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As an update, after removing Avast cleanup pro when I went to install SU 9 I'm happy to report it only wanted to download the required update so the fix worked. Thank you all very much.

Well I disabled Avast Cleanup premium from doing any registry fixes and I'm letting the full 120 gig download install. Guess I'll find out if it works when the next sim update hits.

Interesting, I do have Avast Cleanup Premium install and its automatically doing cleanup working including registry items, latest statistic says its fixed 1331 broken registry items.........

This has happened to me the last few updates, I'm logging into the xbox update, windows is fully updated, I go to the MS store and do the small update in there for MSFS, no issues. I open MSFS, its searches for updates and then pops up with a 131 gig download. Last few times I just said yes, walked away for a few hours, then have to go and redownload all the world updates and other marketplace items. I currently do no have any aftermarket downloads in the community folder, just running a stock MSFS since it was launched. My install path is all default and I've got it pointing there. Will post a screenshot when I figure out how.

With Asobo in France they have Airbus Helicopters nearby so.... AS350, probably B3E variant as thats whats coming off the assemble line now. EC135, I'd like if it was the P2+ version but the P3 would be cool too.

Just look around Boston and Worcester Massachusetts in windows Maps program. Brigham and Womans, Beth Israel, BMC, Mass General, Umass Medical Center, Clinton Hospital, Marlboro Hospital are all there in high quality photogramy. The amount of work it would have taken in the past to create those hospital sceneries would have been intense and now they will all be there by default in the new sim. We will really be able to enjoy it from the helicopter side once we get there.

I'm a majority helicopter flyer too, looking at the quality they are doing I'm ok with waiting and having them do helicopters the right way. The question is when they do get around to it, which helicopters will they do? It would be nice to put a poll up with some suggestions, something for MS to look at so they can work on partnerships. If the majority of the team is in france than Airbus Helicopters should be a good partner, the AS350 is one of the most popular single engine helicopters and if they ever wanted to do a twin engine you have the H135/H145. Of course they could consider the old R22/R44 if they wanted us to have a piston powered helicopter or even the new Guimbal Cabri G2. The Bell 407, S76 or Md500. I imagine they would want to make an aircraft that is currently in production. I fly the AS350, AS355, EC135 in real life so I might be a little biased on what I'd like to see. I'm hoping the buildings are all harden so all the photogramy buildings that have helipads are instantly available even if they are not officially considered helipads in the sim. Looking through bing the quality is so good on some areas that rooftop pads would be usable without any extra input from MS.

What are the odds the autogen or any of the photo based buildings will have harden rooftops so that you could land on them vs falling through? I cant remember how FS9, FSX, P3D and Xplane handle them but I do remember every roof top could be a helipad because they were harden in one of them. Some of the screenshots/videos we have seen around seattle you can see the helipad on two of the news stations that are next to the space needle, if buildings were harden we would already be a few steps ahead in helipads. Side benefit....trying to land airplanes on rooftops was always a challenge.

With this new style of 3D maps to scenery what do you think will happen with the heliports as they get scanned over? I assume the 3D buildings will be generated if its in a detailed area or autogen on top of ortho if it was a non 3D scanned area just like any other area within the sim. X-Plane has the heliports in its database and just drops a simple H pad at the GPS coordinates. Can we hope the Nav data with the identifiers, name, and location are added to the sim? I assume where it sees a big concrete pad its will just remain a concrete pad in ortho and be blurry up close. It would be great if they could combine the nav database with their scanned data and recognize its a heliport and attempt to make something more of its representation in the sim. If you wanted to check out an example you could see Umass medical center 1MA2 in Worcester Ma or the Kearny heliport 65NJ in Kearny NJ on bing maps. Be interesting how they are handled.

Well placed the order today. I upgraded to a I5-760.I5-760Asus P7P55D-E ProHyper 212 plus coolerAntec 300G.Skill 4GB 1600EVGA 460 GTX 1gbCrucial 64GB SSDCOrsair 650 watt23.6 ASUS widescreenWindows 7Arctic silverAdditional case fans with dust filters.Right now my entire Xplane, FS9, and FSX folders total 36 gigs. I'll have a 500GB sata drive for the rest.I think this will do me very well and will report back. I certainly dont push my system, no photo scenery, no AI, no complex addons, no additional programs running in the background, just basic VFR helicopter flights.

Ok so 64 bit home premium it is, and yes the case is full atx and the board is full atx. No worries, i have a WD500AACS 500gig sata 3 HDD sitting around that i plan on putting the OS and everything else on, the SSD will be reserved for FS9, FSX and xplane.

Good, which version do you have? Home or Pro?

Yes i do, i dont plan on pushing it to far though, maybe 3.7 or so. Of course i realize i have completely forgetten about an operating system. Windows 7, but home or pro? I plan on 64 bit but reading reviews people have issues with 64 bit and simple things like youtube. Any advice?

Ok so I've been reading and shopping and have a new layout.CPU:I5-750MB: ASUS P7P55D-E-ProFan: Cooler master hyper 212 plusPaste:Arctic silverCase: Antec 300Memory: G.Skill 4GB ripsaw 1600mhzVideo Card: EVGA Geforce GTX 460 1GBCD Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1STHard drive: Crucial 128GB SSD Sata3Power Supply: Corsair 650 wattMonitor: ASUS 23.6 inch WidescreenNewegg total of around $1304. Things look ok? Case is shown to be 8.1 inches wide and the heatsink setup around 5.It's a little bit more than i was thinking, but my last computer went for 8 years and i think should be good for along time.

Alright so all i do with FS9 or FSX is low level helicopter flying, no AI, no complex scenery or addons but i am finally upgrading on a budget. Currently have a AMD Athlon 3000xp @ 2.1gh with a Geforce 7800GS AGP card, 2 gigs of ram. This what i have so far.CPU: I5-650MB: ASUS P7P55D proVideo: GTX 460?? Someone want to suggest what best matches?Case: Antec 300Memory: G.Skill 4gb ripsaw 1600Fan: Zerotherm Core 92 HDTHD: Western digital 640GB 7200rpm sata 3New egg shows somewhere in the $760ish range. Im sure this will cover my needs, but i want to make sure everything works well together, everything fits in the case etc. Also what brand for the video card?

Bruce, thats good to hear. I just ran the virtual mark test that runs in flash, got a 2500. Seems pretty low, digging around it seems similar setups for what i want are around 15000. Not sure how much that translates to the FS world but sure seems alot faster. Any advice on the OS? Vista or windows 7? Im going 64 bit either way, mainly worried about drivers for things like trackIR, my joysticks and pedals. Again, how about brand of VC, seems to be alot of choices as far as Nvida goes. BFG? EVGA? Does it even make a difference?

Ryan, this is the first version of the list i put out here. I know alot of people on the board have done similar setups in the past, most have moved onto newer hardware. I was looking for people who built similar systems and if they saw any problems or have better suggestions for making sure all my parts play well together. I just dont think those people have come through here just yet. Basically im looking for someone to come in here and be like, nope no problem that case fits that VC easy, watch out for the tabs on the heatsink and make sure you install this part first before doing the MB. One of those posts that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside before you drop a chunk of change........literally.

Come on now guys, if there was ever a post where a debate along these lines should show up, this is not it. Lets keep the "i bet your system cant do this" posts out of my coming out of the stone age topic. Now i do like seeing these topics now and then to see just what technology has gotten us to lately, just not here. Now do you guys see any foreseeable problems with my step up above? Intel heatsink experience? Maybe a better brand memory? Thoughts on which maker on my video card? Everyone on here has a a good chunk of knowledge, and about once a year i tap it. Thanks. Oh and one day i do wish i could spend $1000 on a chip, ive seen people buy paintings for many thousands and frankly what is your painting doing for you lately?$1000 chip? Surely bragging rights, sure a few oddball looks, but if you can swing it? Go for it.

I was thinking that very thing later on today Art. But the words cheap, noisy, and a pain to install seem to follow the stock intel fan and heatsinks. But i havent seen or install one so if you say stock will do me fine then i'll trust you on it. Yes i've been following Mike's 975 post and its amazing the amount of power....money... its takes to run the best of the best to the max. I probably wont even tax my system to even half what some of the big iron guys do. Im normally out in the bush or small urban areas just tooling around. I've never so much as been to any of the big airport or cities, i dont bother with the AI at all or traffic. So I'm just going to sit and brew over this setup for the week, see what this post develops as far as better combos or pricing. If everything seems to play well with each other hopefully I'll make a trip to the bank with the change and get some good laughs. Thanks guys.

E8500--$180Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P---$135GSkill 4GB ram, DDR2-1066---$55.00EVGA- Geforce GTX260-896MB---$185Samsung DVD burner----$25.00Artic Silver----$18.00Artic cooling freezer 7 pro---$32.00Antec Sonata Elite case and Antec TP-650 PS-$165Windows Vista 64 bit for builders---$100.00Total $895.00 Thats what im starting off with now, mainly looking for people to make sure all these pieces play well with each other. Making sure the video card fits the case, cooling fan clearances, all that odd ball stuff you dont think of till you build it. Yes Art its a nice system, but a few years old top of the line system. It scares me to see just a single processer out there costing $200 more than what im putting an entire system together for. Granted, those guys can turn every slider to the right and fly with massive addons and need that last bit of power. Im actually paying for this in spare change, literally. Been saving quarters, nickles and dimes for years and this is a little present to myself. I built the last system just out of high school for right under a grand and has lasted this long, only updated the video card and added memory over the years.

Ok so i put this together.E8500--$180Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P---$135GSkill 4GB ram, DDR2-1066---$55.00EVGA- Geforce GTX260-896MB---$185Pioneer DVD burner----$43.00Artic Silver----$18.00I do need suggestions for the heatsink/fan and power supply. To many to choose from, and from a website i really dont need alot of watts, maybe 450, so i'll go for a 650 or so. Also i want 64 bit operating system, but which one. Xp, Vista, or 7.Let me know if i need anything else. I'm will to go for a new case if it come with a quality power supply otherwise i'll just stick with mine. Thanks.

Nice shot Alex, yes these computers still do wonders. At school i see students walk in with their $2000 laptops and i help them install FS9 or FSX and its just sad to see the performance. To all the fan talk, yes totally makes sense about what you are saying. The only thing was that there was no other air anywhere entering the system. Completely sealed system except for that one small exhaust fan, my plan was to put a big fan on the front of the case where all the extra drive bays were to suck air in, and then let the little one suck it out. I must admit i did have a serious dust problem. Ok so now it seems there are so many options to put together a E8500 system. My routine has been seaching and seeing who has built what, also going to Newegg and seeing what other people bought when buying an E8500. Basically i need good suggestions for a motherboard, memory, video card, heat sink/fan, power supply. I have made lists of setups none of which are in front of me now. Ill go see what i can put together and post it back here.

Current system is a AMD Athlon 3000XP, 3 gigs of ram and a G7600 AGP card on N7N2 delta board. Has done me well for 6 or more years. Im mainly a FS9 user, but do like to use FSX. Im a helicopter pilot and as such i typically keep all AI off, i never use high end add on airport scenery. I like to fly around 1500 feet at 150 knots from my hospital sceneries so i do not need the same demands as lot of people who post on here. I'd like to start planning a new system, budget is about $900-$950. Looks like a build around a E8500 is my best bet. No plans to go I7 at all, put it this way, the way i play FSX it runs pretty well on my system so that shows you just how little i toss at my computer when i run it. I also do not plan on OC at all, i think just getting a nice solid modern setup with quality pieces will do me well. Also need to factor in Window Vista 64 bit, XP 64 or Windows 7 64 bit whatever you think is best. Thanks. I'm planning on putting my SATA HD in the new machine, i have a IDE DVD RW drive that probably needs replacing. My case is nice, but only has a 3.5 inch case fan in the back of it I've removed the side plexi insert and replaced it with a piece of window screen to also help with ventilation. If possible a 3.5 floppy drive will go in the machine. Thanks in advance, doesnt take to much to keep me happy, seeing 20frames is very acceptable to me and have used to that since FS98.

Sorry for the misread, when i meant borderline hardware, i was meaning this post is borderline falling into a hardware forum style post. Sorry, but yes it regards to what you said, this is my one and only upgrade that should hold me over till the whole dx and vista blah blah dust settles and there is some good hardware out there to work with. For now, i actually want to see the pretty water.

Well i'll call this one solved. Borderline hardware, but you got a 7600gs with 512, im looking at a 7800gs with 256, is there a 7800gs with 512? If so worth it.