New PC sitting box...

[Grace Quirrel]

...and I am too terrified to open it. It's pre-loaded with Vista and I am dreading making the leap from XP and FS9 to Vista and FSX.

I am just hoping and praying that, if nothing else, DM's VC-10 will work. If I lose that, I shall hurl myself and the new machine out of the window...

Has anyone else made the same big transition with a new machine?

[Techy111]

Yes Grace.....made it a few months back.....Vista ain't XP is the first thing i found out and its a steep learning curve......rest easy though......DM's Vicky works a treat....

Now don't be scared........OPEN IT! ! !

Tony

[Chris_UKMIL]

Vista ain't XP is the first thing i found out and its a steep learning curve......rest easy though

Exactly!! Not sure what the steep learning curve was? Might be because I'm 16 I can just adjust though! ;-)

[Techy111]

Sorry Chris.....I'm a grown up....so they tell me...... :roll:

Over 30 and your mind wanders....you wait and see.....

Tony

[Grace Quirrel]

Dear all,

Thrilled to report it's all up-and-running, though FSX isn't :-(

It loaded once, badly, and now I get the message:

"This graphics card does not meet the minimum requirements for shader support. It requires geForce 3 / Radion 8500 class or better".

I can't believe that a brand new machine doesn't have a graphics card that's decent enough for FS, surely?

GS

[SkippyBing]

Might be worth checking the hardware specs in the control panel or whatever Vista calls it, there is a chance it's using a graphics card integrated with the motherboard.

[tonymadge]

Format PC install XP install FS9 check what video card you have then run PC. All should be ok..
Vista is Cack.... :fart: so much running all the time in the background its sucks on the CPU better than a lady of the night.... I have spent many an unhappy hour in front of my Dad's laptop that is stricken with vista... if it was mine it would have had the format "button" hit long agao

[DelP]

Over 30 and your mind wanders....you wait and see.....

You don't know the half of it mate....

Derek (51 and three quarters )

[Charlie Bravo]

Dear all,

Thrilled to report it's all up-and-running, though FSX isn't :-(

It loaded once, badly, and now I get the message:

"This graphics card does not meet the minimum requirements for shader support. It requires geForce 3 / Radion 8500 class or better".

I can't believe that a brand new machine doesn't have a graphics card that's decent enough for FS, surely?

GS

New PC bought from a shop more than likely = onboard graphics that couldn't pull the skin off a warm rice pudding! Not only will the graphics chip be using your system memory but it'll be useless for gaming. Something they don't tell you when you buy it.

Never buy a PC, build your own. Tony Madge will back that up! ;-)

[Grace Quirrel]

You're all spot on. My darling little computer man has ordered a GeForce 8600GT PCI-Express, so we'll see how that copes...