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Which do you use on Windows 7 64bit? (RC4 vs PFE)

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Does anyone here use RC4 or PFE with Windows 7 64bit?

PFE in Win7 Home Premium 64 bits. No problem at all. I don't remember if I've set any compatibility mode, or if I gave PFE administrator rights (I'm at work). Anyway, it works with no problem.Best regards from Colombia,Luis Miguel

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Luis Hernández 20px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png20px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png

Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...

Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .

VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.

RC4 here with no problems.Cheers, SLuggy

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Using PFE without problems.

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I've got PFE and added the upgrade pack provided by Oncourse. Unfortunately when the ADV file gets built, my app hangs. RC4 also hangs whenever I try to switch freqs to either get clearance or switch to WX. Not sure what's happening in either case, but it's completely shut down my rebuild project. With PFE, I've done everything I know possible to get it to work (run as admin, compatibility mode, etc) and still no joy. About the only thing I can think of with RC4 is maybe the current version of FSUIPC (unregistered) is not functioning properly.Which version of FSUIPC do you guys have installed? Did you do anything special with it from a permissions perspective?

You should have FSUIPC 3.98 or later for FS9 (and Makerwys 4.41 for FS9 and FSX). RC should be started with a shortcut having its run as admin property set. It is also essential that FS9 be started with a run as admin property. If you still have issues browse the RC support forum on AVSIM paying particular attention to the pinned topics at the forum head.

PFE in Win7 Home Premium 64 bits. No problem at all. I don't remember if I've set any compatibility mode, or if I gave PFE administrator rights (I'm at work). Anyway, it works with no problem.
Now that I remember, I've set PFE in Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode, no admin rights at all. I also set PFE folder with full control for users. Hope this helps.Best regards from Colombia,Luis Miguel

Best regards,
Luis Hernández 20px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png20px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png

Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...

Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .

VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.

Hi,I will be receiving my new PC with Win 7 Home Premium next week and as a XP 32 guy I really do not know what these terms mean. Could you help me get in gear for my new rig, please?

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You'll find that with Windows 7, half the stuff that worked fine in WinXP will no longer work as expected. This is due in part to the user access control and the 'sandbox' nature in which Windows 7 was frameworked with. This requires you to run almost every single program 'as administrator' by right clicking the binary and choosing the option or by choosing properties and enabling "run this program as Administrator". It's been a massive whipping for me so far as you can probably tell.

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Now that I remember, I've set PFE in Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode, no admin rights at all. I also set PFE folder with full control for users. Hope this helps. Best regards from Colombia,Luis Miguel
I've got the latest PFE and Windows 7, and I didn't need to run it that way. I did have to install it as an administrator, though, and took some patience to get installed correctly. Works fine for me now.

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