[jhb] Re: Win7 and FSX
- From: "Fossil" <fossil@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:33:51 -0000
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
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