August 5, 200421 yr Hi,Does anyone know of an easy way (short of re-installing FS2004) to change the default CD drive that FS looks for disc 4? I've recently re-configured my drives and I want to keep disc 4 in my F: drive instead of the E: drive that I installed FS2004 from.Thanks for any help,Tony
August 5, 200421 yr Tony - You can fix it with just a simple registry update. Locate this key (StartRunregedit): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftMicrosoft GamesFlight Simulator9.0 And then change the "CDPath" to match the new drive letter.Doug Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
August 5, 200421 yr Tony,No special action required here. As long as FS finds the CD it will be happy. I have 3 drives, and the sim will start if it finds the CD in any of them.Doug Dawson
August 5, 200421 yr >Hi,>>Does anyone know of an easy way (short of re-installing>FS2004) to change the default CD drive that FS looks for disc>4? I've recently re-configured my drives and I want to keep>disc 4 in my F: drive instead of the E: drive that I installed>FS2004 from.>>Thanks for any help,>TonyGo to the start menu, select "run" & type "regedit" in the window, With regedit, open this registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftMicrosoft GamesFlight Simulator9.0Modify the subkey named "CDPath" to indicate the appropriate logical drive.If you're at all uncomfortable with using regedit do some research before attempting...improper use of the regedit utility can dork your OS to the point of requiring a complete reinstall.CheersBob ScottATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-V L-300Washington, DC Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
August 6, 200421 yr Author Hi Tony,Funny thing happened to me recently. I loaded some stuff from a CD onto my computer & forgot to remove it, but FS9 started up fine without the disc 4. I removed this CD, and FS9 started up without any disc being in the drive. Is it some glitch on my system, or after a certain date, FS9 no longer requires disc 4 to be present?Mike A.
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