Windows 7 and FS9

[SlamBam]

Ok...I haven't been able to find a thread that gives clear directions or advise on installing FS9 or FSX into a Windows 7.

I just bought a new PC tonight, ASUS, and it has obviously Windows 7 and would like to load FS9 and I may some day also try out FSX.

Also, add-on's, is there any difficulty in installing add-ons? I have way too many and would hate to loose them.

Any help and or advise would be greatly appreciated.


slambam out

[Dangerousdave26]

It works fine

Just do not install it to the default programs files folder.

Install to C:\{any other folder name of your choice}

[teeps]

I installed into the Program Files (x86) directory before realising this would be a pain* but got round the pain by changing the permissions on Program Files (x86) to let anyone do anything to it - now that's not great from a security point of view, but I'm ok with that.

* As I understand it it's a pain because some of the directories doesn't really exist, Win 7 has some virtual directory, and it also has lots of protective permissions applied to it.