Hi,

since I`ll get my new system in the coming weeks, is there a way to shorten the install on the new system? I remember just copying FS9 onto the new system, this wouldn`t work I bet. The payware addons wouldn`t like this idea too I guess.

Any tips? Which files should I keep?

TIA

Karsten

Hi Karsten, have you had a look at this? http://laplink.com/pcmover/pcmoverupgradeassistant.html

I've tried to find the differences between FSX and FS9 as far as "portability" goes (for a potential future upgrade) and wasn't very successful.

From my understanding (not being an FSX user yet) of course there's first the matter of FSX being hardware activated. Which you can get around with some files you certainly will be able to find online.

I think there's a tool around that copies the registry entries for FSX and rewrites them. You will obviously want to put it in the same drive letter and path.

Payware addons are a mixed bag, some just copy and paste themself in the folder structure, some use online activation (which likely means a registry key set) some react to hardware changes. Ideally the software should offer you to reactivate.

So after two days it is done, the basic FSX install is on the new machine, including all payware (several Aerosoft AIrport and -fields in Germany, REX OD, UTX, GEX, Traffic X and my hangar of payware a/c). Some freeware still to come, but OTOH great to get rid of scrap.

The new system is a Asus P2P67 with a i7 2600k, 8 Gigs of RAM, a Asus GTX 570, a 64 GB SSD for the OS (Win7 pro), a 1TB Samsung HD as storage and a Audigy Gamer.


Holy #%&*$#, this thing is FAST. When I unlock the fps limiter it shows over 100 fps at times over rural area in the default Cessna. And this is even with stock CPU speed of 3.4 GHz, I think with the Thermalright Archon Cooler, there is the possibility of adding around 1 Ghz more speed. I locked it at 40 fps though.

Great fun!