FSX and Windows 7 32 or 64 bits?

emfrat · Post by **emfrat** » 01 Dec 2010, 21:46

Thanks Darren -
That is very useful info. I suspect 192GB of RAM would be worth more than the box it lived in, so I might give that a miss for the moment

ATB
MikeW

SkippyBing · Post by **SkippyBing** » 01 Dec 2010, 21:47

As I understand it, and I can't check because I'm on my XP laptop miles from home, you can upgrade your version of Win 7 online. There should be an icon somewhere on the start menu with words to that effect, basically you pay an upgrade fee and I think the extra features get unlocked. More details here:- http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/wind ... me-upgrade
Every Win 7 disc actually has all the files required for the Ultimate version so you shouldn't have to download giga bytes of data.

emfrat · Post by **emfrat** » 01 Dec 2010, 21:58

Thanks Skip - another handy tip

It will be a while yet before BigBeast MkII gets built, but all these little details help.

MikeW

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 01 Dec 2010, 22:15

petermcleland wrote:Bear in mind that some of the more complex payware aircraft will not run on 64 bit and some like Dreamfleet will not be converted so you lose them.

Why not?

If they are dependent of some 32bit version of e.g. C+ core files, the only thing you have to do is download and install the needed version free off Microsoft ....

Badgerman · Post by **Badgerman** » 02 Dec 2010, 15:43

petermcleland wrote:Bear in mind that some of the more complex payware aircraft will not run on 64 bit and some like Dreamfleet will not be converted so you lose them.

Peter,

I'm running Win7 64-bit, and I've got all of the Dreamfleet aircraft running fine. The only issue I had was with the version of the A36 with the Reality XP guages - the GNS didn't work (IIRC it was an old, 16-bit version). Luckily, I've got the latest version of that as well, so it was a simple edit of the panel and all is fine!

Mark

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 02 Dec 2010, 17:08

Badgerman wrote:
petermcleland wrote:Bear in mind that some of the more complex payware aircraft will not run on 64 bit and some like Dreamfleet will not be converted so you lose them.
Peter,

I'm running Win7 64-bit, and I've got all of the Dreamfleet aircraft running fine. The only issue I had was with the version of the A36 with the Reality XP guages - the GNS didn't work (IIRC it was an old, 16-bit version). Luckily, I've got the latest version of that as well, so it was a simple edit of the panel and all is fine!

Yes it was the realityXP gauges that I was talking about...They won't run in a 64bit operating system. Also their GNS was dependant on an old Garmin Trainer (that was a very serious mistake and caused massive support difficulties). So I presume you had to buy some new Reality Gauges or did they supply them free?

Badgerman · Post by **Badgerman** » 03 Dec 2010, 13:32

Hi,

I actually went about it backwards. I had already purchased the Reality XP package prior to getting the Dreamfleet aircraft. I'd never heard of them until I saw them featured in one of your posts. After reading the descriptions on Dreamfleet's website, I figured I'd have no problem swapping out the old for the new... and I'm glad I did. I simply love the A36 and the Baron!

Mark

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