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Thanks John. I have now found a wjhole load of backup on my computer which I have dumped and the free space is now over 100g. You may have a point but ALL the aircarft are ones I had in Windows 7. In any event get well quickly.

Cactus521. I think you have something there and I have dumped whole load of stuff and increased the free space to about 25g. What I find baffling is the difference in frame rates for the default aircraft (quite good) and the 1.5 fps for say the deHavilland chipmunk, external view. Is it possible for a silver surfer like me to upgrade my video card from an Intel G33/G31 chipset to something faster? Although I repeat it all worked perfectly in Win 7.

Wobbie. I have now got everythnig working but still stuck at 2.0 -5.0 frame rates. One thing occurs to me. I have a 285G hard disk but for some reason 275G is used. That is absurd and it seems to me that Windows 10 is backing up everything to itself. I have an external 1.5 T hard disk which I normally back up to. How can I remove that enormous back up volume using Windows 1?. I ask this because somebody suggested that such a large back up must slow the disk down. Does that make sense and how can I proceed?

I have reinstalled FS9 probably 7 times. It now works OK BUT the frame rate can be as low as 1.8 to 2.5. The computer has a 2.9Ghz processor and 6 g of ram so I cannot see where the problem is. Windows 10 does something to the system. I would welcome suggestions. I have set the frame rate at 25 and reduced the various settings but it only improves if I set the background to about zero!

Yes I re-installed the whole program from my original disks.

Having upgraded to Windows 10 I find that the frame rates o all aircraft - especially add-ons is appalling. Sometimes I am lucky to get 2 or 4 FPS. I have change all the sliders and tried all variations without any improvement. I don't know to what extent the sliders affect the outcome but suffice it to say I have set the rate at 28. Can anybody help with this please?

Wobbie. Sounds interesting. Have a lot of work to do for a few days but will definitely come back to you.

Thanks for all your help Wobbie. I will just have to wait and see if anybody can crack it. I have oceans of memory so it cannot be a blockage in that department. What amazes me is that when I did eventually get though to Microsoft some time ago the lady said she was not aware that there was any problem with FS 2004 and Windows 10 !!!!!

Wobbie. Yes I have Everything and located the FS9.cfg and removed it permitting the programme to make a new one. Just the same I am afraid. For your information, when I ran it as Adminsitrator it was worse with two panels, one above the other. I think I am close to abandoning Flight Simulator and hanging up my flying helmet. Microoift are just not interested.

Wobbie. I am having another crack at getting FS 2004 to run in Windows 10. I stripped out every conceivable FS item from my desktop and then carried out your routine exactly as recommended. I can now get to the starting pages and with the Cessna on the runway but with jerky images. The sound is fine. I then use the S key to change view but have to press ESC and then continue flying for it to take effect. When viewing from outside the aircraft the flight is normal and all flaps etc work fine. The same applies to using switches on the panel. Any ideas how I can sort out this mess of jerky images and constant use of the ESC key and Continue Flying?

I did exactly as you suggested but without any success. However, I have now deleted everything relating to FS9 from my computer and am going to try to load FSX which I also have as original disks. Have you any suggestions as to what I should do for this package with Windows 10 other than just load it?

A32xx Indeed I have but nothing solves the problem. It is quite surprising that on this excellent site nobody has come across this problem before or knows of a solution. I fancy my FS days are over.

I have installed FS2004 in windows 10 but every time I wish to make the panel live or switch view - in fact everything - I have to press ESC first and then "Continue Flying" from the exit FS screen. Can anybody advise what I can do to rectify this? I also find that the image is very jerky. I have ample memory.

I am following up this problem very late but I have done all that was requested and am still grounded. I now have FS9 loaded with all the patches and the no disk start. I have the shield on the icon and when I start all goes well finishing with the Cessna on the runway and engine running. However as soon as I press the S kyt the window splits in two with the top half sky and the bottom half of most of the panel but cut off in a straight line. Nevertheless the sound does change as if I am moving around the aircraft. If I then press ESC the Exit or Continue Flying panel comes up. When I select continue flying I get the external view of the aircraft in perfect state with the numbers keys working, sound change and flaps etc. But on using the S key I am back to the frozen panel. Likewise if I select ESC from the panel I can get the autopilot control to work but cannot look outside the aircraft util I press ESC again. There must be something simple wrong here. Any ideas? I have deleted the FS9.cfg file and had the programme create a new one.

This may answer my problem of when I load the Cessna for example the aircraft comes up on the runway but the panel is frozen with the sound operating normally. When I move around the aircraft the sound changes but not the aircraft. If I use Alt/enter I can sometimes get the aircraft in flight but only external view - i don't know how and it is jerky. The brake button also does not work nor the gauges. The language in earlier replies completely baffles me with the exception of the CFG issue which I will try. FSX deluxe has been loaded from disks without any issues. I have oceans of memory but have not been able to fly for nearly a year now since moving up (perhaps I should say backwards) to Windows 10. Are there any Microsoft fixes?

I have recently installed FSX de Luxe edition from the MS discs. All went well until I tried to select a flight. I get to the first screen with the Cessa on the runway and the engine running. However, when I open the throttle the sounds change correctly but the aircraft does not move. The flaps do not move either. The S key for viewing direction has no effect but the different sound source does. Can anybody help please. If it is an NVIDIA problem or DirectX issue how do I check these? I am not very computer literate so it will need a clear step by step explanation. I am operating under Windows 10 64 bit and there is ample memory. Any advice would be gratefully received.

Thanks Wobbie. Uninstalled for 8th time and getting ready to re-install for 9th! This time I will run the programme as soon as it is installed (as soon as the FS9 window says RUN) and before I load the 9.1 update and the no-cd file. I will then Alt-Enter before running. Will let you know what happens.

I have now loaded FS9 exactly as Wobbie recommended and this is the result when I click on the icon (with blue yellow shield): Yellow notice asking if I will accept thei programme etc. I click on YES Small splash screen appears Create Flight panel appears Click on Cessna basic aircraft and screen goes black with wait blue circle That's it. I still have not mastered the comment to RUN. This appears as soon as I have installed the programme but I ignore that to add the 9.1 update and the no-cd file first. Is that correct or should I try to run before modifying the folders?

I am still grounded - 4 months now - having been updated to Windows 10 from 7 and unable to run FS9. I have uninstalled and re-installed from my disks 8 times now in the order install, add FS9.1 update, copy no-cd to FS9.exe file. I have an icon on screen but when I click on it I am told the following files are missing MSVCR 70.dll MSVRCP70.dll MFC70.dll What am I doing wrong? I would add that I have deleted every file and aircraft that was not part of the original FS9 disks. How do I check that I have the latest video card updates for my computer? Thanks in advance for your help. Exasperated.

Wobbie, Thanks but what is UAC? (computer idiot at this end but real life former pilot!!!!!)

WOBBIE. You sound just the expert I need. I have been with FS since FS95 and was having a great time with FS9 and Windows 7. However, I stupidly switched to Windows 10 since when chaos. I have uninstalled and installed the programme 7 times now from my disks but still have trouble. Usually the programme carries the administrator shield on the icon and asks for me to approve the file. Never had that in Windows 7. I have stripped out every non FS programme aircraft and deleted every possible item linked to FS. I have however, retained all my own aircraft as zipped downloads as I am sure those cannot affect anything. I have the patch we cannot talk about but do I simply paste that into the existing FS9.exe or remove the old FS9.exe and replace with that which we cannot talk about? How do I know that that patch is for update 9.1? Do I have to load update 9 before I load update 9.1? Been grounded for 4 months!

4I have now installed FS 2004 7 times from my disks but still cannot get it to function correctly. The loading procedure was FS 9 into C:\OS, 9.1 update, file not mentioned. When I click on the icon I am always asked to say yes to to Administrator start. That's ok. However, everything loads correctly, with sound etc. I leave the flight on the Cessna 172 and open the throttle and the aircraft starts to move. BUT if I touch the "S" key to change view the top of the screen changes but the panel remains. This happens on every aircraft. Can anybody help? I have deleted every non-FS9 aircraft to ensure no pollution from that source. However, with hidden files viewable I cannot trace the FS9.cfg file.

I have switched to Windows 10 but FS9 will only part load. When I click on the icon I get a message to ask if I want the following programme to make changes to my computer and the file in question is FS9.exe. If I say "yes" the splash screen appears and after a while the screen goes black with an enlarged waiting circle. This is followed shortly by an enlarged white cursor arrow. The screen is effectively frozen but on using Ctrl-Alt-Del I get a very brief flash of the Create Flight/Select Flight screen but in very large font and then back to the cursor arrow. If I say "no" the screen goes black and an icon appears on the bottom task bar but on clicking it I am told FS9 is already running. I have the FS9 update file and am using the non-4 disk route. Can anybody help? A chat with Microsoft said that they do not support FS9 anymore and I can do what I like with it. But what? I have deleted the FS9.cfg file several times before starting and confirm that each time it creates a new one. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Vector, Forkedtail. Thanks for your comments. I have progressed some way. I removed all the non supplied FS9 aircraft to another folder and with the no cd file in place the programme loaded - almost normally. I then re-loaded the aircraft with no problem. However, I am unable to trace the FS9.cfg file using all the links provided so far. When the programme loads I have the aircraft panel but although all the sounds are there the gauges do not move and the aircraft does not move. Likewise the S key does not change the viewing mode BUT the sound changes to suit the mode e.g. from side view etc. Also even with numlock in place I get no changes. One noticeable thing is that when I press the S key the panel stays where it is but the aircraft top is just visible over the top of the panel. I feel I need to check the video card but how I do that I do not know. We're making progress but after about 27 hours at it I should hope so. Can anybody show me how to find the FS9.cfg file with Windows 10? Or whatever. Am away for about 15 days so will pick up where I left off after my return.

Thanks but cannot find FS9.cfg