Hey Guys,Few questions, I am starting a fresh re-install of FSX,1. What is the best way todo this?2. I have AS2012 and Gex, what is the best way to put these on?3. Tweaks spacific to my system.4. A good shading tweekAny help in these matters gents is greatly appriciated. I know there is an endless list of things todo to FSX, but im looking at making it look "Real" rather than clinical like it looked before i started the re-install.hope this makes sence :sad:cheersJames

Sometimes a fresh start is a "must-be-done" chore. We get to the point where we have too many addons and "junk" that FSX takes time away from flying just to organize and setup.1.Make sure you don't have any floaters (term I like to call docs, or file segments left behind from uninstalling the program). We want an absolute clean slate here, any floaters, could, potentially affect the newly installed program. Use a C: cleaner afterwards and have it do a thorough disk clean. I personally us CCleaner (google it and download).2.With the addons that you have, categorize and make prioritize. Which ones do you want, and which ones can you do with out (I like to refer to these ones as addons i wanted to try out but never used after that initial trial) lol. Install after you install FSX.3.In FSX, you need to choose the optimal settings for your pc configuration. This will ensure the game runs as smooth as possible. There are helpful hints and tricks all over the net for this step. 4.If you fly in only certain areas of the world, you are able to disable other regions, this may help.5.My favorite tip is, when starting up FSX, make sure you don't have any unnecessary programs running in the background. Having something as simple as itunes may decrease performance due to the fact that it is buffering music which takes away from your RAM. Devote all to FSX.It looks like your system is a nice one anyways so half of these tip may not even apply :)

Also do not install it to default program files folder, but rather to location like CMicrosoft GamesMicrosoft Flight Simulator X or something similar. Of course if you have another hard disk it might be good idea to install FSX on it instead of one with Windows.

really apreciating the help gents! :(