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Can't completely remove FSX..Can't reinstall..

Hi, i was wondering if anyone could help me with my problem. I have bought and install FSX a couple of weeks ago, however recently i was unable to play the game all of a sudden.. when i tries to play, i encounter this msg "Error 1721: There is a problem w...

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Last answer CRJCapt

Vampire69

Keymaps for FSX

Can anyone tell me where to get my hands on a printable copy of the Keymap/Key assignments? Is there a file in the root dir? I need it for ease of use in programming my X-45. Cheers...

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Last answer Vampire69

KEEGAN

My laptop and pc upgrade help

hi there i am just wondering what could i upgrade on my destop pc and my laptop to run fsx my desktop is a hp pavilion a640.uk it has 256mb installed but i added an extra 256mb eryer this year as it was going very slow in fs9 i dont k...

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guest 12

RAM?

hey guys i have a small prob. i want to know how to tell what kind of ram i have. Im not sure if its pc2700 or pc3200. is there a way i can find out with putting it in a computer because my pc is crashed out and i have to wait a couple of days for my new ...

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airbourne

Screenshot Folder

On Flight sim X , Dose anyone know if there is an Screenshot Folder ?...

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Last answer Charlie10

navyredman

Can somebody help me with the glider

I've wanted to become a glider pilot for a long time, but I can't seem to master it in the sim. Could somebody explain to me how to stay in the thermal and get altitude? I can get in the thermal for a few seconds, but I always get right out. I'm using a l...

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Last answer navyredman

PIC1stOfficer

Warning Buying FSX May Change You To A Whiner

Sad but true. Though there are exceptions the fact remains that if you buy FSX a high percentage of whining will take over your posts. Oh not just the usual mean spirited banter that you see in some ego ridden old timers posts. You will seem to have "...

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Last answer Charlie10

Norway

747 Test Flight

I just fell down and crash at the last stall test. Some tips for me?...

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Last answer guest 12

lds_soldier

Please...No More Posts "Will My PC Run FSX?" !

Let's try to keep all of the "Will my PC run FSX? and "What do I need to run FSX? questions in one place. Read through existing posts and respond to the appropiate choice. Keeping track of them must be a daunting process when a new one is created for ea...

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Last answer GoodisonBlue

Guest

Flight Sim X stutters too much

I am so fed up that Microsoft have the nerve too release one of the worst optimised software ever. FSX is suppose to be an improvement over 2004, but this just is'nt the case. The 2004 version worked fine, but FSX is like watching a slide show. If I was w...

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Last answer lds_soldier

owl1972

CYBORG EVO WIRELESS JOYSTICK PROBLEM

Hi, can anybody help me I wonder...I have just purchased the above joystick, it's wireless and occassionally it just freezes and refuses to do anything, these periods last for upto a minute...anybody got any ideas. At all other times it's action is faultl...

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Last answer RadarMan

Qantas_here_I_come

My Computer and FSX

Hey guys Sorry about asking the same question that everybody else asks but I dont know whether it is worth buying the $119 FSX if my computer cant play it so just to clarify it... can my computer play fsx? Specs -AMD Cpu 2200+ -512mb of ...

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Last answer RadarMan

b3mmredm

SDK

I've just downloaded the SDK update from FSInsider and it says i need to install the origional SDK from the FSX Deluxe Edition. I've got the Deluxe edition so how do i install it to put this update i've downloaded from FSInsider onto it? RADARMAN, If y...

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Scream

How to start a flight with your engine & electronics off

Hello, I am trying to find if there is a way to start a flight with everything switched off? I hate that such an option was not included. I want to start the plane myself!...

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Last answer thunderbird522

HockeyDude2424

talking to other pilots

Can you talk to the controller in multiplayer with FSX standard? What I am trying to say is can you talk to real life people playing and real life people controlling the control tower? ❓...

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Last answer Running

Lukemaxxxxxx

Flight Sim X - Triple Head 2 GO?

Hi all Anyone useing TripHead2go and flight simX, R u getting good results. What kind of graphics settings do you have in place? Its a bit slow for me, so i was testing the water as it were...

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Guest

when to turn off autopilot for landing...

When you are landing when do you turn off the autopilot? I'm having a realy hard time lining up with the runway. I have yet to land on the run way lol. Some help please...

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Last answer RadarMan

Goose232

Rod Machado sends me into a mountain

Student Pilot: Lesson 3 - Climbs And Descents. Rod sends you into a mountain....

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Last answer Charlie10

CaptainKW

Problems with IFR in FSX

Hello, This is just a general question to anyone really to see if they are having the same problems or if its just me. Since playing FSX now for 3 days im finding it incredibly hard to follow an IFR flight plan. there is a new option "follow flight ...

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hoelmkjaer

A bit diappointed about my comp's performance...

Hello everyone 😀 Mmm, so I actually got FSX for christmas, woohoo! 😂 Anyways... Been playing it a lot the last couple of days, and I've tried playing a bit with the graphics settings. What really bothers me, is that I don't think my ...

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Last answer simon1

airbourne

What do u think of FSX

Tell us all What U THINK...

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Last answer Charlie10

CaptainKW

What Planes are in FSX?

Ok so y'day i ordered FSX. im really excited.....infact in p**sing my pants with excitement!! I dont care for peoples opinions so im going into this open mindedly. But can someone please tell me what planes are on FSX? I have purchased the Deluxe version ...

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Last answer Charlie10

tomthetank

3 things that I dont like

The 3 things that I dont like so far 747 2D panel its no better then fs9 Seat adjustment(ie view over the 2D/3D panel) Ok you change your seat hight (Ctrl + Q) you change views and your sat on the floor again :evil: And finally the biggest :cens...

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Guest

Helicopter's direction (yaw) always pulling to the left.

Hi I'm pretty competent at flying the Heli's however I notice they pull slightly to the left which has to be corrected with constant rotational pressure on the joystick to increase tail rotor yaw. I'm using a Microsoft Forcefeedback joystick which n...

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Last answer Charlie10

tomthetank

Calling all taildraggers

You are going to like this I think Goto the missions and select emergency.There is a taildraggers delight there with some pretty spectacular scenery(even on my old relic of a PC)Some pretty tough flying and a tricky landing to be had and a very greatful ...

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Last answer Charlie10

Goose3433

Help needed with Private Pilot CheckRide

I've gone through all the tutorials right from the very beginning and read all the theory stuff. I've completed everything upto this point. I do have certain problems with trimming the plane but nothing that bad. Basically I fail right away on the 90 D...

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Last answer Charlie10

rossi85

Best headset for flight sim x

Could someone please tell me which is the best recomended headest n mic to get for flight sim x ....

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Last answer Charlie10

PowerUser

Saved video bug?

Hello, I recorded video when I'm taking off in free flight (I think it is not possible to record the video on other missions) and I make my gears up upon taking off, of course. Later when I'm watching the video, I notice that gears are on whole flight d...

Planes pulling to right...

Hi all I'm brand new to the world of flight sims with my copy of FSX and i'm really enjoying it. Learning a lot as I go along but the problem that's really annoying me is planes pulling to the right of the runway as I start take off. It's a real ba...

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Last answer to_coolguys

mat3329

Planes in FSX: Flying the Goose and the Maule

Hey ppl! Hope you all enjoy this Sim as much as I do! Really awesome scenery and all! I was wondering how I could get to fly the Goose and the Maule, I have the not-Deluxe version of the sim, and only AI has the Goose and Maule, any way I can get into tho...

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Last answer sammahax

Zaxol

Please read need some help landing

Ok I'm trying to land in Cairo and was wondering is it normal to circle the airport like 8 times? And when do I disengage autopilot please reply so I can land...

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Last answer azabro

coenst

how do i get passengers?

how do i get passengers on and off a plane?where do i pick them up and how do i instruct them to get on and off?Can it be done??...

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Last answer Guest

ohboy710

Auto Rudder

Can somebody explain to me exactly what an auto-rudder is? When I check the box in setting, its much easier to control, but I was to know exactly what that means....

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Last answer MAVIRICKII

pcmechanic

My joystick does not work with FSX???

Hi all! I have a SAITEK CYBORG EVO WIRELESS joystick and I cannot get it to work properly with FSX. Whilst the ailerons work, the POV, throttle etc don't. I checked the same joystick on FS2004 and it works absolutely fine. Anyone any ideas wha...

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trislander

FSX NEEDS DEBUGGING?

I was so exited to get my new FSX. 😂 The install seemed to go great. However (here goes) the quality of the graphics were very poor. Line in the sky, cloud and rain well a mash of purple colours. Frame rates were very poor. Aircraft views were v...

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Last answer RadarMan

to_coolguys

Funny FSX Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r63FcxZkF78 Here is the link to the funniest FSX video I have ever seen.Couldn't help laughing at the end..Guys just watch the pilot handling a landing gear emergency...Just quite funny...I wonder how these videos are ma...

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Last answer skypilot2

DLAM

Judder or lockup?

Hi guys, My stepdad got this game for Christmas, and it was working fine on his PC - except it was really juddery. He bought himself a new 1gb memory stick to hopefully smooth it out, but now whenever he starts the game up it locks up on the first scre...

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Last answer pilatflyr

Guest

need help installing fsm x

i just bought fsmx yesterday and when i tried to install it it got all the way done and then said "error 1935" has occured need help asap...

Will my system run fsx??????

Intel core 2 duo 2.4 ghz 250gb hard drive 1gb memory 256mb nVidia GeForce 7900gs...

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Guest

key

duz anyone hav a fsx product key so i can activate my game ?...

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ATC HELP

ATC HELP Pleaseeee help me with Freqency control.. :(

ok, heres the thing i can't get my mind off. Im kind of new to the ATC role in airports, most favoured-- TNCM intl. I work as Tower, while i have another person help me with approach, the thing that i want to know is..if a third**** person joins Tower,...

Radarman please help

I've just got fsx today for christmas and was just wondering if you could tell me what graphic card would let me runs fsx smottley with siome more detail than low thanks radarman Cheers 😀...

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Last answer lds_soldier

flychem

FSX Virtual Cockpit!!!!

The defaul cockpit is the VC, which i hate, and can't uncheck it! Does anyone know how to change default from VC to panel?...

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Last answer Craig810

u5ndh

How do i reset the pilot log and rewards gained so far?

I'm new to FSX and MS flight sims in general. I've been playing for a few days so far but want to start a new log as if i'm new without all my trial missions and the rewards i've gained so far. I can delete the log with no problem but is there a way of...

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Last answer Sveardze

lekkimsm2500

Flour bombing at anytime?

Hi. I was wondering if it is possible to change something, so flour bombs become available at anytime as well as in free fly mode. - Lekkimsm2500...

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Running

FSX Scenery Patch Out

And from all the bugs I can think off, they decided to fix this: Certain highly-detailed scenery add-ons that make use of large satellite images may not display correctly in Flight Simulator X. Specifically, you’ll notice large rectangular areas that...

FSX without SP2 !

Because Microsoft is a crapy OS I have came into the situation (since half a year now), that any attempt to install SP2 on my PC unfortunately fails. MS Support Advice: "Please reinstall your PC from scratch." Which I refuse because it would at least ...

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eyepoint up/down dont work?

Anyone have any trouble moving the eyepoint on the external view up or down? I do this on FS9 no problem by using SHIFT+ENTER and SHIFT+BACKSPACE, but it doesnt seem to work on FSX! Note this is for the external view, not the aircraft view (works fine on...

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denmanrooke

Flight Sim X with Saitek x52

In the apparent absence of any profiles for this combination of FS X and the Saitek x52 flightstick and rudder, I'm trying, with considerable difficulty, to build one of my own. However, at this stage I can't even seem to get the most basic things wor...

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Last answer gheib1

saint4

Lights 738

Is there a way to have the 738 logo light and the passengers cabins window lights come on. I've had fsx deluxe from release, only now i'm asking though....

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