Arismac Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 G'day all. I am about to purchase and download PNW. I have two 250gb SSD's on my FS machine. FS currently occupies about 134gb on my primary C drive. How do I go about loading PNW onto the second SSD so that it will be recognised by FSX? Thanks, Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Hi Mac PNW needs to be installed inside the ORBX folder in your root FSX folder...same as with Australia Cheers Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arismac Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 G'day Tim, I was afraid you would say that. It seems just about all additional software and scenery for FSX needs the same installation. There is therefore the possibility that some people including me will reach the upper limit of additional scenery that can be installed. Perhaps the Orbx technical geniuses may need to address this point, down the track before HD capacity starts restricting sales volume. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Routley Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Mac ... if you have FSX on a second drive it is a fairly easy process to slot in a new drive, copy the contents across, and then pull the old drive and reassign the drive letter. In my case I recently rebuilt the RAID array onto a dedicated ADAPTEC card, using (more-or-less) this procedure. It is a nightmare having bits and pieces of the FSX installation here and there, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arismac Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Thanks Ian. I do have two SSD's one currently empty and still 140gb of space on the primary drive. I had originally planned that my primary drive was to be a 500gb SSD but got fed up with waiting. I do have enough room for PNW on the primary of course but can see the day when the wonderful world of Orbx will overwhelm the 250gb drive. I think the trick, as I think you are indicating, would have been to do the original install on the second SSD. The trap in that case is that all installs of Simobjects and Scenery will automatically go to the primary "C" drive unless otherwise directed. Cheers, Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 If I understand the issue correctly simply copy the entire contents of your Microsoft Games/Microsoft Flight Simulator X and ALL its dependants to the SSD you want it on and edit the registry entry so your OS knows where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arismac Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 You understand quite correctly, thank you Maurice. May I impose on you one more time to tell me how to edit the Registry please. That place scares me to death .. Then I will have the space currently taken by the OpSys in credit on the second drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Go to AVSIM and get FSX_Registry_Fix.zip, it will make the registry fix for you. It's reliable and painless. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 FSX Path Tool is what you seek me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arismac Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Brilliant, many thanks Sue and Maurice. I shall take your lives in my hand ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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