does anyone know why fraps gives me a very different reading than the ms -fsx fps counter within the programFraps readings are almost double the fsx reading?Is this a know issue or does anyone have any exp with this,Peter

I believe FRAPS only shows the FPS that it is currently recording at, not the actual FPS of the game you are recording.-m@

Sounds like your running multiple monitors or have the option for multiple monitors enabled, in which case FRAPS will report double the framerate. BTW FRAPS reports the actual frame rate of your game or app when you are using it as framerate counter (recording is a secondary function of FRAPS).