October 22, 201312 yr Commercial Member Nope, no issues here, just make sure you don't install into the Programs x86 folder, I keep both sims on the root drive. Rob Prest
October 22, 201312 yr Nope, no issues here, just make sure you don't install into the Programs x86 folder, I keep both sims on the root drive. ok thanks
October 23, 201312 yr I've always installed into the Programs x86 folder.. FS9, FSX, & P3D. Permissions set to low. Never a problem. Robin "Onward & Upward" ... To the Stars, & Beyond...
October 23, 201312 yr Commercial Member Yes x86 is fine if you know what you are doing. Now ask what any FS developer will recommend, install outside of the x86 folder. This is because not everyone knows the ins and outs of Win7 security. Trust me, as someone that does tech support I see a huge amount of issues because someone has installed in the x86 folder. personally I see no benefit in having FS installed in that folder. Rob Prest
October 24, 201312 yr Moderator Until recently I had FS9 and FSX installed on a single PC. Different hard drives but they will work fine on a single one. As advised by some keep it away from any Program Files folder. No benefits are gained. Install FS9 to C:\FS9 and FSX to C:\FSX. Nice and simple. :Applause: Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
October 25, 201312 yr Commercial Member Disable UAC and install it where you like. Same difference I gather. Would be prefect if it was that simple Rob Prest
October 25, 201312 yr I go one step further and instll both FS9 and FSX on one of my backup internal drives keeping them away from the operating system alltogether. John Hewson
October 25, 201312 yr Had both installed on the same HDD for years with no issues. As has been stated, FSX should be installed in its own file folder created by yourself, not the default X86 pathway. Windows can still be a "nanny" even with UAC and Windows Defender turned off. Furthermore, these features are often switched back on without your knowledge when performing Windows updates and other such tasks. Regards
October 25, 201312 yr All my installs go into the x86 folder without issue. (FS9, FSX, P3D). The only irritating issue I came across over the years was when I uninstalled FSX, it removed my FS9 registry path entry. Which was easily fixed. Bill McIntyre Asus StrixB650E-F Gamer, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D, Corsair Titanium DDR5 64GB, Samsung 990 PRO-4TB M.2, (4) 2TB SSD's, Corsair H1150i liquid cooler, RTX 2080TI Founders Edition, (2) LG 34" HD Curved Monitor, Sound Blaster Audigy X, 1Kw PC Power & Cooling Power Supply, Corsair Obsidian Full tower Case. MSFS 2024, WIN11 Pro x64
October 25, 201312 yr I have had both FS9 and FSX installed on my C drive for a few years with no problems. C:\FS9 and C:\Flight Simulator X. Carl PC AMD Ryzen R7-5700G (8-Core) processor), AMD Radeon RX 6600 Graphics 8GB/ 2TB HD + 500GB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM, Win11 _____________________________________________________________________________________
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