Hello.

 

I'm hoping someone can point me to what might be considered the quintessential install guide for FS9 on a modern OS.  Win 11 preferred if possible.  I know the basics, but am looking for a guide if anyone knows of one.

 

I'm also looking for information on the installation of older Go Flight modules on Win 11 as well.  I know the company is now kaput and I've heard that people have had a heck of a time getting the modules to work on a modern OS.  Any information or direction on this would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you!

Installation :- do you have a CD/DVD drive to install from ... though I'm not sure that the installer will work under W11, might depend on which version of W11 - Home/Professional etc.?

I'm unfamiliar with a "Go Flight" module ... you may need to expand the detail.

My "fool-proof" (at least, fool-resistant) method is to set up FS9 on an old (XP) machine, install the v9.1 patch and the "no-CD" hack, then copy the complete installation to a sub-directory on the new machine that is NOT in the default Program Files folder.

I have a "Flight Simulator" sub-directory in the root of my C drive, both under W10 and W11 64-bit Professional, within which resides my extensively customised FS2004, as well as FSX, FS2002 and FS2000 ... just 'cos I can 😉

For use with other programs that require knowledge of where FS9 resides, there exists a utility called "FS_Registry_Repair.exe" which used to work quite well, though just recently I've needed to manually  generate a registry key :-

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\9.0]
"EXE Path"="C:\\Flight Simulator\\FS9"

Good luck 🙂

Edited July 7, 20241 yr by chris_eve
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If you are unfamiliar with Go Flight products, then that question is not for you.  I'm looking for feedback for those that have and use them with the newer OS's.

 

Regarding the sim itself, your reply is a little confusing.  I'm aware of everything you mention, but you say your info is for XP.  Then you proceed to say that you have directories in the root of your C drive using Win 10 and Win 11.  Perhaps you can explain.  I'm also aware of what (most) people say is the different mandatory install location.  I guess that's the "basic" reference I made with the original post.  What's unclear, is what else might be required.  If you are indeed using FS9 with Win 10 and/or Win11, perhaps you can elaborate on the requirements.  Even with Win 7 I recall having to jump through hoops to get .NET 1.1 installed as it was required for something.  I don't recall what now though.  Could have been an addon, I don't remember.

 

If anyone else is also running FS9 on Win 10 and/or Win 11, I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts as well.

 

Thank you!

What I did was to copy in a folder the contents of CD4, then CD3, then CD2 and finally CD1. This is my current FS9 installer. I'm keeping it in each rig, an external HDD and a USB thumb drive, just in case. I run the installer from that folder, and I'm not asked for any CD changes. I left the originals at my parents' house in Colombia, so I have no way of recovering them (until I visit them again). Obviously you'll need the No-CD hack for FS9, and also installing Borderless Gaming. With that, you'll have some kind of full-screen mode (the actual one does not play well with Win11. That would be enough for FS9 itself.

6 hours ago, Carob said:

Regarding the sim itself, your reply is a little confusing.  I'm aware of everything you mention, but you say your info is for XP.  Then you proceed to say that you have directories in the root of your C drive using Win 10 and Win 11.  Perhaps you can explain.  I'm also aware of what (most) people say is the different mandatory install location.  I guess that's the "basic" reference I made with the original post.  What's unclear, is what else might be required.  If you are indeed using FS9 with Win 10 and/or Win11, perhaps you can elaborate on the requirements.  Even with Win 7 I recall having to jump through hoops to get .NET 1.1 installed as it was required for something.  I don't recall what now though.  Could have been an addon, I don't remember.

 

 

No ... my info is for W10/11 ... I simply used an old machine with a DVD drive to generate a default complete installation so there was no problem with either having to copy the CDs or the installer not working under the later operating systems. My "complete" FS9 has followed me around like this for very many years, over three or four machines and several system rebuilds, and gets backed up regularly to account for recent modifications/updates. A default installation is useful for "testing" some third-party sceneries that rely on "installers" that then overwrite some default textures or whatever, which may look fine (in the eyes of the original author) but can make an obvious mess in other sceneries!

There are several other "solutions" published on the internet, one of which which may well be necessary if you don't have access to an older machine for the initial step ... my system works for me. I now have a complete FS9 installation on a USB drive (having copied it there from the XP machine a long time ago) and this complete installation is simply copied in it's entirety to wherever I want it.

In my experience, nothing else is required to run FS9 in it's basic form.

The various run-times and .Nets and other "stuff" may be required for add-ons and other utilities, including the FS2004 SDK. I just install these as required ... I've yet to experience a problem, but I am running the "Professional" version of Windows. I know from recent experience on a couple of laptops (for family members) that the "Home" edition of W10 has some awkward restrictions (apparently for "security" purposes) that needed to be worked around, but I wasn't installing FS9, so they may or may not be relevant.

Edited July 8, 20241 yr by chris_eve
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