Mike I used your suggestions just for kicks and was amazed at the increase in FPS without any change in the visuals.I did not use all the settings you suggested, for example I left the water effects on... but used all the cfg tweaks.My FPS doubled such that I now lock FPS at 26My system is an AMD 3Gig with a NVIDIA 4400 Ti 128Mb 1 Gig RamSB Live Platinum THanks much for the tips and the time you spent testing and posting it for all of us.For those who have not seen this post it is now locked at the top of the forum under the topic READ THIS FIRST!Bob S Reno, NV

Here Here.You bet..one of the first things i did with FS9 was do all those settings and tweaks in that topic.BANG ON!..Did em all..Saw power lines today..with ActiveSKy online Squawkbox..FPS 20

Hey Bob,Great news!! Glad you got everything up and running to your liking. Nothing more I hate is to see a "grounded" flight simmer :-)Take care and thanks for the thanks!! It's much appreciatedMikehttp://www.members.shaw.ca/madamo/boeingsig.jpg

Hey Shooterman,Excellent! Glad you got it all working for you!!Have fun flying!Mikehttp://www.members.shaw.ca/madamo/boeingsig.jpg