jmh2406

Agree with Cabby's final point, there isn't really compatibility at this stage. It will come... By the same token fsx boxed is barely compatible with windows 8.1. In fact I think on th emicrosoft website it says that it isn't compatible. On a related theme, it would be quite cool if someone came up with a dedicated fsx removal tool since there are so many folders and reg entries which have to be deleted even after a formal windows uninstall. And even then things linger on somehow as I am discovering,..

Dear PNW I am no computer expert and have not been able to get my FSX boxed back onto my PC since uninstalling it (when I rashly thought FSX: SE was all I needed) so a side-by-side comparison is not something I can supply with validity. However, when I first installed FSX SE I just noticed that there was no stutter whatsoever and the sliders seemed to all start at max. It was quite something. Someone made a valid comment that new installs always feel like that, but even adjusted for that 'new install' effect I never recall FSX Boxed being so smooth from the get-go. It surely must be something to do with the fact that it's been designed to work properly with Windows 8.1 and there are some technical improvements too. Be warned, there is some fierce debate going on about this issue. So I can only give a subjective opinion, I am no PC programmer just an enthusiast. Right now I'm in the position of FSX:SE installed, FSX Boxed uninstalled and not re-installable. So I either wait for ORBX to produce a patch/app or I do a clean Windows reinstall, then install FSX Boxed then FSX SE. The latter option is probably somewhat excessive and ulcer-inducing when I have so many demands on my time!! My sense is that most people are running dual installations and will take a view when ORBX produce a patch/app. If that app works well (and I'm sure it will) my suspicion is that FSX:SE will be the one to choose if indeed a choice has to be made (personally I need the hard disk space). People will yell at me for that statement but there is a cleanness to the new version that makes it preferable in my view. And there is the promise of future updates as well.

One more point - the free PNW demo when you try to install it stops when it realises there is no FSX folder on your PC. It gives no option for browsing the folders. I am probably being too impatient!

Sadly no browsing option. Should I download the scenery again from FlightSim store I wonder... I might do what you suggest and re-install the boxed version and then try installing FTX. But that seems crazy... FSX Steam certainly runs better so I'd rather get that sorted even if it means waiting. Am sure Orbx will catch up soon.

Am struggling with Orbx and FSX: SE compatibility and can't confirm that "Our Orbx installers will find the FSX:SE folders correctly as long as it is the only version of FSX installed." per the original post. I am doubtless doing something wrong here. I have removed the FSX boxed version installation from my PC but after then installing FSZ: SE and when installing FTX England it declares that it will install it (FTX England) to the Microsoft Games/FSX folder, which is not where FSX: XE is installed. In fact the older FSX folder does not even exist anymore now that I have uninstalled it. Should I carry on and let Orbx install to the non-existent Microsoft Games/FSX folder (I guess it will create it in the process) and then hope FSX:XE will work it out? Or is there something else I should be doing? Something with the registry perhaps? Thank you for your help