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Thanks Ray..........

Hi Ray...I need the link(s) too. TIA.....Doug

Welcome back and welcome to the forum(s). That's a really nice system. You shouldn't have any trouble at all with P3D. On my rig P3D gives about 10% less in framerates than FSX on the same detail settings but the graphics are soooooooo much better. You won't have any framerate issues with P3D as long as you don't try to max all the sliders (that is, try to run maximum detail...nobody can do that successfully IMNSHO). Plus, P3D is currently supported...FSX is a long-abandoned product. I'd go with P3D. Doug

The problem is that it's CPU-limited. A 3.5 Ghz CPU, even with a moderate OC, is not going to give much better performance that that seen no matter what the .cfg settings. The 1060 is more than adequate for the job given the other system specs. Doug

I agree with Kabronicus, you will be far better off using the external drive for a system image. You can't restore just FSX from an external drive if the "C:" drive is lost. That said, if you really want to move FSX to an external drive anyway I've tested it on several external drive configurations and have seen no difference in performance (other than initial load times) on any of them. This includes (all SATA 3) 10000 and 7200 RPM drives, an SSD, and I even tried them in a USB3 docking station. They all worked just fine. Doug

I'd spend the money on a couple of bottles of good single-malt and not worry about it. Doug

Or, you can change the location of the Temp file to another drive http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/change-location-of-temp-files-folder-to-another/19f13330-dde1-404c-aa27-a76c0b450818?auth=1 . Doug

Even better yet, go with a 970. I've had both a 980ti and a 970 in this box and there was no noticeable performance difference. Nada, zero, none..... Doug

Just for what it's worth...I've had both a 980ti and a 970 in this box and there was no noticeable performance difference. Nada, none, zero..... Doug

OK, got it now...thanks. The FSX installer writes two basic Registry entries: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0 The FSX installer will also embed the ProductID in the Registry. That's how it knows which version is installed. The only way I know to find that information is to search the Registry using the specific ProductID value (from disc1). You'll need that info also from the DVD's used in the repair. Also, I'd check for folders like C:/windows/installer, C:/program files/Installshield, etc. and delete anything there relating to the FSX install. Luck..... Doug

I don't understand how you can have anything left on the drive after a format. Did you really format the drive? I'm totally lost. BTW, moving to P3D won't help in situations like this. It's structurally so similar that a botched uninstall there will probably give the same result. Doug

Welcome to the forum(s). Many of us think this is the best guide available for uninstalling/reinstalling FSX: http://support.precisionmanuals.com/kb/a87/how-to-uninstall-and-reinstall-fsx.aspx . Luck..... Doug

There is absolutely no noticeable in-game performance difference between a HDD and a SSD. The SSD will give faster initial-load times but once the sim starts it makes no difference at all. Doug

Space-A is always dicey at best. No one in their right mind would try it in the summer months in Europe. It boggles the mind that the "relatives" who work for the airlines didn't speak up. Or, maybe the "relatives" didn't know who was going....... Doug