A week ago I had a failing graphic card (it was overheating) and instead of getting it fixed I decided to upgrade the whole computer. My old graphic card was a GTX 1080, I now have a RTX 3080! I also added more RAM (I now have 32 GB of RAM). I also switched to Windows 11.

 

The only bad thing is I have to start over and reinstall P3D 🙁. The thought of having to reinstall all of my scenery is very overwhelming. It's going to take me a while to get back to where I was prior to the upgrade.

It is overwhelming for sure. I had to do the same about 5 months ago and installed things gradually over time.  I still have airports/planes that I haven’t reinstalled because I haven’t flown to a certain part of the world in those 5 months.

Ok I just spent the last hour trying to log into the P3D downloads so I can download the exe file again. I cannot find my license info and for some reason the customer account information is not accepting my email address that I used when I purchased P3D. Hopefully someone at P3D can help me.

its worth it, i just did a major system/ hardware update, I now can have all sliders maxed and maintain 40fps in major cites in pmdg style aircraft

50 minutes ago, jeansy said:

its worth it, i just did a major system/ hardware update, I now can have all sliders maxed and maintain 40fps in major cites in pmdg style aircraft

That is something I am really looking forward to. Now if I can only find my P3D license information so I can log in and download it again. 😠

Install addons gradually, as you need them.

1 hour ago, Joseph29 said:

That is something I am really looking forward to. Now if I can only find my P3D license information so I can log in and download it again. 😠

I was able to find my original v5 purchase email and used that to contact them to reset my activation as my old system died and wasnt able to deactivate the lic prior to

my only current gripe post system and windows upgrade is with SteamVR and trying to use my VR headset.

I have a question for you guys. I got my license info from the people at P3D and I am now downloading the exe file. It says it's version 5.3.17.28160. Now is that the latest P3D version or will I have to download and install the P3D 5.3 hotfix 2 also?

I am currently in flight and my version is 5.3.17.28160, that includes hotfix 1 and 2, as per the LM site. 

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The newly posted Prepar3D v5. 3 (5.3. 17.28160) Full Download on the Purchased Downloads page includes Hotfix 2 as well as Hotfix 1.

 

7 minutes ago, verbal said:

I am currently in flight and my version is 5.3.17.28160, that includes hotfix 1 and 2, as per the LM site. 

 

Thanks. I'm still downloading. 😄

I have an install question this time. By default, P3D is installed to the C\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v5. Is this good? I thought I remember it is better to install it somewhere else? It has been a long time since I did a new P3D install, and I don't remember how I installed it on my old computer.

23 minutes ago, Joseph29 said:

I have an install question this time. By default, P3D is installed to the C\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v5. Is this good? I thought I remember it is better to install it somewhere else? It has been a long time since I did a new P3D install, and I don't remember how I installed it on my old computer.

yep dont  install to the  default location,   if you  got  a second  drive  install  it  there

12 minutes ago, pete_auau said:

yep dont  install to the  default location,   if you  got  a second  drive  install  it  there

Thank you very much.

Never had a problem installing P3D (or FSX) in the default location.

I too have always kept it away from default location in pure isolation lol.