OK.. you wanted a Windows7 and FSX OPTIMIZE Guide, you got it

[Flt4ever]

God speed Nick !  "Fair Winds and Following Seas".   Thanks for all the help over the years.

Steve

[SubZer0]

.. the guy even gives us a farewell present... a W7 tuning guide! LOL

Nick, you know damn well you've been of invaluable help to the FS community for YEARS. Nothing that we do or say will be enough to show our gratitude for you. Get out of here and do what you've been wanting to do, my friend! have fun!

[Brett_Henderson]

Hope I'm not too late to say, "Farewell !"

It's been a true pleasure to have met you..(maybe someday in person)..

[UnkieDude]

Nick,

  You may not leave your position of indentured servitude to the FS community!  You must have forgotten signing your time, freedom and soul away.  Just give me a sec and I will find the relavent document...Just a sec...Its got to be here somewhere!

  Good luck, Nick, and thank you.  Though we have never met in person, my old screen name was Plugpenny.  You gave me a LOT of personal advice.  My machine, while not a top of the line i7 based one, is running about as well I could realistically expect all from following your tutorials.  FSX is smooth and looks great.

  Again, thank you for all you have done.  I try to spread the love by helping others where I can.  I dont charge them either...but cookies are never refused if they are offered...

  If I bring the beer, can I get a trip on the boat?  I'll bring steaks too.  Filets?

See you on the other side...

The Evil Unkie Has Thanked You!

[NickN]

[quote]Hope I'm not too late to say, "Farewell !"

It's been a true pleasure to have met you..(maybe someday in person)..

[Barbr]

Wow! I finally just got around to reading this.

Nick, so sorry to have to say goodbye to such a central member of this community. Even though most of the time I have no idea what the techie stuff means, it sure sounds important. 

My very best wishes, hope to see you drop by once in a while. I will absolutely miss seeing your gorgeous screenshots.

Sincerely,
Barb

[Tomcat5]

If it wasn't you, my FSX wouldn't run.  Period.  Thanks for all of the help and support that you have provided to the community over you years.  God speed.

Grant

[Slotback]

can we make this a sticky?

[dharris]

Nick I can not tell you how many times you saved my bacon.

[Flight Ace]

[quote]
Now, since SimV was my HOME for a long time, I wish to make an announcement here that I will not make anywhere else

First, this forum is a FAIR and BALANCED place. Unlike many forums who have turned to a marketing hole and I will not name any here, this forum has remained for the simmer and with simmers at heart..

THANK YOU PETE and the MODS who have maintained this spirit! I salute you all

However my time in this and other forums is coming to a close.

You do not know why I started my involvement with MSFS and why I spent a great deal of time helping people here and in other forums, now I will reveal that.

My grandson was a member here and many other forums for many years. He was spending what myself and his stepmother (his mother passed away in a car accident in 1998) considered an unhealthy amount of time at his computer and this hobby was one of the things he enjoyed. With that, I started getting involved online because he was a long distance from me and this was a the best way to assist him and at the same time be a mentor for him. We did not want to stifle his desires or direct him but instead try to guide.

He is in college now and still enjoys his games and MSFS when he has time however he no longer hangs out on the net. We have started a program for him to obtain his PPL and a lot of what he 'started' with for that, began right here.

Brett, you are one heck of a teacher, sir

[SimSamurai]

Nick, I wanted to give you a heartfelt thanks for all your work. As they say .."imitation is the best form of flattery".  Chapter 3 in my UGTAFS book is dedicated to you as it details both general installation and some top tweaks for both FS9 and FSX. In a few instances it includes links to your efforts and the appropriate forum. In some ways I have modeled some of my own efforts after yours and have started providing people with alot of helpful information about FS. My FSUIPC guide and FSInn install guide has already helped alot of people get into more advanced flight simulation. I could not have been able to share this information if it had not been for the months of research I performed while digging into many different forums to pull out the best of the best from folks like yourself! So THANK YOU.

If you ever want a free flight tour around San Diego CA, followed up with a lobster dinner...I am the one to call on! I am a real pilot and am finishing up my own commercial multi-engine here at ATP this summer.  My own future plans for FS are to help provide very worthwhile information and products to the sim community at reasonable costs.  With that I hope I can help carry on just some of your many grand efforts!

If I ever get your coat-tails a little dirty, I will surely wipe them clean with my tears! May your course be true, and visibility unrestricted! 

[UnkieDude]

Sticky?

[JBaymore]

It has been added to the FAQ at the top of the forum.

best,

................john