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Want FSX on SSD
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Firekitten
Charter Member 2016
Fraid its a reinstall time... :S but sometimes its worth doing to clear out unused content no longer needed like old gauges or effects. Good plan though! SSD Fsx... quick!
heywooood
Mayor Emeritus of Taco City
FSX is, as you know, fickle...to be polite - so yes - you have to re-install it
I have it on an SSD and it is worth the trouble (maybe) as long as the rest of your rig is above average....
I say maybe because I do not know the footprint of your FSX - mine is nearly 80GB
Yes you can move FSX to SSD without having to reinstall everything. However, it causes issues for me when I actually wanted to reinstall it in order to get ready for Orbx Global. Use it as an opportunity to clean out stuff you don't use. It is amazing how fast a lean FSX loads.
Bruce Thompson
Charter Member
Seagate have a programme that allows you to clone a drive, I installed a SSD and cloned my main C drive to it without a problem.
It should work for FSX, but I think the I would take the time to do a full re-install of FSX and dump any old stuff no longer required.
It should work for FSX, but I think the I would take the time to do a full re-install of FSX and dump any old stuff no longer required.
fxsttcb
Panel & Gauge Hack!
If you have FSX on the same drive as Windows, and are adding the SSD for FSX, it can be easily moved.
Flight 1 has FSX/FS9 Registry Repair Tool to correct the Registry's addresses after the move.
Copy/Paste it, in it's entirety, to the SSD. Run the repair tool.
After the Registry is repaired, and the new location is verified to perform, delete the original, or, better yet, keep it as a recent back-up.
Any *.cfg or other files that reference add-ons that are not located within the FSX main folder, will need those addresses corrected if their drive letter is changed.
If you are replacing the Windows and FSX drive, a reinstall is best. I've tried many cloning tools and have had limited success, so, a clone may work...may not.
My new rig got a fresh install of FSX Acceleration, but, a complete copy from my old PC was pasted on top of it. Viola! Nothing lost.
Other files you may want to preserve(Win 7 locations):
fsx.cfg and GrantedRewards.BIN, {C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX}
Your control settings = Standard.xml {C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\Controls}
Logbook.BIN and flight plan files {C:\Users\User Name\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files}
scenery.cfg {C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\FSX}
Flight 1 has FSX/FS9 Registry Repair Tool to correct the Registry's addresses after the move.
Copy/Paste it, in it's entirety, to the SSD. Run the repair tool.
After the Registry is repaired, and the new location is verified to perform, delete the original, or, better yet, keep it as a recent back-up.
Any *.cfg or other files that reference add-ons that are not located within the FSX main folder, will need those addresses corrected if their drive letter is changed.
If you are replacing the Windows and FSX drive, a reinstall is best. I've tried many cloning tools and have had limited success, so, a clone may work...may not.
My new rig got a fresh install of FSX Acceleration, but, a complete copy from my old PC was pasted on top of it. Viola! Nothing lost.
Other files you may want to preserve(Win 7 locations):
fsx.cfg and GrantedRewards.BIN, {C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX}
Your control settings = Standard.xml {C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\Controls}
Logbook.BIN and flight plan files {C:\Users\User Name\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files}
scenery.cfg {C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\FSX}