The HD isn't due out for release until 25th so I have a little more waiting to do. Mine should be an improvement on my earlier Kindle as that is just an e-reader. It is email and Internet I would be happy to have - not the music or film downloading it plugs so much.. bones bones@xxxxxxx http://woodair.net -----Original Message----- From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerry Winskill Sent: 23 October 2012 16:16 To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jhb] Re: Win7 and FSX Got your Kindle Fire yet? Mine arrived this morning and first reaction is that I'm a bit underwhelmed. The Manual is about two pages. Most of the things I do daily on the Kindle, like downloading the Telegraph, are either more complicated or I just can't do them. Off to look for a Kindle Fire Forum. Gerry Winskill On 23/10/2012 11:51, Fossil wrote: > I'm not sure there is Gerry. > > In the old days I would just have dragged the FSX folder to the C:\ > drive and create a new icon but things are too complex now. There will > be far too many registry entries that would fail and too many other > programs that think they know where FSX is located. I suspect a > reinstall would be the better options for peace of mind. > > One of the paragraphs I wrote seems to have lost a line or two and it > makes no sense. What it should have said is: > > If you turn UAC off then the Program Files folder loses its protected > status, files will be changed directly rather than in the Virtual Store. > I prefer to leave UAC on and install programs to a location outside > the Program Files folder - in fact I install to a separate drive which > is, mostly, empty. Some programs install to Program Files without > giving you any option so their amended files will always be found in > the VS. For programs outside the Program files folder UAC won't touch > them and the Virtual Store doesn't know they exist. > > bones > > bones@xxxxxxx > http://woodair.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Gerry Winskill > Sent: 23 October 2012 09:37 > To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jhb] Re: Win7 and FSX > > I have FSX in the Program folder to which it installed itself. To move > it to a Root folder do I have to uninstal and re install FSX, or is > there a simpler way? > > Gerry Winskill > > > > On 23/10/2012 01:33, Fossil wrote: >> UAC only kicks in to protect files in the Program Files folder. >> Windows maps this folder with UAC and if there is any attempt to >> modify a file it saves the changes in a mirrored file in the Virtual > Store. >> >> >> >> For most programs this isn't an issue as the only original file >> likely to change may be an INI or CFG file. But there are many >> programs that amend of add many new files, may run a database or need >> constant > updating/amending. >> If so all this work gets bunged into the Virtual Store - the original >> program folder always remains pristine and as it was at installation. >> >> >> >> If you turn UAC off then the Program Files folder loses its protected >> status, file will be changed directly and the Virtual Store will >> cease to exist. I prefer to leave UAC on and install to a location >> outside Program Files which is, mostly, empty. Some programs install >> to there without giving you an option so you will see their amended >> files in the VS. For programs outside the Program files folder UAC >> can't touch them and the Virtual Store doesn't know they exist. >> >> >> >> With our SBS systems we have many data files, waypoint files, >> outlines files (coasts, airspace etc) and airline logos/aircraft silhouettes. >> They number into the thousands and we have constant issues with new >> users changing the files in the SBS folder and complaining that >> nothing changes on screen. When we eventually manage to get them to >> find the VS and change the file there everything works fine again. I >> know we all have large hard drives but it is still annoying knowing >> that Windows mirrors files in this way and clogs up space. >> >> >> >> I guess MS are aiming, as always, to the great computer illiterate >> out there and don't give a stuff how much HD space it eats up. >> >> >> >> Stay away from Program Files and your machine will behave just like >> you were used to in XP. >> >> >> >> bones >> >> >> >> bones@xxxxxxx >> >> http://woodair.net >> >> >> >> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >> Behalf Of Peter Dodds >> Sent: 23 October 2012 00:08 >> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [jhb] Re: Win7 and FSX >> >> >> >> I have always, since FS95, installed my sim directly off the root. >> C:\FSX, or, in the case of my present FS machine G:\FSX where G:\ is >> the second, non-OS HD. My 64bit Win7 laptop never gave me any trouble >> (my son has it >> now!) adopting the same policy. In fact I have been free of the many >> issues that one sees reported, almost for ever. My present machine >> runs out of memory occasionally, but if I switch off a couple of >> resource-hungry apps (including dropbox) it remains OK. Skype is a >> big resource hog, and I won't have it on my FS machine. I have >> turned UAC > off permanently. >> >> Peter >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <mailto:paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Paul Reynolds >> >> 23 October 2012 00:12 >> >> My W7x64 setup had FSX installed on a second drive which naturally >> took it outside of Programme Files. UAC was not disabled and >> everything ran fine, including connecting to IVAO. I say had because >> a power surgesaw my mobo get fried so I'm now back to FS9 XP on my old PC. >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> <mailto:phil.reynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Phil Reynolds >> >> 22 October 2012 20:42 >> >> Hi all, >> >> Could I get a bit of advice from all the FSX Win7-64bit users out there? >> >> I'm moving to a Win7-64bit system in the next few weeks and have read >> various forum threads on how FSX should be installed/configured. My >> only FSX installations to date have been on XP-32bit so this is all >> new territory for me. Should I turn UAC off or install outside the >> "Program Files" folder? Do I need to delete the UIAutomation dll? >> Install FS/scenery/OS on separate HDDs? Lots of questions which I'm >> sure you guys will have gone through to set up your systems. >> >> Any advice on installation and configuration would be appreciated. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Phil >> >> > > >