improvement, its not the type of performance I would expect with a ...

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chlorinekid on
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Typo on previous post: Sorry, but still need help..

Trying to Install Flight Simulator X. Constantly getting a .cab error half way through install. error is: D1Fea~18.cab is corrupted. I've talked with MS Support, didn't work. Done a clean boot, no help. This game has had an attempted re-install s...

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RadarMan on
EricRC

Have you met this error during the installation of FSX??

During the final moment of the installation, an error 1935 message appeared, it's about something like "error installing assembly ...... simconnect " and so on. I've tried to format my system drive and re-install the winXP with SP2 and then install the ga...

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Guest

NO MORE TROLLS ABOUT FUEL TRUCKS & JETWAYS PLS

NO MORE TROLLS ABOUT FUEL TRUCKS & JETWAYS PLS would the mod pls make a sticky ?...

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Karlw

samian design yak-42 help

the read me file says ➡ Model, Panel & Aircraft files and gauges should not be altered and cannot be incorporated into other shareware or freeware programs or published on any electronic or mechanical media anywhere without permission. Th...

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CRJCapt on
Bran09

Installshield Unable to load runtime scripting FSX

when i try to install fsx it says install sheild unable to load runtime scripting...

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Bran09 on
NSX

Spot view trouble, help please

Hi all, I'm still having trouble with spot view. Sometimes it zoomes in so far it's making the plane look silly and the view is un-flyable. I made a screenie so you can see for yourself, this is made after zooming out as far as it would go. ...

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Chris102

Deluxe and Standard

I got my DVD drive, so I'm almost ready for FSX (need a graphics card!) I noticed that FSX Deluxe has 21 detailed airports, 38 detailed cities. And, FSX Standard has 16 detailed airports, 28 detailed cities. Would someone be able to give me a lis...

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chlorinekid

some help needed to find a website...

ok, so i ain't been around these parts for a while but im back like the leech i am to ask for some help!! many months ago i used to use a website that generated 'missions' for the user to use within flight simulator (was fs2004 at the time) you firs...

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chlorinekid on
737FLIER

Configuring a new PC with sp1 out

I was in the middle of making a decision on a new computer when sp1 came out. With Sp1 making things run FSX faster should I change some things. FSX is the only High detail game I will run on it. Remeber if I have to change some things I also have to subt...

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Bran09

Error 1172 on re-install?

okay when i try to reinstall fsx it shows error 1722,there is a problem with this windows installer package.A program run as part of setup dod not finish as expacted please help me...

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RadarMan on
oldsamer

Archiving fsx_sp1_ENU.exe problem

After downloading FSX Service Pack 1, My 1st action was to attempt to copy it onto a CD using winXp "send to" drive D. That didn't work, Got a "fsx_sp1_ENU.exe contains extra info attached to it that might to lost" . Tried Windows explorer copy/paste, sam...

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Tailhook on
mpf858

Cannot Download Scenery File from flyawaysimulation.com

I’ve been trying to download the file “FSX/FS2004 Lost Angeles South East Scenery Package”, SLI_FX.zip at https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/1406/fsx-fs2004-lost-angeles-south-east-scenery-package/ This is a 60Mb file, and it quits down...

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Tailhook on
Guest

FSX Exits itself

Hi, I just bought a new pc and FSX running win vista. for some reason when in the program and I am changing an option, downloading real weather the whole program exits out.... anyone knows why that could be? thanks...

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mpan3

FSX SP1 'Later this week': Promises 40% performance Increase

FSX SP1 News:AMD quote Today AMD announced their new Phenom™ processor here. As part of this press release, Aces Studio participated with a quote about our improved multi-core support in SP1. The quote stated “Like AMD, we too envision quad-...

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shirke01 on
benbastock

virtual airlines entrance exam

can anybody tell me where to get help with this va entrance exam if you know any of the answers here are the questions 8. You are on final approach to runway 26, whose magnetic heading is 264. The correct OBS setting should be... Choices: ...

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jellrod on
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Motherboard?

Hey everybody I'm pretty new in this forum , but I've heard a lot of good things about it. Here's my question: What does the motherboard do. I mean, I have just spent a lot of money buying a new computer, which I constructed on my own. The specs ar...

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Mavix

ATi or Nvidia?

I have narrowed my graphics card choice down to the Ati Radeon X1600 and the Geforce 7600GS. The X1600 has 256Mb DDR3, and according to the Palit website the core clock speed up to 575Mhz and the memory clock speed up to 1000Mhz. According to Toms Hardwar...

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bawls327 on
Sno0ze

Fuel Burn Calculation

Is there an easy way? lol...

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lionlicker on
BHortonAP13

"Lisa Marie" Elvis Jet

I was wondering if someone could make a replica of Elvis' "Lisa Marie" Jet for FSX. If someone knows of it being made already, please let me know... I'm not sure even what type of jet it was... Any information when the download is available please send m...

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BHortonAP13 on
Tailhook

Weary of YouTube?

Beat the YouTube Blues and head straight to where it's happening: http://www.simtube.com// 😎...

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cheezyflier on
Guest

" fsx was unable to load some program files and will no

i have a problem when running fsx, when i click on the .exe icon on the desktop a message appear to me saying" fsx was unable to load some program files and will now exit, please try to re-install or repair the installation" and actually i did that ...

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Gazz22wyorks

FSX start

Hi I was flying the african safari mission when I suffered a spike of some kind. System shut down and ever since then FSX has developed a habit of auto loading in a tike mid air over friday harbor. Any ideas how to disable this and just load the pro...

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RadarMan on
luigi_m_

Just getting into FSX, help needed

I've just got my new computer which consists of 3.6ghz processor, 2Gb RAM and a 256 BIT nvidia nforce 6100 IGP, and just ordered FSX, but I want to get the best looks at possible, so I need a shopping list for: 1. Best scenery addons for UK & Europe. M...

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k_camacho11

Help...FSX Running Slow On My Comp.

I have a HP Pavilion dv6000 Labtop with Windows Vista. It has a AMD Turiom 64 with 1.60 GHz, 1982 RAM, and 105 GB hardrive. For some reason, FSX isn't running that good. The frames per second are real slow and it lags a lot. Can someone help me out? T...

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bawls327 on
Smailey112

Longest Flight

Hi, just got the idea, of hearing how far people have been flying on FSX... My record is Houston (KIAH) to Amsterdam (EHAM) that took me 10 hours and 30 min... Lets see how far people acctually have gone😛 And people, dont lie😀...

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guest on
VinnyTS3

What is G-MAX ?

?????...

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GundamWZero on
millertime

tweaking display settings for optimal fps

hey there, i had looked for about a half hour trying to find a thread that had tweaking tips for display settings, such as what to increase, what sucks up alot of fps, etc... i know it depends on what system but this is what i got and i get decent fps but...

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lionlicker

Longs and Latts from GPS?

I am trying to get away from using the cheat line (Shift Z - brings up the red text on the top of the screen) Does anybody know how to use the GPS to get the longtitude and lattitude of your current position? Or is it not possible. Would have though...

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CRJCapt on
bobrob

new computer: can I set up FSX again?

I had bought and installed FSX on my old and inadequate PC.It didn't perform well. Now I've just built a first rate gaming computer and want to try FSX again. I certainly don't want to buy a new copy, but I've heard that I have to. I've also heard that yo...

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2robplaying on
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SpaceShipOne

When do we get to fly this ? ...

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anonymouse91 on
Sam Fisher

Fuel Truck?

I can't seem to find any airports that support getting a fuel truck. Is there a way to find out? I'm finding many of them don't have one....

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bart5986 on
ivan08

detailed airports

does anyone know if kbos is one of the detailed airprots.. :o...

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mattconn

What role does L2 cache be with fsx, or 2004 for that matter

I see a lot of info relating to graphics cards and processor speed, but with AMD cutting back on L2 cache and I don't really know where Intel is, how critical is it to flight sims, such as fsx/20004. For now I am going to upgrade to a simple athlon for...

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mike20022

has anyone seen any wildlife in FSX ?

Hi all Well since I brought FSX I just can't stop playing, It's great. Just a thought, has anyone seen any wildlife, and where did you see it? as I have only seen dolphin's and seagull's at Lihue and have never come across any of these anywhere ...

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Taylor on
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Fire Trucks ???

is there Fire Trucks at the airport ???...

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XxEastwoodxX

How to get wildlife in FSX

Does anybody know how to have Birds, Dolphins, Giraffes etc in FSX. I can't seem to see them. Regards, -XxEastwoodxX...

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Mavix

AMD Sempron 3000+

Being on a rather limited budget I'm thinking of getting a computer with a AMD Sempron 3000+ CPU on an Nvidia NF6100 motherboard. Will I get good FSX performance from this CPU? Thanks...

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cthiggin

Best Controller for Helicopters

Ready to do the helicopter missions and learn how to fly these rascals - The SimYoke does not get it with a chopper - What is the "best" controller you folks have found to use? - Thanks in advance. cthiggin ❓...

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Tailhook on
Mavix

64-bit or 32-bit

Which would be better for FSX? 64-bit dual core AMD or 32-bit dual core Intel?...

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CRJCapt on
Guest

2D panel crashes my computer

if I bring up a 2D instrument (50% trans), and I move the cursor over it, the computer will hang. To be exact, the graphic card hung. It is an ATI R9200 I have all the latest drivers and patches. Do you know why it hangs?...

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Guest

Flight sim x wont run

Hi. i have just bought and installed flight sim x. i also bought a sapphire x1950 pro agp. when i try to run flight sim x i get the following error "flight simulator is not working with your video card. verify latest drivers..." i have the latest c...

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Karlw

Is sp1 out yet

If not where can I check on it?...

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Geoffos on
millertime

will these specs run fsx with efficient enjoyable fps?

I know the big issue is fps and i know these specs can run fsx i just wanted to know if i will be able to experience a good frame rate and run the game pretty fast. Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6700 (2.66GHz) 4GB DDR2-667...

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JLangevin on
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MS FSX REALISM

Someone in here a Pilot? Could someone please give me some info on how realistic MS Flight Simulator really is?...

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jeffb57

gpws

does anyone know if fs X will have a built in gpws in aircraft with retractable gears and flaps?...

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Tartanaviation on
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which notebook computer is powerful enough to play FSX ?

which notebook computer is powerful enough to play FSX ?...

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