FSX Tips and Tricks by Tom Rogers

This thread has been produced as a result of a request placed on the FSX forum. The idea of this thread is simply to provide a reference/start point for all FSX enthusiasts to refer to when they are;· First setting up the software· Wanting to modify/tweak it for whatever reason· Looking to improve performance· Solve any problems that may have arisen· Any other reason….In the first instance this thread is designed to be impartial and something that should be continually modified as and when new developments are found. This thread is a knowledge space for all to benefit from.So if you do have any suggestions or feel certain items should be added or removed presumably a message to the admin staff would be the place to aim for.With this in mind below is a list of references/threads that provide information on the setup and tweaking of FSX. The list is in no order of priority or importance.It is a given that not everyone will benefit from all of this information and in fact it may have negative impact on your setup, but it is designed to give a broad overview of various aspects of FSX setup.SETUP GUIDESNickN’s – Setting up FSX and How to Tune it http://www.simforums.com/forums/setting-up-fsx-and-how-to-tune-it_topic29041.htmlThis guide also provides a link for those who use Windows 7.Bojotes - Tweaking and Tuning tool for (FSX SP2/Accel - ESP/Prepar3D) http://www.venetubo.com/fsx.htmlBojotes – Tweak Compilation http://forum.avsim.net/topic/297361-bojotes-tweak-compilation/Mathijs Kok – Why I Get 50fps in FSX and You Might Not http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?showtopic=30796HARDWARE BENCHMAKINGCorey Meeks - FSX Benchmarking Toolhttp://forum.avsim.net/topic/329116-fsxmark11/UTILITIES/UPDATESBojotes – Shader MOD 3http://www.venetubo.com/sha3mod.zipnHancer http://www.nhancer.com/Nvidia Inspectorhttp://blog.orbmu2k.de/tools/nvidia-inspector-toolFPS Limiterhttp://www.vaafse.org/simskunkworks/...imiter_0.2.rar An Alternative FPS Limiterhttp://forum.avsim.net/topic/322993-alternative-external-fps-limiter/page__hl__fpslimiterESSENTIAL FILESFSX Crashes When Using Menus? Uiautomationcore.dllhttp://forum.avsim.net/topic/326554-fsx-crashes-when-using-menus/page__p__1933176__hl__uiautomationcore__fromsearch__1#entry1933176http://forum.avsim.net/tutorials/article/38-fsx-win7-crash-from-function-select/When all else failshttp://www.google.comIf you have any further suggestions please make admin aware and I’m sure they can consider your request.