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Running FS9 from an external drive...?
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Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:41 amby gypsymoth
Can the above be done?
I've just had a request from someone who wants to show a WW2 airfield (RAF Ibsely) I've made. I thought I could lend my backup drive for the event, but will it work satisfactorily?
Re: Running FS9 from an external drive...?
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Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:26 pmby JoBee
Don't see why not. I am currently running FSX off of an USB external drive with satisfactory results.
cheers,
Joe
Re: Running FS9 from an external drive...?
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Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:47 pmby ozzy72
It can be done, however it won't run as well as one on an internal drive. I presume you're using USB 2.0 and you'll have limitations caused by that.
The other person would also need to have FS installed on their system in the same manner or it won't run used to various files FS pops on the system plus registry settings....
Re: Running FS9 from an external drive...?
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Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:50 pmby gypsymoth
In the end I thought I'd just transfer it from the external drive to the laptop - fs9 already installed there so it'll be an incremental installation sort of.....I suppose!
Re: Running FS9 from an external drive...?
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Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:11 pmby Capt.Propwash
if you move it from the EXTERNAL drive to the INTERNAL drive (cut/paste, or even copy/paste) you WILL have registry issues.
Re: Running FS9 from an external drive...?
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Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:32 amby Hagar
My backed up copy of FS9
Re: Running FS9 from an external drive...?
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Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:13 pmby gypsymoth
In the end I installed FS9 on his laptop & then GW3 & then copied & pasted mine to the new installation....seems to be running well apart from drops in frame rates sometimes ...the only real problem is his desktop colour needs seeing to
