November 19, 20205 yr Since MSFS was released and I bought it on Steam, I almost fly only this sim. But some times I had to run FSX SE again. Unlike before, it takes long long minutes to start, and this is not loading time. The FSX process starts, I see it in the task manager with activity from 0 to 0.4% CPU and 0% disk. I have to wait long minutes before the splash screen appears, then it is the usual loading time, which is OK. I can't tell if this is related to the installation of MSFS, but I am sure it didn't happen before MSFS was installed. Does any of you had the same problem? Do you have any idea to solve it? Thanks, Eric My Web Site
November 19, 20205 yr Looks like reading times or the AV acting up. If FSX is not on a SSD but a mechanical drive, have you tried defragging it? Edited November 19, 20205 yr by Luis Hernandez Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
November 19, 20205 yr Author No, I don't think it is AV not reading times because the LED that indicates disk activity is always off, which is confirmed in the task manager by a 0% disk activity for the FSX process and globally close to 0 for the whole system. This didn't happen before, something has changed in the launch process and I can't find what it is. Eric My Web Site
November 22, 20205 yr Exclude FSX from Windows Defender scans (or in whatever 3rd party AV program you use). https://www.windowscentral.com/how-exclude-files-and-folders-windows-defender-antivirus-scans Sometimes this can help with load times.
November 22, 20205 yr Author I have just done this, excluding the whole FSX folder, and it seems to work. More testing may be needed to be sure but it looks OK. Thank you !! And congratulations for your expertise 🙂 My Web Site
February 21, 20215 yr On 11/22/2020 at 10:12 AM, Rocky said: I have just done this, excluding the whole FSX folder, and it seems to work. More testing may be needed to be sure but it looks OK. Thank you !! And congratulations for your expertise 🙂 Sorry for the very late reply, hope its working okay now?
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