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Hey gang, It's been awhile and I've got a question regarding running multiple Operating Systems and FSX.
How do you guys running both OS's run FSX ?
I currently have XP on one drive and FSX on another. I just installed a 3rd drive with W7 and was curious how I should run FSX. Do I install FSX again under W7 and can I use the drive reserved for FSX now, but in another directory ?

Thanks for any input,
jimme

Hi,

Based on win7 and xp having their own registry, you'll need to install under both OS's but prob in different directories, I doubt they could 'share' the same install location due to various updates and addons: But: I suspect they could share the same scenery?

Maybe others could advise on the scenery?

Be careful when your adding stuff to FSX that require  other downloads, if your running win7 64 bit you'll likely to need 32 bit updates due to FSX being 32 bit program and not the 64bit versions that may automatically update when you visit websites like sun.com.

regards
Steve

scenery -- Flight Sim (9 or X) will read the scenery from the drive that it is on with the operating system that is running it.

example. C:/XP/FSX will only pull scenery from the C:/XP/FSX scenery files, while the E:/W7/FSX will only pull scenery from the E:/W7/FSX scenery files.

FSX can not read certain files across harddrives (other than the FSX.CFG and Documents and Settings/Flight Simulator X Files [weather and flight plans])


Both drives would contain their own respective files for FSX.CFG and weather/flight plans.


This is only my understanding, but if Opa, Patchz or someone with more experience would like to enlighten us both, I am willing to learn.





I have FS9 and FSX both loaded to an external USB HDD (E:) but I am only running 1 Operating System; W7.  therefore, FSX can read the FSX.CFG that is burried in my C: because it is all operating under the same system.   If you have 2 drives, each with its own "system" they are in essence TOTALLY SEPARATE from each other, and operate and behave totally different and independently from each other.