Not sure if I'm posting this in the right section ... but it's technical, and I do have Windows 7 installed, so ...

 

My problem is that if I minimise FS9 to reach the Desktop, I can't get back to the sim' again, even though the FS9 icon is there in the Desktop toolbar.  Double-clicking the icon does nothing, and there's no alternative but to close the sim' and reload again (a real pain!).

 

This is very annoying for a couple of reasons; a lot of payware aircraft come with fuel & payload utilities that can't be reached from inside FS9, which means having to minimise the sim' and access via the Desktop - only once done, I can't get back to the sim' again.  Also, I read a tip on here about assigning a dedicated core to run FS9 for those with dual-core processors (which I have).  In order to assign a dedicated core the sim' must be running, then you have to do an Alt+Tab to the Desktop and run the Task Manager.  Well, I can do that, no problem, but then - you guessed it - I can't get back to the sim' again ... and here's the thing; if you reload FS9, either it or Win.7 re-sets the changes you made to the core assignments, so you're back to square-one.  Grrrrrrr!!!!

 

Now, I have to say that I can't remember if I ever had this problem when I was running Win.XP, so it may or may not be a Win.7 glitch.  In any case, I'd welcome any useful suggestions to work around this.

 

Many thanks!

I did some searching and they say you should run FS9 as an Administrator (right click the FS9 icon and select Run as Administrator).  I think you can also go to the FS9.exe, right click it and select properties and select compatibility with XP.  In any case, I'm going to move your post to the FS9 forum and those users will have more knowledge about the correct procedures.  You did good by posting here though.  It could have been posted either at the FS9 forum or this forum.

 

Best regards,

Jim

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Have you tried going to windowed mode? This mode is better in case you need to Alt+Tab a lot. How to do so? When flying in FS9, press Alt+Enter. If the window is too small, you can maximize. Hope this helps.

As the above poster said, run it in windowed mode. Full screen mode can present problems with Win7 and FS9 when used with certain video cards.

 

Also, right click the FS9.exe icon and under properties select "disable desktop composition" and "disable visual themes"

 

Peter

Thanks, Luis, pschllute and Jim.  Yup ... running the sim' in windowed mode allowed me to get to the desktop and then back to the sim' again.  Yaaaah!  For what it's worth, I was already running as Administrator and with "disable desktop composition" and "disable visual themes".

 

In the end, it turned out that assigning a dedicated core to FS9 made little or no difference to my frame rates, but then, sorting out the vagaries of FS2004 makes solving the Da Vinci code look like child's play.  I've just about convinced myself to do a complete re-install of the sim', mostly due to problems with scenery, FSUIPC and other updates.  I'll search the site for tips on the most painless way of doing this (I have a lot of stuff backed-up on pen drives), but I'm just looking forward to seeing all the problems and error messages melt away to oblivion.  :rolleyes: :unsure: :huh: :lol:

Just be aware that the cleanest re-instal you do will still require you to run in windowed mode.

 

I have many addon sceneries and aircraft and only a few needed tweaks to work. Mainly with configuration managers. If you want to post a new thread with specific issues I am sure you will get some help.

 

Peter