SirDrexl

Well, first of all, even though you have DirectX 11, you still have DirectX 9. Different versions co-exist with each other on the system, as some games will require one version while others will require another.Was what you installed the end-user runtime? Go here: My link If that's what you already tried, I don't know what's wrong.

I think an i5-2500k would be about as good for FSX, but it's possible that Flight will be able to take advantage of the Hyperthreading of the 2600k. And if you're building for Flight, you might want a bit better video card. Maybe spend around $250 for that.If you want to cut back somewhere, I'd get a motherboard for under $200. Look over the features, because that's a big factor in the cost. If you don't need stuff like more SATA ports (note that even lower end boards have 6) or extra PCIe lanes for SLI/Crossfire, you don't need to go high-end there.

Okay, you're right. Yes, there is a small possibility that Valve could go under, and that they wouldn't release a patch to unlock the games as they said they would. And maybe no company would step in to take over the 30 million accounts. And perhaps none of Valve's competitors would be concerned that not acquiring Steam and allowing all those purchased games to disappear would affect consumer confidence in digital distribution. Yes, I suppose all of that is possible.Happy? :)

Even if Valve did go under, I think it's more likely that Steam would get sold off to a company that would take over the accounts and continue to sell and support the games. It may not be as good as how Valve handles it, but I doubt the games would suddenly become worthless.Anything could happen though. MLB.com ripped off some customers a few years ago when they decided to change the DRM to a different service. Broadcasts purchased under the old system could no longer be viewed.

Tip: for future Windows installations, don't pre-format the drive in another machine. Windows needs to create a 100MB partition reserved for system use in order to install and function.

Ah, so you're saying, that most people can't achieve awesome visuals in FSX and that's why they tend to think the graphics aren't so great. I wasn't twisting your words either. Anyway, about the clothes and make-up, I'm betting that if you love flying as I do, in a few years your priorities will change from a high end wardrobe, to flight lessons, or maybe a new PC so you can suspend disbelief in the sim. At least that's what happened with me.

Multi-billion dollar industries don't just disappear overnight, so the rental analogy is quite flawed. I have games on Steam that I purchased over 5 years ago and have re-installed numerous times over the years, as well as games that were originally published back in the mid-90's and are still accessible via Steam. *If* Steam ever goes under, then you have a valid concern. Until then it seems like a waste of time.

It was all Xbox 360. Sorry.

As an AT&T user that now has to deal with a traffic cap, I'll take the old model where you download the data once and it stays on my hard drive, instead of having to download it in the background during play.

Convert to PNG first for keeping since it's lossless, then if you want to post even smaller images use JPG.

Well, I just got FSX, so naturally I'd want to wait a bit on Flight. I guess I'd wait until the first or second patch (depending on when they're released), or jump on a good deal if it materializes at some point.

I don't see them doing it for the whole world, but they could do some missions with period scenery loaded for small areas.

I had a feeling their presentation was going to be all about the 360. Understandable, but disappointing.

Can you eloborate on the 2nd item. How and where do you disable Aero? Using win7 ? Which classic theme, where? thanks.Ray

Just make sure that when you start the installation, click the button labeled "More options" to change the default folder.

"More options" is the button you're looking for to change the installation folder.That's really strange about it saying it's not compatible. Maybe they just didn't bother to test it without the Acceleration pack.