I am not sure if I shoul re Perchase Radar contact again. I have used so many activations since I have originaly bought it. Probably over 35. I belive after so many reg key request I got cut off. I have had a volital system and I am trying to find new ways of making it last longer that a few months with out redoing the entire system from scratch. ( formatting and reinstalling windows 7 and fsx)I would be more that happy to re buy radar contact but I dont know If I could get a reg key again if I did. If I get the DVD version does it ask for a reg key based on a hard ware id number? BTW I hate that my hard ware number changes every time I reset my system. Also thanks to JD for making this fine pruduct.

Your first priority is to get a stable computer. Until that is achieved you're wasting your time with Flight Sim let alone RC.Why is your system so unstable?

Doesn't RC v4 provid unlimited activations, if not that would be a shame.Would be waiste to purchase something you've already purchased. But 35 activations are a tad to much, instable hardware combined with FS don't go well together.

the system itself is not unstable I shoulda reword that. however flight simulator it seems becomes unstable longer it's installed. the simulator works fine the first month or so but after a while I start getting several crash to desktop errors. Mostly it g3d.dll ntdll.dll crashes. I hav alot of payware aircraft an scenery aswell. But i have found that fsps booter is solving that problem for me. I havent had ctd since installing it. I also run several other applications and games and those run 100 percent stable so I guess I should say fsx is less stable after time.

the system itself is not unstable I shoulda reword that. however flight simulator it seems becomes unstable longer it's installed. the simulator works fine the first month or so but after a while I start getting several crash to desktop errors. Mostly it g3d.dll ntdll.dll crashes. I hav alot of payware aircraft an scenery aswell. But i have found that fsps booter is solving that problem for me. I havent had ctd since installing it. I also run several other applications and games and those run 100 percent stable so I guess I should say fsx is less stable after time.

It sounds like you have graphics card driver problems assuming FSX has been installed without too much tweaking in the FSX.cfg file. A search using g3d.dll and FSX should help with that.But reinstalling RC4 on existing hardware won't require a new key. Hardware has to change for a new key to be required. 35 requests must be something of a record. Only JD can decide on that front.

how long have you guys had your flight simulator installed on your computer? have you ever had to reformat your harddrive. I know that if you try and reinstall flight simulator of the same operating system without reformatting it simconnect will not install properly in you lose track ir support in any network configurations my experiences you'll not get that back unless you reformat windows and then redew everything flight simulator. unfortunately when aces went out of business simconnect never got fixed. I have not yet found a way to repair simconnect so it can be reinstalled without reformatting and reinstalling windows.

also 35 times is overstating its more like 25 i think. I just hate bothering jd for a reg key. My drivers are clean and up to date aswell. Everything is stable finaly (for the moment) FSX has a mind of its own somtimes. I use it almost every day.

It sounds like you have graphics card driver problems assuming FSX has been installed without too much tweaking in the FSX.cfg file. A search using g3d.dll and FSX should help with that.But reinstalling RC4 on existing hardware won't require a new key. Hardware has to change for a new key to be required. 35 requests must be something of a record. Only JD can decide on that front.

the only tweeking is done through FSPS Booster now. I amd done trying to manualy tweek FSX. If left untweeked I get the worst stutters ever. Using the booster I get the smoothest experence possible.

Kevin,It''s not my decision on whether JD will issue you with another key. Only he can decide that and in all likelihood he probably will.In relation to your simconnect problems it's something I've never come across as I've installed FSX once 3 years ago and not had any of the problems you describe. There is a SimConnect forum here which you may find helpful.AS you now appear to have a stable system then the next key should be fine for some time. Make your request through the usual channels.

Hi kevinJust to add what Ray has told you, read this thread http://www.simforums...187.html#198187 Also follow the guide on setting up your graphics card drivers. http://www.simforums.com/forums/nhancer-settings-for-new-drivers-updated-v1932_topic36586.htmlYou have a high end system and you will get great results following Nick's guide. Running fs booster on your system is pointless and unnecessary. Sounds like you are not getting your set up to it's full potential. Now follow the steps without missing anything out, even if you have to start from scratch again. It will be worth it. And then ditch that FS booster. After reading the step by step guide you will not need fs booster. And when you have FSX stable, then contact JD for a key.CheersJulian

how long have you guys had your flight simulator installed on your computer? have you ever had to reformat your harddrive. I know that if you try and reinstall flight simulator of the same operating system without reformatting it simconnect will not install properly in you lose track ir support in any network configurations my experiences you'll not get that back unless you reformat windows and then redew everything flight simulator. unfortunately when aces went out of business simconnect never got fixed. I have not yet found a way to repair simconnect so it can be reinstalled without reformatting and reinstalling windows.

i've never had to reinstall fs9 or fsx. it confuses me why people take such drastic actions, some twice a month. add up how much time you take rebuilding reinstalling the os, reinstalling all of your add-ons - is that number larger than the hours spent flying.there is something seriously wrong with any machine, with any os installation, that requires such constant rebuilds.i'm sure there will be some who will tell me why, and send me links, but i'll say it again. there is something wrong.get your machine stable, and leave it alone. i doubt the latest "registry entry" or newest .ini setting, or putting fs on one processor instead of letting the os decide - will make a hill of beans worth of difference at the end of the day.and i just thought of this, if you are rebuilding/reinstalling every couple of weeks from a golden image, or a saved setup - ask yourself, "self - maybe there is something wrong with my image".just my two cents worth.if the original poster doesn't have his key by now, let me know. i was gone over the weekend, and i let the automated key generator handle it. jd

I am not sure if I shoul re Perchase Radar contact again. I have used so many activations since I have originaly bought it. Probably over 35. I belive after so many reg key request I got cut off. I have had a volital system and I am trying to find new ways of making it last longer that a few months with out redoing the entire system from scratch. ( formatting and reinstalling windows 7 and fsx)I would be more that happy to re buy radar contact but I dont know If I could get a reg key again if I did. If I get the DVD version does it ask for a reg key based on a hard ware id number? BTW I hate that my hard ware number changes every time I reset my system. Also thanks to JD for making this fine pruduct.

no you don't need to repurchase rc. if you don't have your key by now, let me know. i was gone over the weekendjd

i've never had to reinstall fs9 or fsx. it confuses me why people take such drastic actions, some twice a month. add up how much time you take rebuilding reinstalling the os, reinstalling all of your add-ons - is that number larger than the hours spent flying.there is something seriously wrong with any machine, with any os installation, that requires such constant rebuilds.i'm sure there will be some who will tell me why, and send me links, but i'll say it again. there is something wrong.get your machine stable, and leave it alone. i doubt the latest "registry entry" or newest .ini setting, or putting fs on one processor instead of letting the os decide - will make a hill of beans worth of difference at the end of the day.and i just thought of this, if you are rebuilding/reinstalling every couple of weeks from a golden image, or a saved setup - ask yourself, "self - maybe there is something wrong with my image".just my two cents worth.jd

I agree JD, if you do it correct in the first place there is no need to keep re-installing. There is a wide spread mis belief that FSX is unstable, it is only unstable if you spend ever and a day tweaking and installing rubbish like fsbooster. I notice that Kevin's system also is overclocked, How on earth can you get a stable system when you o/clock your CPU when it is not stable in the first place. The reason I posted the link to the guide above was to point to a one stop shop. And that's my 2 cents for what it is worth.CheersJulian

I agree JD, if you do it correct in the first place there is no need to keep re-installing. There is a wide spread mis belief that FSX is unstable, it is only unstable if you spend ever and a day tweaking and installing rubbish like fsbooster. I notice that Kevin's system also is overclocked, How on earth can you get a stable system when you o/clock your CPU when it is not stable in the first place. The reason I posted the link to the guide above was to point to a one stop shop. And that's my 2 cents for what it is worth.CheersJulian

and the overclocked cpu causes the crashes to occur that much faster :-)i could overclock my dell, and i played with it for the novelty of it. when it blue screened for the first time in about 5 years, i laughed at myself, put it back, and haven't seen a blue screen since.if i were trying to find the last digit of pi, i might need to bump it up a little bit. if i want a smoother frame rate, i think i would look elsewhere from the cpu.here's another oldie but goodie. how many folks uninstall an app by deleting the c:\program files\stupid-app-dir? a few people i know of.i'll get off my soap box. quit tweaking, enjoy flying. i think some people enjoy tweaking and end up not flying.jd

Thanks JD and all the people that have commented on this post. You guys have really gave me something to think about. I don't know anybody personally that actually has flight simulator, that's why I look to the forums to see if anybody is posted on anything that I'm having a problem or a an issue. I'm amazed that you had flight simulator on your PC for three years. I have gone through Nick's tweaks guide several times but if found that still causes tremendous amount of stutters in the simulator. I don't really know how to calculate bufferpools accurately either but I think from now I am gonna leave flight simulator as it is to try and learn how to fix it. I'm just not sure about some of the errors that I get. I google the errors all the time but I can never seem to find a fix for them. I know that my system itself is very stable at 4 GHz. It is actually a default parameter of the motherboard for the core I7. However using FS booster I have been able to close flight simulator without a stack hash error yet. I used to get a g3d.dll error at Brisbane Airport addon and using FTX AU Gold and a Cessna citation mustang from flight one every time I took off from Brisbane within 2 minutes and now I've been able to fly for half an hour and Brisbane with no problems (Interesting). But like I said before I'm done trying to reinstall flight simulator and windows and all that. I just would like to say thanks for all the comments is really give me something I think about. And once again thanks JD from making an awesome flight simulator product...

Thanks JD and all the people that have commented on this post. You guys have really gave me something to think about. <snip>

Hi Kevin,My suggestion would be to go to the hardware forum at simforums and ask Nick for help. Seems a darn shame you are getting bad results with the Rolls Royce system you are running.Could be memory timing issue or video driver or whatever. I don't mean to turn this thread into a hardware help desk, but I'm sure Nick will help you. CheersJulian

Thanks for the advice. when I first checked ou Nick N sight it was more for older systems and the Core I 7 was pretty new. But looks like he hase updated it and I am using his advice. Right now fsx is as smooth as glass on my system. thanks for your help.