FS AUTO START
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FS AUTO START
Just looking for your personal opinions. How much difference in terms of extra fps do you think FS AUTO START makes to your sim experience?
I am in two minds in whether to use it, namely because of our home computers being on a wireless network (and I don't want to shut them down by mistake) and because of the ATC addon VOX. It uses Microsofts speech engine, and I don't know which services run that.
I am in two minds in whether to use it, namely because of our home computers being on a wireless network (and I don't want to shut them down by mistake) and because of the ATC addon VOX. It uses Microsofts speech engine, and I don't know which services run that.
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Jetty!
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Jetset,
I had thought about getting FS Autostart once but then realised it was just as good as using the CTRL-ALT-DEL keys for programmes running in the background..........Just a word of warning......if you end task the explorer......you end task your time on the computer!!!!!
I had thought about getting FS Autostart once but then realised it was just as good as using the CTRL-ALT-DEL keys for programmes running in the background..........Just a word of warning......if you end task the explorer......you end task your time on the computer!!!!!
I used to be an optimist but with age I am now a grumpy old pessimist.
Nigel, it is actually possible to run Windows without Explorer running, by setting Task Manager as the default shell. Programs are then started by browsing from New Task in Task Manager. Seems a bit extreme to try to force a few FPS though...Nigel H-J wrote:Just a word of warning......if you end task the explorer......you end task your time on the computer!!!!!
James
FS AUTOSTART
Hi,
I find it handy for giving those extra FPS as well as auto-loading up my Game Commander voice tool (a good co-pilot) and a screenshot capture program in one fell swoop.
It certainly seems to grab for memory for the sim as if you try loading any other program before closing the autostart it takes ages. It's no good if you want to go in and out of the sim to tweak FD or scenery files.
As it actually takes longer to load the sim via fsautostart than from the desktop I only use it for longer periods of flying - for the quick flight (<30 min) or for tweaking I don't bother.
I find it handy for giving those extra FPS as well as auto-loading up my Game Commander voice tool (a good co-pilot) and a screenshot capture program in one fell swoop.
It certainly seems to grab for memory for the sim as if you try loading any other program before closing the autostart it takes ages. It's no good if you want to go in and out of the sim to tweak FD or scenery files.
As it actually takes longer to load the sim via fsautostart than from the desktop I only use it for longer periods of flying - for the quick flight (<30 min) or for tweaking I don't bother.
Regards,
Degsy
Degsy