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Correct. Do not know what EL version is, but it is an oldie but goodie, so I suspect I do not have the EL version.

Hi Nephi, I have no problem (yet) with my setup.I own the Serial version of CPFlight MCP and EFIS. I use it on FSX and PMDG B747, Windows 7 Professional 64Bit. I do not experience stutters.It took a bit of effort to get things all working. I had to buy a special Serial to USB converter, of which the driver did not function. This took some effort with the supplier. At times, when you do not take care on launching PMDG B747 in a good order, I experience problems as well. I agree with you that I do not find the FSLabs a good alternative, but there was no really an option to have something else in place.During the setup of FSX in Windows 7 I got quite some help from the owner of CPFlight. He created some beta versions of his drivers which I tested until it worked.1) which version of FSX do you run ? (RTM, SP1, SP2, Acceleration) --> SP2 accelaration2) Which OS do you run (windows XP, vista, Seven, another ? 32bits ? 64 bits) ? --> 643) did you install FSX in the default directory of did you create your own ? --> seperate disk4) did you install FSX as administrator ? --> of course5) did you install the driver as administrator ? --> of course6) Do you use an antivirus ? if yes which one ? --> Yes, AVG7) Could you give a brief summary of your setup (CPU, mobo, RAM, GPU, rotation speed of your harddrives, or ssd if you have..) --> have to come back on this8) Do you have other addons (fsuipc, which version,...) ? --> FSUIPC, FSGlobal, ActiveSky, FSSceneX, FS2Crew, some scenery addons such as Schiphol and FlyTampa Kai Tak and some others9) any other ideas or relevant comments are welcome :) --> I did follow the instructions on optimising the computer before installing, based on articles like these: SimForumNote that the computer is also heavily used as photo-editor and normal office work.

I would like to recommend the customer services of FS2Crew, after some conversations we came to a good agreement regarding my mistake in buying the Voice Controlled version, whilst I have a non-English Windows 7.Thanks a lot!

Thanks for the explanations. Unfortunately, I cannot change the language settings of the PC as it also used by the family. I do have the Ultimate version. So, I believe the return policy I just lost some Euros again on FSX I cannot use.too bad... :(

Stupidly enough, when I read about the FS2Crew Voice Commander, I immediately pushed the purchase button for the PMDG B747 version. I already owned some previous version of FS2Crew, so I did not doubt this one would be another good one.However, later on I read that if you have a non-english OS, you need to install Vistalizator to change the OS language. But, here starts my issue. I would like to keep my Windows 7 in Dutch, that is why I bought it. In the manual of Vistalizator is does not become clear to me whether it can also only install the english speech recognisition and leave my dutch OS as it was.Anybody have experience with this?Thanks in advance

I do not dispute it is only 'a 50usd game'. So what you see is what you get. But with all the extras a lot of developers have been developing over the last years, the experience of flying has gone up very steep for people who will most likely never have an aviation career. It is just stunning to see what we have today.Nevertheless, I think you also experience some disturbances sometimes when you are trying something new, or using an addon that 'just does not work' the way you expected. And I am sure you are then also a bit frustrated in puzzling where it went wrong. And then the tweaking starts. Just before I quit the hobby, I was into a balance of 80% tweaking and 20% flying. The tweaking part I accepted as I was looking for 'as real as it gets'. But then you find out you went too far in it without the actual joy of flightsimming...On the other hand, the investment money for Microsoft was not 50USD but multimillion dollar budgets. The only difference they make is that the software can be run on a home desktop/laptop, with a supply of hunderds of thousands of copies to sell. That is a huge difference with the market demand from real simulators which require 'as real you hope it will never get'

I can only second that! :( small randmode on:A few years ago after many years of avid simming the frustrations you mentioned contributed to my decision leaving the hobby for a while. I sold all hardware and archived all downloaded and purchased applications.After five years, recently, I decided to slowly get back in to it. Cleaned the PC following the advice of many forums topics here, Installed as was advised. Purchased FSX as I had stowed away FS9 to well ;).Then considered only to focus on three things, PMDG b747, b737 and location Schiphol and Hong Kong. My most favorite addons.Everything went fluid for some time. But after a while you wonder again...- Loading flights to continue after sleep makes the speed and altitude indicators go crazy- Aero Theme was damaged after many shutdowns and restarts of FSX- Sometimes when launching applications too early or in the wrong order...wham... everything unstable...reboot and try again...- Many more weird things enroute (S-curves when using ASE), pitching altitudes.And then you go back to the community to find answer. Because one thing I learned, you are never the only one.... Mostly the answer to your problem is already there...And that is what is keeping me hooked on... The complexitely we all brought in with our demands and the excellent work of the developers keep it attracting. Keeps you in the mood of making this special flight you want to fly...well...my 02 cents...

Thanks Vic for your swift reply. I see your point. I can alternatively use a fuelplanner from the Avsim Library (Mostly fly PMDG B747). I noticed the custom pages/folders in the tool. Can I put printed pdf files in there from the maps of navigraph?

It seems I have been living underneath a rock for a long time. Today I realised a great tool like EFB exists. I love the concept and the potential it has. Great interface and user friendly screens (if you are at least experienced on Flightsim).However, just like Mike indicates, I hoped I could throw away FSBuild, FSCommander (my hated but required tool) and the Navigraph Charts tool. But this seems not the case. For the moment, I keep it as a nice to have tool and will not purchase the license. Thanks for building the tool as once again the potential is huge! If I would be able to have a fuelplanner inside, the map with VATSIM/IVAO connection and most importantly the maps from Navigraph, this would be my number one tool!

shoot, How could I overread this feature? Thanks for explaining!!

Thanks Yos, I am aware of the PMDG B747-400 Load Manager. That is also the tool I am trying to use. In that tool, I can only chose class type, and loading 1/3, 2/3, full or random weight. Is there a way to enter the weights manually?

Not sure whether this topic has been addressed before (could not find it by search function). Please refer if this has already been answered.I am following Craig Dean's tutorial again after some years. In this file he indicates the load weight and cargo weight wit a fixed number. I have tried to use the buttons 1/3, 2/3 and random without positive effect in getting the required load weight. In my other flights before my long flightsim sabbatical I did not pay so much attention to this.Is there a way to manually enter the preferred weights? Through a .ini file or any other way?Thanks in advance!

Hi All,CP Flight (www.cpflight.com) has updated their drivers to make it work with the changes from PMDG on the B737 and B747.CPFlight, thanks for your update!Regards, Ferry

I think I had a similar experience a while ago, cured it and it is back again.I noticed that autosave.dll and activeradar.dll (ActiveSky) had a big impact on my Flightsim performance. Exactly each 10 seconds I had a sort of hickup which moreless freezed the screen for half a second.I removed autosave.dll and activeradar which resolved my issues. I cannot use ActiveRadar, but I do not care. I did not like it anyhow. Autosave is the risk I had to take. However, now I have installed the PMDG B747 and the problem seems to be back. So I am also figuring out what it could be. But maybe those DLLs are in your modules folder as well, and may help you.Good luck,Ferry

Hi mgh,Again you are trying to access a secured internet server (your hyperlink says: httpS instead of http. If you do this you will get a warning that the https server recognised you are accessing a website which does not require any extra security. It also goes back to the http server. In the case of FSInsider you also tried to launch the Secured server which in this case did not direct you to the normal http server. Do not mix up both servers, they are virtually a complete different setup. HTTPS is a different protocol, different security than the HTTP server. You can run two different websites with the same domainnames. http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulator/insider.asp is also a productpage to sell the Flightsim, whereas http://www.fsinsider.com is a site for people who already bought the application.The fact that a certain certificate is valid or not is, is not quite relevant in this case. The website uses codings that Microsoft most likely have bought elsewhere. This could be a validation rule or a login procedure or a bit of Java-scripting. In many cases it is true that you have to make sure this is not a virus or what ever. As long as you can make sure you are sitting on a safe and thrustworthy site, nothing is the matter.