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Hello All.  I have been an X-Plane 11 user on Steam.  Before I buy X-Plane 12, I need to know if I can install it as a stand alone and not be bothered by the Steam version?

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@jrush270, welcome to AvSim. I’ve moved your post to the XPlane forum where you’re more likely to get an answer.

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3 hours ago, jrush270 said:

Hello All.  I have been an X-Plane 11 user on Steam.  Before I buy X-Plane 12, I need to know if I can install it as a stand alone and not be bothered by the Steam version?

Yes, you can buy it directly from www.x-plane.com.  You won't have the Steam "overhead" and all the money will go to Laminar, so it's even better to buy it from there.

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7 hours ago, Murmur said:

Yes, you can buy it directly from www.x-plane.com.  You won't have the Steam "overhead" and all the money will go to Laminar, so it's even better to buy it from there.

Thanks, that makes good sense.  Second question.  Will the stand alone X-Plane 12 function independently of the XP11 steam version on the same computer, or will Steam interfere or even attempt to manage the newly installed XP12?  Had a similar situation with FSX where it ran into an authentication error and then started up anyways, but as FSX Steam edition

As far as I know, any XP installation is totally independent (it doesn't even change the Windows registry), so no problems having multiple installations and no interference running them.

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17 minutes ago, jrush270 said:

Thanks, that makes good sense.  Second question.  Will the stand alone X-Plane 12 function independently of the XP11 steam version on the same computer, or will Steam interfere or even attempt to manage the newly installed XP12?  Had a similar situation with FSX where it ran into an authentication error and then started up anyways, but as FSX Steam edition

Absolutely, no conflicts whatsoever. I have both on same drive, same pc and fly both when time permits.

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I had un-installed FSX from my Steam Library

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19 minutes ago, Pivot said:

Absolutely, no conflicts whatsoever. I have both on same drive, same pc and fly both when time permits.

Thanks! I will charge ahead.  Can't wait to get going on XP12!

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