#&%$%#@!&^%#!

[Katahu]

I hear alot of people having trouble with FSX and from my knowledge most of those folks dont have the recommended requirements, most people buy games and never look at the requirements.I wouldnt put all the blame on a company and say the program is bug ridded.

There is also the misconception that meeting the "minimum" requirements on the package means that your system will run that particular version of FS at decent settings [which is technically not true - and it's mythbusted]. Meeting the minimum requires actually means that your system will be able to "operate" that version of FS with "minimum" settings. On top of that, some people also have the misconception that meeting the "recommended" requirements means that the sim will run at ultra-high settings [also not true and it's also a mythbusted]. In reality, meeting the recommended requirements actually means that your system will be able to run FS on "medium" settings" with "marginal frame rates".

Therefore, for anyone who is planning to upgrade their rig, here are some words of advice [passed down from one FS user to the next]:

Always assume that the "recommended" requirements on the box are the "minimum" requirements; and when you upgrade, always go for at least double of what the recommended says. I learned this the hard [and so have everyone else who are seasonal FS users].

[garymbuska]

I got a a similar message a copule of weeks ago.
I go to launch FSX and I get a message that there is some kind of problem with FSX and that if you try to reinstall it it might fix the problem. Well all of that is well and good but then I could not reinstall FSX I got a error message that the windows installer was bad. I then tried to repair FSX and got all the way to the end and got the same stupid message.THERE IS A FILE MISSING IN THE WINDOWS INSTALLER.
I down loaded a new installer I tried absolutly everything that M$ suggested in there web page I tried to contact M$ but the phone number on there web page was the wrong number. I sent M$ a email and got no responce.
I finally threw in the towel and wound up installing XP on my other hard drive and then I had to reinstall every thing all over again.
M$ finally called me back after I had allready reinstalled Windows. I politely told them where to go.
I feel for you. I never did find out what or why I had the problem with FSX.

[Keep It Simple]

I really thought this issue was settled some time ago.
I mean the issue where the victim is blamed and the messenger is "killed".
Can we please have an end to this ?

Yes, there are issues that ACES has ackowledged and these issue are not the fault of the end user.
Ths is why SP1 will be released shortly.

[Fly2e]

This very thread resulted in people arguing, people being banned etc....
If you notice, there are a few now ex-members who had a lot to say a while back who are no longer around due to their aggressive views on FSX.
There is no reason to have this thread brought back up.

Even though the warning was recently removed because this forum was back to what it was designed for, to be informative and help out people with FSX,