64 Bit OS and FS9 - does it work?

[edmoore235]

Any one know if a 64 Bit OS will work with FS9 or FS X? My first guess is no but I may be uninformed (smile). Thanks in advance.
E

[WuhWuzDat]

XP 64 actually works quite well with FS9, and FSX.

Jeff

[Txmmy83]

on vista 64bit FS9 will work perfect but many addons will not because of their installer which often did not support the 64bit

hope that is enough info!


BR
Tom

[Ascua02]

XP 64 running FS9 no problemo, but hicup with some of the addons as stated before

[edmoore235]

Great infomation. Thank you one and all. Take care. Will be aware now of addon problems - not a problem. GRIN.

Ed :ernae:

[srgalahad]

I installed FS9 on my new Vi64/home machine and had no problems at all. I try to avoid built-in installers when I can. So far (6 months) I've had no FS issues that I can attribute to the OS except an inability to find a screenshot program that will work in full-screen mode.
FS is NOT installed to the C:\program files folder ( it's on a seperate physical drive) and , of course, UAC is OFF.

[edmoore235]

UAC off? What is UAC? It seems that Vista 64 OS will be my choice not Windows 7 64bit. Thanks in advance.

Ed

[srgalahad]

User Account Control. One of Microsoft's brilliant security ideas.
help for it can be found in the Windows Help and it's switched on/off in a section of the Windows control panel (on by default).
probably one of the reasons I've been fortunate is that I plotted the route ahead of time
1. reconfigured the base drive, adding a twin and setting up RAID
2. installed the OS without all the "extra" bits, toys and tools
3. configured the drivers and made sure they worked
4. installed a new, clean 3rd drive to hold FS - it doesn't have to be huge but should be fast.
5. installed FS before any other programs, configured the drivers to fit and tested for a week before any other steps.
6. installed a browser (FF) and have rigorously maintained a clean system
7. after 3 months installed Office and a few other bits to make life easier.
-- oh, and you should make regular backups along the way... I use Acronis True Image to make an image of the drive before every change.
Being careful and planning takes a bit more time before getting FS running but it's been a blessing in the long run.

[edmoore235]

Thanks for the info on UAC. Very clear. Great advice. Browser FF? Foxfire, not sure. Is it better then MS explorer?

Ed

[Smokey Joe]

Any one know if a 64 Bit OS will work with FS9 or FS X? My first guess is no but I may be uninformed (smile). Thanks in advance.
E

I have FS9 running on Vista 64 Home Premium and it works just fine. Oddly, I'm running FSX on XP 32, but the computer is a lot more powerful.

[edmoore235]

Thanks Joe. Take care.
Ed