Hi everyone I've moved to this forum in the hope of a better response. I know this paticular subject is dear to our hearts but I'm almost there and I hope someone is out there to guide in the final piece of te jigsaw!!Having used FS9 on my Dell ATI Radeon laptop for over 3 years without issue I recenty invested in a new desktop. What a nightmare. I never realised nvidia graphics was such pain!HP-PavillionVista Home Premium 32bitNvidia 8500GT (512mb)(Updated Latest Driver forceware 163.75)Quad processor 2.4Ghzand more memory etc you can swing a cat at!Having finally and painstakingly got rid of sceney shimmer using Enhanser & the Nvidia Conrol Panel (I'm very happy with that) I'm left with one final problem. As soon as certain aircraft begin to move the textures of that aircraft begin to shimmer. Strangely enough this only happens on most of my downloaded ones. FSTraffic aircraft & default aircraft for example don't!! If I zoom right in however the shimmmer disappears. I've trolled every forum, played for hours with my CFG & enhanser but cannot cure this final problem. Can anyone out there throw me a lifeline 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Hi,Why not contact the developers of those "certain aircraft" and ask them if they know why. But if the "certain aircraft" are freeware, you maybe shouldn't. Have a look in the readme-files and see if the developer wants any feedback. If not, just uninstall and go on with what ever you do in your life. Remember that freeware is a gift. Never ever complain! If you don't like it, throw it away and say no more.Ulf B

If you say so!Can anyone offer some positive advice please? This is an nvidia problem not a aircraft issue as they work fine on my Dell with ATI Radeon?